Business mission to Herat
Italian business persons from the marble sector on a mission to Herat met in early July with Nasim Doost, President of the Equity Capital Group, the main Afghan group in the sector of marble quarrying and cutting, along with the Governor of the Province Daoud Saba and President of the Chamber of Commerce Khatibi. The […]
Read moreSyria: Italian hospital for refugees opens in Jordan
A field hospital set up by the Italian Cooperation in northern Jordan, at the border with Syria, to provide assistance to the thousands of refugees who have fled Syria in recent months was inaugurated today. Hospital managed in collaboration with Jordanian health service The facility is located in the city of Mafraq and was set […]
Read moreFREIBURG: benefit concert for earthquake victims in Emilia-Romagna
The Freiburg Opera House hosted a benefit concert on 7 July for the earthquake victims of Emilia-Romagna, organised by the Dante Alighieri Society in collaboration with the Italian Consulate and the Freiburg Theater. The Freiburg International String Quartet performed music by Mozart, Verdi and Ottorino Respighi, and were joined by mezzosporano Anja Jung.
Read moreYAOUNDE: Italian film “Ainom” wins best foreign film at Cameroon film festival
Cameroon critics applaude Italian cinema: in view of its constructive and realistic treatment of African immigration in Italy, “Ainom”, directed and produced in 2011 by Lorenzo Ceva Valla and Mario Garofano, was awarded the prize for best foreign film of the year at the “Ecrans Noirs” film festival. Italian Ambassador Stefano Pontesilli presented the award […]
Read moreIzmir: italian lyric artists at international festival
Lyric music was the front-liner at the26th edition of the international music festival in Izmir, where hundreds of artists from all over the world compete. The Italian Consulate organised a recital by mezzosoprano Francesca Franci, accompanied by Paolo Villa, performing works by Verdi, Haendel and Bizet. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of […]
Read moreCooperation: Tunisia, 73 million in credit for SMEs
The Tunisian government ratified an agreement on 73 million euro in Italian credit for SMEs. The protocol was signed in November of last year and is the 8th credit line to be extended to Tunisian SMEs by the Italian Cooperation. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.
Read moreBEIRUT – New Maserati presented
On 4 July, Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Giuseppe Morabito participated in the presentation of the new Maserati GranCabrio Fendi at Beirut’s Fendi Casa, organised in collaboration with the economic/trade office of the Embassy of Italy and with its patronage. Also present were numerous prominent Lebanese politicians and business persons. The model, of which only 50 […]
Read moreEU-Albania: Tirana’s candidacy is of interest to Italy, says Terzi
It is “one of Italy’s goals and interests to facilitate the European Union’s granting of candidate status to Albania in every way possible”, asserted Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi at the end of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Albanian counterpart Edmond Panariti. Tirana, Terzi continued, “is making a major […]
Read moreBEIJING: italian masterpieces at the National Museum
67 works from Florentine National and municipal museums, galleries and art collections: The exhibition “Renaissance in Florence. Masterpieces and Protagonists” for the 100th anniversary of the National Museum of Beijing on 6 July. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.
Read moreNigeria: Violence against Christians – Never keep quiet on barbarism, asserts Terzi
Once again violence has bloodied Plateau, the central state of Nigeria beleaguered by years of inter-ethnic and inter-religious strife: in recent hours hundreds of armed men have attacked numerous Christian villages near Jos, the state capital. “One must never keep quiet on barbarism”, said Minister Giulio Terzi, who in recent days instructed Special Envoy for […]
Read more