Release of Italian technician kidnapped in Libya in July announced by Gentiloni
Marco Vallisa, the Italian technician from the Piacentini company who was kidnapped in Zwara, in Libya, on 5 July 2014, has been freed. The announcement was made by Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who added that “Vallisa is on a plane headed for Italy”. The minister expressed his great satisfaction over Vallisa’s release and his “warm thanks […]
Read moreMadagascar L’Italia riprende le relazioni diplomatiche (in translation)
L’Ambasciatore d’Italia in Sud Africa Vincenzo Schioppa ha presentato al nuovo Presidente del Madagascar le proprie credenziali, firmate dal Presidente Napolitano, ristabilendo cosi’ le relazioni diplomatiche ufficiali con la quarta Isola piu’ grande al mondo, “congelate” per oltre quattro anni. Un colpo di Stato del marzo del 2009 aveva infatti trascinato il Paese in una […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Internationalisation: Italy for Business event on 14 November in Rome
A new “instalment” of the internationalisation road show “Italy for Business: supporting SMEs entering foreign markets” will take place on 14 November at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome (address: Piazzale Kennedy 1). The aim of the road show is to illustrate to small and medium-sized enterprises the instruments provided by the state and the […]
Read morePeru – The languages of Italian kinetic art
The second stage of the “Occhio Mobile, linguaggi dell’arte cinetica italiana. Anni ’50 – ’70” exhibition has opened in Peru. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) in Lima, the initiative will run until 5 January 2015. The main part of the exhibition – produced in Rome by Glocal […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – Celebrating the influence of the tango
The Italian influence on the tango. That as the theme of “Domani salpa una barca”, a performance organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires and curated by Irma Rizzuti, singer and COMITES adviser in the Argentine capital. Rizzuti was accompanied by dancers and 3 young artists who performed tango and Italian folk music, […]
Read moreSanremo – Afghan military personnel and officials at law school
A training course for Afghan military personnel and government officials will be taking place from 29 November to 8 December 2014 at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Sanremo. Organised with support from the Farnesina and NATO, the course is designed to improve participants’ awareness of the issues surrounding the application of international humanitarian […]
Read moreWashington – Embassy hosts ISSNAF event
The Italian Embassy in Washington will host the 2014 ISSNAF Annual Event on 12 and 13 November. With over 3000 members, ISSNAF, the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation, is the principle network of its kind in the country. The event will host “Cyber-Sciences and Research: Promoting a Perfect Match, Avoiding a Perfect […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Grecia: avvia gare per gas e petrolio offshore (in translation)
Grecia: avvia gare per gas e petrolio offshore E’ stato lanciato il bando di gara per la concessione di licenze di esplorazione e sfruttamento di giacimenti di idrocarburi siti in tre distinte aree della Grecia occidentale. Il termine per la presentazione delle manifestazioni di interesse e’ stato fissato al 6 febbraio 2015. Nei prossimi giorni […]
Read more#Farnesina Space: ISS is an outpost for humanity, says Cristoforetti
“We’ve created a destination for human beings in the most hostile place that exists: space”. This was how Samantha Cristoforettiexplained the significance of the International Space Station (ISS), where the second long-term mission by the Italian Space Agency (ISA) is heading as part of the Futura project. Cristoforetti, captain and pilot in the Italian Air […]
Read moreAddis Ababa – Saxophonist Enzo Favata and the Addis Acoustic Band
Jazz music set the tone in Addis Ababa with a performance by Italian Saxophonist Enzo Favata and the famous Ethiopian group, the Addis Acoustic Band. The event took place at the African Union (AU) Commission during a ministerial conference attended by African cultural ministers, AU president Dlamini Zuma, and the Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Mistretta. The […]
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