Italy celebrates 100 years of Pasolini
Rome: Italy is to mark the centenary of the birth of the film director, poet, writer and intellectual Pier Paolo...
History & Culture
Italy welcomes home trafficked antiquities from US museums
Milan: Italy’s culture minister has welcomed the return of 201 prized antiquities valued at over 10 million euros ($11 million)...
Italy: Christmas tradition of bagpipe-playing shepherds
Rome: The spectacle of bagpipe-playing shepherds, known as zampognari, is common in central and southern Italy during the Christmas season...
Diplomatic success as Australia returns smuggled bronze age stone – HIGH COMMISSIONER ZAHID HAFEEZ CHAUDHRI RECEIVES ANICONIC STONE
Canberra: In a diplomatic achievement for Pakistan, the government of Australia on Wednesday returned an aniconic stone weight id 3rd...
Chinese embassy welcomes exhibition of Chinese and Pakistani students’ art works
Gwadar Pro Islamabad: The Chinese embassy in Pakistan has appreciated the Exhibition of the Chinese and Pakistani Students Art Works...
How Italy came to be Europe’s coffee capital
Rome: Given how protective Italians can be over their coffee culture, you might be forgiven for thinking they invented the...
Italy’s team resumes excavation work at Bhanbhore
Karachi: A team of Italian experts led by Prof Valeria Fiorani Piacentini has resumed excavation work at the ancient site...
Italy: Rome rebuilds Basilica Ulpia in Trajan’s Forum
Rome: The Basilica Ulpia, built by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at the behest of the Emperor Trajan between 106...
Italy: Where to find the best olive oil in Lazio
Rome: With the arrival of November, the olive growing areas of Lazio are in action and the mills are prepared...
Most important international universities in Italy
Rome: Finding a university that satisfies your needs is sometimes challenging, however if you consider going to Italy, you will...
Italy: Uffizi is the Best Museum in the World, says Time Out
Florence: The Uffizi in Florence has come first in a list of the best museums and galleries in the world...
Italy: Rome villa with world’s only Caravaggio mural is for sale
Rome: Italy's real estate and art worlds are all a flutter over the news that Rome's Casino di Villa Boncompagni...
Italy: Rome restores Bernini’s beloved Cornaro Chapel
Rome: One of Rome's greatest treasures - the Cornaro Chapel with its sculptural masterpiece by Baroque genius Gian Lorenzo Bernini...
Italy: Rome city museums free on Sunday
Rome: Rome's city-run museums will open for free to all visitors - residents and tourists - on Sunday 3 October....
Italy: What is Ottobrata Romana?
Rome: Ottobrate romane were originally October day trips to Rome's countryside. The expression "ottobrata romana" generally conjures up images of...
Italy: Florence restores Michelangelo’s Bandini Pietà
Florence: The restoration of Michelangelo’s Bandini Pietà at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence's cathedral museum, has been completed. Researchers...
Italy: A landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.
Rome: Alleghe is a small village tucked between the Dolomites, a mountain range part of the Alps in Northern Italy,...
Italy marks 700 years since death of Father of the Italian Language
Florence: Italy continues its year-long celebrations in honour of Dante Alighieri, known as the Father of the Italian Language, who...
Italy: La Fornarina – who was Raphael’s mysterious lover?
Rome: Raphael's portrait is one of the most popular paintings at Palazzo Barberini in Rome. La Fornarina, Raphael's celebrated portrait...
Pakistan urged to pass anti-torture law
Islamabad: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Pakistan to pass a bill that would assign the torture of prisoners...
Italy: Country homes selling for $1.50
Rome: If you dream of a more drastic move than a local sea or tree-change and want to call Italy...
Italy: Meaning of the expression ‘Buon Natale’
Rome: When December 25th arrives, in Italy everyone starts wishing, from the cashier at the grocery store to your closest...
Italy: American WWII soldier reunites with Italians he met as children 77 years ago
Milan: A 97-year-old retired American soldier has been reunited at long last with three Italian siblings who he last saw...
Italy: Petition to rename Milan piazza after Italian surgeon
Milan: A petition is underway to rename a central square in Milan after Gino Strada, the celebrated Italian doctor, war...
Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese and Albana Ferrarese greet Pakistani nation on Independence Day
Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese and his wife Albana Ferrarse on Friday greeted the Pakistani nation and the...
Pakistani food minister addresses SCO meeting on agriculture
China Economic Net Islamabad: Pakistani Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam has attended and addressed...
Australian High Commissioner celebrates Pakistan Independence Day
Islamabad: Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr Geoffrey Shaw Friday congratulated Pakistan on its 74th Independence Day. In a special...
Ambassador of Japan greets Pakistan on 75th Independence Day
Islamabad: MATSUDA Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, has congratulated Pakistani people on the occasion of the country’s 75th Independence...
Italy: Elon Musk visits museums in Florence
Florence: Elon Musk, the tech magnate and one of the richest people in the world, paid a surprise visit to...
Italy: Rome pays tribute to Dante’s Inferno with visions of hell
Rome: Following the success of the Raphael 500 exhibition, the Scuderie del Quirinale returns with a new show marking another...
