Italy

Egypt Tourism Ministry participates in 22nd Egyptology and Papyrology Conference in Italy

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities participated in the Twenty-Second Conference on Egyptology and Papyrology in Italy organized by the International Papyrology Institute and the Italian Institute of Egyptian Civilization in Syracuse, from September 27 to October 3. The Head of the Museums Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities Moamen Othman, said that the …

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Egypt Independent October 4, 2023

Italy installs six grain storage silos after cancelling $100 mln in debt owed by Egypt

The Italian Ambassador to Cairo, Michele Quaroni, announced on Sunday that Italy has cancelled US$100 million of debts owed by Egypt due to the Italian debt swap program. Quaroni explained that $75 million was allocated for a program to develop six advanced technological silos for storing grain in Egypt with support from the Italian government. …

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Egypt Independent September 27, 2023

Documentary film to detail life of acclaimed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli

A documentary film currently in production will explore the life of world-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and share never-before-seen insights into the singer’s story. The film, titled Andrea Bocelli: Because … Continued

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The New Daily August 24, 2023

Italian coast guard confirms two dead, 57 rescued from migrant shipwrecks near Lampedusa

Italy’s coast guard says it has recovered two bodies and rescued 57 people off the southern island of Lampedusa, amid reports more than 30 people were missing following two shipwrecks. … Continued

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The New Daily August 6, 2023

Italy minister says decision to join flagship Chinese scheme ‘wicked’

CNN — Italy’s defense minister called his country’s decision to join a flagship Chinese infrastructure scheme “wicked,” as the government weighs up whether continue as part of the scheme. In an interview with the Corriere della Sera newspaper published Sunday, Guido Crosetto said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – which Italy signed up …

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Egypt Independent July 31, 2023

Italy swelters under deadly ‘Cerberus’ heat wave which could break European temperature records

CNN — A blistering and deadly heat wave in Italy this week could break records, with temperatures predicted to soar past 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country. The Italian Meteorological Society has named the heat wave Cerberus after the three-headed monster that features in Dante’s Inferno as a guard to …

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Egypt Independent July 12, 2023

Four dead after tourist boat capsizes in Italy’s Lake Maggiore

CNN — The bodies of four people have been recovered from Lake Maggiore in northern Italy after a tourist boat capsized on Sunday evening, Italy’s fire service has said. Search and rescue operations have now concluded after the last body was recovered at 8 a.m. local time (2 a.m. ET), the fire service, Vigili del …

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Egypt Independent May 29, 2023

Floods ruin crops and drown livestock in one of Italy’s gastronomic heartlands

Rome, Italy CNN — When the rain started falling in the north Italian region of Emilia Romagna last week – one of the premier gastronomic destinations in a country famous for its food – farmer Andrea Betti feared the worst. In early May, six months of rain fell over a two-week span, breaking the years-long …

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Egypt Independent May 21, 2023

Pope picks Italian cardinal for Ukraine peace mission

After more than a year of bloodshed and terror in the Ukraine, Pope Francis has confirmed the Vatican is pursuing a plan aimed at making the guns fall silent. The … Continued

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The New Daily May 21, 2023

Deadly floods in northern Italy wreck farms and ruin homes

Floods that killed nine people in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros’ worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor says. Torrential rains this week … Continued