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6 November 2013
Montreal – Three young Italian sopranos performing in Gala Concert

Three young Italian opera singers will be performing in Montreal, at the 20th Concert Gala Benefice des Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques. The three sopranos, Chiara Mogini, Federica Spatola and Veronica Lazzeri, will also be taking part in the 20th edition of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques International Youth Programme organised by Théâtre Lyrichorégra 20. The events are […]

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6 November 2013
Washington – Italian Embassy pays homage to veterans

A Grand Night at the Opera to pay homage to wounded American veterans. On Saturday 2 November Finmeccanica and the Italian Embassy in Washington honoured about 100 military personnel, and their families and health professionals, from the Walter Reed National Medical Center, Fort Meade and Fort Belvoir. The concert, now in its 5th consecutive year, […]

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6 November 2013
Persepolis – Important archaeological discovery by Italian-Iranian team

The Italian-Iranian archaeological mission in Persepolis has announced an important find: a rectangular tower probably dating from the period of Cyrus the Great (6th century BC). Toll-e Ajur (the hill of bricks), where the tower, probably a religious building, was found, is a few kilometres from Persepolis itself. As the Italian Ambassador, Luca Giansanti, commented, […]

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6 November 2013
Tripoli – An exhibition on the dramatic situation of Syrians in Libya

“Faraway Syria”, an exhibition providing an overview of Syria’s neighbours and focusing on the difficult living conditions of the thousands of refugees and asylum seekers in Libya, has opened in Tripoli. The exhibition was organised by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) with the support and patronage of the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute and the […]

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Accreditation Notices
5 November 2013
ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Torch Relay Ceremony, Winter Universiade 2013 (Farnesina, 7 November 2013)

A Foreign Ministry Committee of Honour, led by Under-Secretary Mario Giro, will welcome the 2013 Winter Universiade Torch to the Farnesina at 16.30 on Thursday 7 November. The ceremony will take place in Piazzale della Farnesina, next to the Pomodoro sculpture. The International University Sports Federation awarded the 26th Winter Universiade, which will take place […]

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4 November 2013
Abu Dhabi – Italy’s “Still Life” wins film festival award

The film “Still Life” by Italian director Uberto Pasolini took first prize in the category of “New Horizons” at the 7th annual Abu Dhabi Film Festival. The film, something between drama and comedy, confronts the themes of death and solitude with a light and gentle touch. Read more, in Italian

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Interviews
4 November 2013
Giro: «Nuovo esilio (da evitare) per Dante» (Il Sole 24 ore)

Il 2015 è il 750 ° della nascita di Dante Alighieri, ma potrebbe essere anche ricordato come l’anno della fine della Società Dante Alighieri, fondata nel 1889 da Giosuè Carducci per diffondere la lingua italiana nel mondo. Dal 2009 i tagli hanno più che dimezzato il contributo alla Dante Alighieri e il 2013 si è […]

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Interviews
4 November 2013
Giro: «Nuovo esilio (da evitare) per Dante» (Il Sole 24 ore)

Il 2015 è il 750 ° della nascita di Dante Alighieri, ma potrebbe essere anche ricordato come l’anno della fine della Società Dante Alighieri, fondata nel 1889 da Giosuè Carducci per diffondere la lingua italiana nel mondo. Dal 2009 i tagli hanno più che dimezzato il contributo alla Dante Alighieri e il 2013 si è […]

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30 October 2013
Italy – China: economic potential and pledge for human rights

Relations between Italy and China are good, diversified and rest on a centuries-old friendship, but there is still potential to be tapped and for bilateral economic relations to meet expectations. This was the message that Minister Emma Bonino underscored at the end of a meeting this morning in Rome with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. […]

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30 October 2013
Oman – Verdi scores on display in Muscat

Celebrations for the 200th birthday of Giuseppe Verdi continued with the opening of an exhibition in the capital of Oman of some of the great composer’s scores. The exhibition was organised with the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will conclude on 13 November. Read more, in Italian.

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