New group of 15 sick children arrives from Gaza: to be treated in Italian hospitals

The first C-130 aircraft of the Italian Air Force has arrived from Eilat (Israel), carrying a new group of Palestinian minors from Gaza. The patients were welcomed to Italy as part of the fifteenth humanitarian evacuation operation carried out by the country. On this occasion too, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to urgent appeals […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Presentation of the 25th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World “Italophonia: language beyond borders” (MAXXI Auditorium, 3 October 2025)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Presentation of the 25th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World “Italophonia: language beyond borders” (MAXXI Auditorium, 3 October 2025)   On Friday, 3 October 2025, from 09:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Auditorium of the National Museum of 21st Century Arts (MAXXI) in Rome will host the […]

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Export Italy: Tajani meets Italian Trade Agency, SACE and SIMEST leadership on new “business forums” and Italian Foreign Ministry Reform

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met today with the leadership of ITA, SIMEST and SACE to review Italian exports and the Italian Foreign Ministry reform, which envisages the establishment of the “Directorate-General for Growth”. “Exports account for 40% of GDP and play a key role for our country. The internationalisation […]

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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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