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A British street party, Italian style
ROME -- The Domus Talenti in via Quattro Fontane was occupied on Friday by an army of British expats who gathered together to watch the royal wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
Italian princesses prefer Harry to Wills
ROME — Ahead of the British Royal nuptials a selection of eligible damsels from Rome’s upper social stratosphere spoke of their admiration for Kate Middleton’s normality and their preference for th
New British Ambassador appointed to the Holy See
VATICAN CITY--Mr Nigel Marcus Baker OBE MVO has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Holy See in succession to Mr Francis Campbell.
Canadian Embassy event marks beginning to Afghan security handover
ROME - Shortly after new year celebrations in Afghanistan and with most of the world’s attention shifted to Libya, a seminar was recently held in the Canadian embassy i
Arab revolutions reach Rome Foreign Press Club
ROME – The political turmoil rocking the Middle East evidently has found an echo at the Foreign Press Association in Rome where two representatives of Arab media organs have been elected to the Clu
Embassy row: Libyan royal celebrates carnival
ROME — Prince Idriss al Senoussi, a great nephew of the last King of Libya and pretender to the quixotic Libyan throne, has taken time off from monitoring the turmoil i
The Middle East debated in Trastevere
ROME- The headquarters of the bridge-building Sant’Egido community in Trastevere has been the centre of an inter-cultural dialogue between Muslims and Christians.
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi “scares off foreign investors, senior diplomat says
ROME – The sex scandals that have tainted the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, have created a major “image problem” for Italy that is scaring away foreign inv
British Expats in Italy meet for Annual Event
ROME — Nearly 100 guests attended the Association of British Expats in Italy’s Annual Event and Luncheon on Saturday.
Mubarak and the Two Omars
ROME– Prisons have been opened, the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities damaged, the internet shut down, curfews imposed, and government buildings and police stations burned
British Embassy goes for green
ROME-Green economists from the U.K and Italy have met together for a one day seminar to discuss the challenges and solutions facing both countries in their efforts to build a sustainable future.
Italy “unable to react” to Arab Revolts as Algerians prepare mass protest
Pope John Paul II to be Beatified on May Day
VATICAN CITY- Pope John Paul II is to be beatified on May Day this year following Pope Benedict’s XVI formal attribution of a miracle to the late Pope, announced the Va
INSIDER VIEW : Hunger for Power
Brazil has at last confirmed its candidature for the election next year to the FAO leadership, raising hopes for an end to the rudderless epoch under the water-tredding Senegalese director general,
Unification of Italy anniversary celebrated by Italian wine initiative: ‘The Unity of Italy Bottle’
Copenhagen beats Rome as European Destination of the Year
Copenhagen was recently awarded Destination of the Year by European Consumers Choice, beating off rival major cities Barcelona, Rome and Madrid for the hotly contested title.
New FAO initiative aims to combat illegal fishing
ROME– In a bid to shed new light on the shadowy world of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, a FAO Technical Consultation has agreed to begin developing the Global Record of Fishing Vessel
FAO announce trillion dollar food bill
ROME- International food import bills could pass the one trillion dollar mark in 2010 with prices in most commodities up sharply from 2009, FAO said today.
Beleaguered IFAD chief seeks “less costly residence,” agency announces
ROME — Amid growing outrage over IFAD President Kanayo Nwanze’s wild spending on a sprawling villa on Rome’s posh via Appia Antica, IFAD acknowledged Sunday that its Ex
EXCLUSIVE: IFAD chief in expenses furore
ROME — Felix Kanayo Nwanze, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has instituted spending cuts at the U.N.