HONG KONG – Italy glitters at the jewellery show
A resounding success for the “Jewels of Italy” show arranged by the ICE and Vicenza Fiere, with the support of the Consulate General, for the 30th annual Hong Kong Jewellery Fair. Italy was the fair’s largest participant with 172 vendors – up 27% over 2012 – and stood out for the quality of the products […]
Read moreSAUDI ARABIA – 80 years of relations with Italy, Jeddah exhibit
To celebrate 80 years of diplomatic relations between Italy and Saudi Arabia the Italian Culture and Recreation Club in Jeddah mounted “Quo Vides, Totum”, an exhibition of the work of photographer Teresa Emanuela inspired by the thoughts of the philosopher Seneca. The artist will also offer photography workshops and guided tours to local schools. Read […]
Read moreBRATISLAVA – Italian baroque masters
Bratislava was the setting for a concert by the ancient music ensemble “Musica aeterna” of the Italian Baroque masters of Venice and Rome: Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Arcangelo Corelli, Giovanni Legrenzi and Domenico Scarlatti. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Embassy of Bratislava in observance of the 300th anniversary of the […]
Read moreMOSCA – arriva il ritratto di Andrea Doria del Bronzino (in translation)
Riprendendo la tradizione avviata nel 2011, durante l’Anno della cultura e della lingua italiana in Russia, all’Ambasciata a Mosca riapre il ciclo dell’esposizione delle opere di grandi maestri dell’arte italiana. La prima opera ad essere esposta quest’anno, dal 18 al 24 marzo, sarà il “Ritratto di Andrea Doria in veste di Nettuno” (1545 – 1546) […]
Read moreMAPUTO – Italian film festival
Director Francesco Bruni’s “Scialla” will open the 5th annual Italian Film Festival in Maputo on 15 March. Following the success of past editions of the festival, the Italian Ambassador to Maputo reports, Italian cinema has returned to the theatres of Mozambique’s capital city. The festival runs through 22 March. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreItaly-Israel: space cooperation workshop in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv hosted a workshop on the space industry during which approximately 60 Italian and Israeli firms has an opportunity for B2B meetings. The workshop was organized by the Italian and Israeli space agencies (ASI and ISA) in collaboration with the embassies and foreign ministries of both countries and the support of the Italian Foreign […]
Read moreAFGHANISTAN – ITALY ACTIVE FOR WOMEN, MEETING IN KABUL
Access to justice, women’s heath, quality of education, struggle against violence toward women and economic empowerment were among the priorities that emerged from a round table discussion on Afghan women’s living conditions organized in Kabul for International Women’s Day by Italian Ambassador Luciano Pezzotti. Participants included female members of the Afghan parliament Wolesi Jirga, government […]
Read moreAFGHANISTAN ITALIA in campo per donne, incontro a Kabul
Accesso alla giustizia, salute femminile, qualità dell’educazione, lotta alla violenza contro le donne ed empowerment economico: sono queste le priorità emerse dalla tavola rotonda sulla condizione femminile in Afghanistan organizzata a Kabul dall’Ambasciatore italiano Luciano Pezzotti, in occasione della Giornata mondiale della Donna. Focus sulle priorità per sviluppo di una società più equa All’incontro hanno […]
Read moreITALY-FINLAND – a conference to build cooperation
Rovaniemi, capital of the Finnish province of Lapland, plays host today to the conference “Italy and Finland in the Arctic: a major opportunity”. With the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Finland, the event aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation by combining Finland’s Arctic strategy […]
Read moreSyria – Brahimi in Brussels – ‘Political solution only. Important EU role’
The Syrian crisis was among the topics discussed at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, whose participants included UN and Arab League Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, which followed close on the heels of the 28 February Conference in Rome. The Syrian situation, “one of the world’s major crises”, cannot but have a political […]
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