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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi expressed his “deep satisfaction” with yesterday’s Lower House approval of the law ratifying the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture. After the recent ratification of the European Council convention for the Protection of children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, this ratification constitutes the further absorption into […]

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Egypt: over 90,000 students of Italian

According to a study conducted in the context of Italian Language in the World Week by the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Education, Italy is conquering the hearts and minds of Egyptian students: over 90,000 students in Egyptian secondary schools have chosen to study the language of Dante […]

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Italy-Sri Lanka: United in the name of cinema

Italian cinema meets that of Sri Lanka in Colombo for the first edition of the Italian Sri Lankan Film Festival, an opportunity to celebrate Italian language and culture and to promote the exchange and sharing of professional experiences, all under the umbrella of the 12th annual Italian Language in the World Week. Read more, in […]

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Syria: Terzi-Hijab meeting – conflict worsens, but hopes for truce

The Syrian conflict “is worsening in an extremely dramatic manner”, Minister Giulio Terzi explained to journalists, referring to a meeting at the foreign ministry with former Syrian premier Riad Hijab, who abandoned the regime in August. Terzi said that Damascus is not “willing” to engage in dialogue and “the future promises to be a very […]

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“Italy-Israel Foundation for Culture and the Arts” established in Rome

Rome’s newly established “Italy-Israel Foundation for Culture and the Arts” falls fully within the scope of the foreign ministry Strategy for Growth strongly championed by Minister Terzi, which places culture in the forefront among the tools for the promotion and enhancement of Italian excellence abroad, particularly with regard to a country with which Italy maintains […]

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Bratislava: Luca Matti exhibit opens at Ministry of Culture

Multifaceted artist Luca Matti of the foreign ministry’s Experimenta Collection launched a solo exhibition at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia entitled “Territori e future”, dealing with themes such as urban change and progress in major metropolises, and their impact on everyday life. The exhibition was organized by the Embassy of Italy […]

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Congo: Dante Alighieri Society at Pointe Noire

The Dante Alighieri Society announced the official opening of an office in Point Noire and the start of its first courses in Italian, viewed as a language of access to careers as a result of the presence of major Italian firms in Congo. The promoters said that the new “Casa Italia” in Pointe Noire was […]

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Prague: Italian Language Week launched with Calabrò

It was the poetry of Corrado Calabrò to launch the 12th annual Italian Language in the World Week in Prague. The former President of Agcom joined Vice President of the EBRD Jan Fischer in opening the cycle of events in the Baroque chapel of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. The evening included the presentation […]

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Angola: Eugenio Bennato performs in Luanda

An Italian cultural series in Angola, promoted by the Embassy of Italy, opened with a concert given by Eugenio Bennato and Taranta Power at the National Theatre of Luanda. Some local authorities were represented among an audience of approximately 600 spectators. Read more, in Italian.

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Giappone: Istruzione italiana in mostra (in translation)

L’istruzione italiana vola in Giappone per presentarsi: domenica 11 novembre si terrà per la prima volta a Osaka il Salone per lo studio in Italia, un’occasione per i tanti giovani interessati di conoscere istituti, programmi e offerte formative di decine di università e scuole del Bel Paese, incontrando direttamente i responsabili e ricevendo informazioni pratiche […]

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Iraq: Teatro Nazionale Baghdad apre porte a cultura italiana (in translation)

Il Teatro Nazionale di Baghdad apre le porte all’arte e la cultura italiana: per la prima volta dalla caduta di Saddam Hussein, lo stabile ospiterà un gruppo di artisti italiani che il prossimo 7 novembre saliranno sul palco per dare vita a uno spettacolo di poesia, musica lirica, classica, folk e jazz. Si tratta del […]

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Libya: seven business women in Rome for training session

Seven Libyan business women from various sectors and segments of the society will be in Rome through 28 October on a training course dealing with the themes of equal opportunity and social inclusion. The project, introduced at the foreign ministry in Rome, has been organized by the Associazione Pari o Dispari with the support of […]

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