USA – 100,000 ancient Roman remains
Approximately 100,000 ancient Roman remains have arrived in the US to be restored and catalogued by several selected universities within the context of the “Hidden Treasure of Rome” project of the City of Rome, strongly supported by the Embassy of Italy in Washington and financed by Enel Green Power North America, a leader in renewable […]
Read moreItaly-Japan – Kengo Kuma at Rome’s Casa dell’Architettura
On Friday, 19 September, Rome’s Casa dell’Architettura will host an encounter with architect Kengo Kuma and Professor Takeshi Ito. The event is part of a cycle of conferences intended to involve Italian architects in the international debate on the role and future of architecture. Kuma will discuss his design experience, with a special focus on […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Western Australia: Italian exports + 30% (top European supplier)
Italian exports to Western Australia (WA) in the 2013-2014 fiscal year (July 2013-June 2014) amounted to 1.028 million, up 30% compared with the previous fiscal year and 142% compared with 2011-12. Italy even outpaced Germany to become the WA’s top European supplier with a 22% share. There are over 40 Italian firms established in Western […]
Read moreWashington – Italian Jazz Series Festival
The Italian Jazz Series Festival will take place in Washington DC from 22 to 30 September, with the support of the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute. The historic “Blues Alley” of the Georgetown district will host the performances of five Italian musicians of international fame. As Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero commented, the venue […]
Read moreTel Aviv – A tale of Italian Jews’ flight from fascism
The library of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tel Aviv recently hosted the launch of a book by Gianna Pontecorboli entitled “America. Nuova terra promessa. Storie di ebrei italiani in fuga dal fascismo”, which features a series of particularly interesting stories of Italians who were forced to leave Italy in 1938 as a result of […]
Read moreMoscow – The ICE brings Italian firms to World Food
Despite the sanctions, the climate among Italian food producers that export to Russia is one of confidence and moderate optimism, and very few have declined to participate in the World Food Fair, which opened today and runs through Thursday at the Moscow Expocentre. The ICE has even arranged for a 130 square-metre national pavilion for […]
Read moreVietnam –
Vietnam as seen through the eyes of an Italian artist: from 18 September to 2 October Casa Italia in Hanoi will present Barbara Pellizzari’s own personal artistic interpretation of everyday life in that Asian nation in an exhibition entitled “Attimi – Images of the ordinary in Vietnam”. Read more, in Italian
Read moreIsraele – L’arte stimola il dialogo. Mostra su ulivo in città araba Stato ebraico, sostenuta da Italia (in translation)
Oltre 50 mila abitanti e uno sviluppo intenso, soprattutto abitativo: Umm El Fahem – in arabo, la “madre della carbonella” viste le grandi foreste circostanti – è la città araba di Israele in più forte crescita, ma anche quella che si candida a diventare un polo culturale di arte contemporanea. Arroccata sul crinale montuoso da […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Saudi Arabia: Stock Exchange opens to foreign operators
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers has instructed the Capital Market Authority (CMA) to adopt the necessary rules to enable appropriate international financial operators to buy and sell shares on the local stock exchange (Tadawul). The draft law will be published within one month to enable operators and investors to submit comments and proposals in the […]
Read moreIraq: Mogherini at International Conference in Paris – ISIS – a threat that knows no borders. Urgent action needed
ISIS is “a global threat that knows no borders”. In Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s opinion, it is vital for the international community to act: on the military level but also, and above all, on the political and humanitarian levels. “We all agree on the need to act together and on the urgency of doing so”, […]
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