Syria: The ceasefire is imperative, says Annan’s spokesperson
“It’s imperative that we get a ceasefire”, declared Ahmad Fawzi, spokesperson for the international mediator for the Syrian crisis, Kofi Annan. The primary goal, he undescored, is to stop the killing. A political transition process The new Action Group on Syria, called by Annan, approved a document in Geneva on Saturday 30 June 2012 calling […]
Read moreSomalia – Contact Group (Farnesina). 20 August: a historic date, after 8 years of transition, says Terzi
“Somalia will soon be reaching the historic date of 20 August, a demarcation line after 8 years of translation, with the prospect of a government and parliament in a constitutional framework that is both definite and inclusive”. This was the comment by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the press conference with the Somali Premier Abdiweli […]
Read moreNAIROBI – A season of contemporary Italian films at the Cultural Institute
The Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi is hosting an Italian Film season until 25 July 2012. The programme includes films that investigate politics, today’s society, and the meeting of cultures and memory. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreTASHKENT – Italian medical team to help young people with heart disease
The Italian NGO “Aiutare i bambini” has organised a visit to Uzbekistan by a medical-surgical team to work for a limited period at Tashkent Vakhidov Centre, a hospital specialising in children’s heart surgery. The initiative was organised as part of the “Cuore di Bimbi” programme in collaboration with the Ospedali Riuniti in Bergamo and Milan’s […]
Read moreSomalia – Contact Group (Farnesina) – The constitution must respect human rights and religious minorities, says Terzi
“Our goal is the application of the road map that gives the Somali people new and legitimate institutions”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi as he opened the Contact Group on Somalia meeting at the Foreign Ministry here in Rome in the run-up to the conclusion of the transition on 20 August […]
Read more“Longitude”: Arab disenchantment
“L’analisi è fondata non già sugli ultimi avvenimenti, ma su una sorta di sindrome che è scattata nei Paesi arabi dopo le rivolte”: così il direttore di “Longitude” Pialuisa Bianco spiega il titolo di copertina della rivista “Arab disillusion” in edicola a partire dal 4 luglio prossimo. “C’è un’analisi retrospettiva che spiega come attraverso epoche […]
Read moreHavana – “The Genius of Leonardo”: an exhibition of artifacts in wood
A permanent exhibition on “The Genius of Leonardo” was opened on 28 June 2012 at the Saint Francis of Assisi Monastery in Havana. The exhibition includes about 100 artifacts in wood, created from the studies conducted by Leonardo and faithfully reproduced by the “Anthropos” Foundation in Rome. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreArab Emirates: Italian exports rise by 17.6% in the first quarter of 2012
Italian exports to the United Arab Emirates are rising. The initial figures for trade between Italy and the UAE in the first quarter of 2012, now available on the Foreign Trade Institute’s website, confirm the upwards trend seen in 2011. That year, Italian exports to the Emirates amounted to 4,735 billion euros, up 28.5% on […]
Read moreSyria: Agreement in Geneva on the transition government
On Saturday 30 June, the international mediator for Syria, Kofi Annan, obtained support from the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for a political transition plan in Syria. The aim is to halt the violence and fighting in the country. Uncertainty remains as to the future of President Bashar al Assad. Transition […]
Read moreBOSTON – A good Italian presence at the BIO 2012 Convention
The Boston Bio 2012 event, which ran from 18 to 21 June, attracted a good number of Italian businesses and provided excellent networking opportunities. The Bio International Convention, the world’s major biotechnology event, runs in a different American city each year. Read more, in Italian.
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