Alfano signs a joint Italian-Tunisian declaration
Today at the Hotel Boscolo Exedra of Rome, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, signed a joint declaration with his Tunisian counterpart, Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui. The text illustrates the priorities of bilateral cooperation in different sectors, including the partnership for development, the electrical interconnection project, the youth exchange programmes, and […]
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Saudi Arabia: Government illustrates initial privatisation plan details The privatisation plan drafted by the Government of Saudi Arabia is being launched. The Ministry of Economy and Planning has released the first synthetic texts pinpointing the public bodies to be prioritised for privatisation in view of the Private Sector Participation Program. The first public companies to […]
Read moreSpain – Madrid, European Literary Café at Italian Cultural Institute
This evening the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid will host a chat entitled “Being a writer in today’s Europe” between three Italian authors, Diego Marani, Marco Mancassola and Chiara Mezzalama, who will talk to the Spanish audience about their writing experience in Europe. Diego Marani is a writer, translator and opinion maker who lives and […]
Read moreBulgaria – The Anemos quintet in concert with The Melody of the Wind
Five talented young musicians in a concert of great music is on schedule from 7 to 8 p.m. on 16 January at the Concert Hall of the Central Military Club of Sofia. The concert, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in association with CIDIM (Italian Music Committee) of Friuli, will feature the Anemos quintet. […]
Read moreKenya – Italy signs UNDP Contribution Agreement for “Strengthening the Electoral Process in Kenya” (SEPK) programme
On 1 February 2017, Italian Ambassador Mauro Massoni and the United Nations Representative in Kenya Siddharth Chatterjee signed the Agreement that ratifies Italy’s 1 million euro contribution to the Programme Strengthening the Electoral Process in Kenya (SEPK) in view of the elections that will be held next 8 August. The contribution, which will be disbursed […]
Read moreEgypt – Cinema, “Tale of Tales” at the Italian Cultural Institute
“Tale of Tales” (“Il racconto dei racconti”), a film by Matteo Garrone, will be screened at the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo on 12 February (7 p.m.). The story takes place in the 1600s. A queen can no longer smile, two sisters make up a misunderstanding to attract the attention of a king while another […]
Read moreUnited States – Exhibitions, concerts and theatre performances to celebrate the Serenissima
The exhibition “Memories of Serenissima” was opened on 2 February at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. The exhibition, curated by Marco Bertoli, will run until 2 March. It is part of the festival “La Serenissima: Music and Arts from the Venetian Republic” organised by Carnegie Hall. It is an extraordinary homage to the […]
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Iran: relaunching tourism with investments in infrastructures Iran is determined to relaunch its tourism industry. During the 17th conference of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations, which is taking place in Tehran, President Rouhani confirmed his country’s determination to relaunch the sector. The Government has set a goal of promoting foreign tourism in Iran […]
Read moreAustralia – Galileo Galilei, conference on the man who stopped the Sun
The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney opens its 2017 activities with a scientific lecture. The first event offers a conference on one of the most internationally renowned Italian geniuses and perhaps one of the most controversial: Galileo Galilei. The conference lecture has been assigned to Francesca Battista, a physicist, and will be held on 9 […]
Read moreCentral Africa – Young Central African diplomats attend course at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa until 20 February
The international educational activity of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa is continuing in sub-Saharan Africa and contributing to the peaceful reconstruction of the Republic of Central Africa (RCA) by launching two training courses for diplomats, The Central African Republic has been immersed in a conflict that since 2012 has taken thousands of lives […]
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