UPDATE PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Arrival in Italy of Palestinian children from the Gaza Strip

UPDATE PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Arrival in Italy of Palestinian children from the Gaza Strip (Ciampino Airport – 31st Wing, 29 September 2025)   Today, Monday 29 September 2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m. (time to be confirmed, due to the technical complexity of the operations), a flight carrying a group of Palestinian children in need of […]

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New medical evacuations from Gaza starting tomorrow: a total of 150 patients and students with accompanying persons

Between Monday and Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will coordinate new evacuation operations for Palestinian children in need of medical treatment, as well as for students from the Gaza Strip. The Italian Foreign Ministry has requested authorisations for the transfer of an initial group of patients – 15 children together with their families and […]

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Interview with Antonio Tajani: “An agreement in Gaza is possible, but Hamas must go” (Il Messaggero)

Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that Hamas would have shown openness to the US plan to end the war in Gaza, which also foresees the immediate release of all Israeli hostages. What scenario do you foresee? “The scenario must be to reach a ceasefire to put an end to the slaughter of a […]

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Interview with Antonio Tajani: “It is dangerous to force the naval blockade. Italy will do everything to protect its citizens” (Il Tempo)

The three-day Forza Italia “Libertà” event in Telese Terme concludes its second stage, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, the party’s national secretary, grants Il Tempo a few minutes amidst a whirlwind schedule of meetings and phone calls that continuously reach him even in the quiet of the town of Sannio. Particularly noteworthy is […]

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Interview with Antonio Tajani: “An agreement in Gaza is possible, but Hamas must go” (Il Messaggero)

Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that Hamas would have shown openness to the US plan to end the war in Gaza, which also foresees the immediate release of all Israeli hostages. What scenario do you foresee? “The scenario must be to reach a ceasefire to put an end to the slaughter of a […]

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Italian Foreign Ministry preparing new medical evacuation from Gaza. Among the children is little Tuleen, a newborn suffering from a severe congenital malformation

In recent days, the Italian Foreign Ministry received several urgent appeals regarding highly delicate cases of Palestinian minors in Gaza requiring life-saving treatment. Requests for their evacuation have already been submitted to the Israeli authorities as a matter of urgency. Among these cases is Tuleen, a Palestinian newborn affected by a severe congenital malformation known […]

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Italy re-elected to Category I of the Executive Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization – ICAO

The Italian Foreign Ministry expresses its deep satisfaction at Italy’s re-election to Category I of the Executive Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for the 2026–2028 triennium, which took place today in Montreal during the proceedings of the 42nd ICAO Assembly. ICAO is a United Nations agency and the main international body responsible […]

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“Safe journalists”: Palazzo Chigi and the Italian Foreign Ministry stand by journalists abroad

Organised by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the seminar “Safe journalists: the need to report, the duty to protect” was held today at Villa Madama, in collaboration with the Italian Order of Journalists (ODG) and the National Federation of the Italian Press (FNSI). Based […]

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Kazakhstan, first translation of the “Canticle of the Creatures” presented

The first ever translation of Saint Francis of Assisi’s celebrated poem Canticle of the Creatures into Kazakh has been published in Kazakhstan by R.S. Publishing. The translation, by the poet Korganbek Amanzhol, marks the forthcoming eighth centenary of the death of the Saint of Assisi (1226–2026). The editorial project was conceived and carried out thanks to […]

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Undersecretary Silli at the Italy–Latin America SME Forum on the Lazio agri-food supply chain

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, took part today in Gaeta at the closing session of the Italy–Latin America SME Forum on the Lazio agri-food supply chain, an event promoted by the Italo–Latin American Institute in cooperation with the Lazio Region and the Regional Agency for the Development and Innovation of […]

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Tajani: Tajani: “They must accept mediation — it is time for responsibility” (Corriere della Sera)

The situation around the world is “incandescent”, on all fronts — Gaza and the war in Ukraine above all. For this reason too, Antonio Tajani, speaking from New York where he is attending the UN General Assembly, has issued a strong appeal for “responsibility” from everyone. “Regarding Gaza, the situation is far more dangerous than […]

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“Safe journalists” seminar held today at Villa Madama. Palazzo Chigi and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-host an event focused on the protection of journalists deployed abroad

The Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with the National Council of Journalists and the National Federation of the Italian Press, are today hosting the seminar “Safe journalists: the need to report, the duty to protect” at Villa Madama. Drawing on best practices, testimonials […]

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