From the Consulate

ITALIAN DESIGN DAY 2024

  The theme of the eighth edition of Italian Design Day 2024, “Creating Value: inclusivity, innovation, and sustainability”, aims to explore the modes of production, not only in aesthetic and functional terms but also in terms of intrinsic value. This year marks the eighth edition of Italian Design Day, the annual event that provides a global platform through a diverse range […]

Pope Francis Greets Students From Kurdistan Region

Pope Francis on April 7 extended a special welcome to students from the Mar Qardakh International School in Erbil following the Regina Caeli prayer at Saint Peter’s Square. “I greet all of you, Romans and pilgrims from Italy and from many countries. In particular, I greet the students of the Mar Qardakh Catholic School in […]

PUBLIC NOTICE TO SEARCH FOR SPONSORSHIPS FOR CELEBRATIONS OF ITALIAN NATIONAL DAY AND INTEGRATED PROMOTION ACTIVITIES 2024

The Consulate of Italy in Erbil, with this Public Notice and the related attachments, intends to proceed with the search for sponsorships for the celebrations of the Italian National Day 2024 by the Consulate of Italy. Those, interested in sponsoring the Consulate’s activities during 2024, shall be able to download the Public Notice with the […]

Pimpa and Geronimo Stilton at school in Erbil

The Arabic strips of the comic strip Pimpa, the famous white dog with red spots resulting from the imagination of the cartoonist Altan, are now available to young readers of Iraqi Kurdistan, together with the volumes of Geronimo Stilton, another character produced by the Italian school of comics and known all over the world. This […]

CHRISTMAS CONCERT WITH THE ITALIAN OPERA AT ERBIL CATHEDRAL

“An evening, a first time, that will be remembered for a long time.” In Erbil, last December 11, in the Chaldean Cathedral Saint Joseph of Ankawa, the Christian quarter considered the largest in the Middle East, where twelve different Christian denominations are currently based, over 700 people attended the performance of the Italian Ensemble Trio […]

SCREENINGS OF THE FILM “DANTE” IN IRAQI KURDISTAN

The Italian Consulate in Erbil has enthusiastically adhered to the proposal of the MAECI addressed to the diplomatic-consular representations and the Italian Cultural Institutes, to promote the screening in the world of the film “Dante”, directed by the director Pupi Avati. In Erbil, on December 2nd, at the Empire Cinema, more than 150 people attended […]

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Italian cuisine in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan

After Erbil, Italian cuisine reaches the tables of the second city of Iraqi Kurdistan: Sulaymaniyah. This is where the activities organized by the Italian Consulate take place as part of the 7th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Consul Michele Camerota hosted a gala […]

Kurdistan: Italian Consulate presents Italian cooking course

Consul Camerota, huge enthusiasm of students and institutions As part of the 7th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the first Italian cooking course was inaugurated, promoted by the Italian consulate in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. This was reported in a statement by the Italian consulate itself. The course includes a cycle […]

ERBIL, ITALIAN COOKING CLASS FOR YOUNG LOCALS IN THE SECTOR

As part of the VIII edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the first Italian cooking course, promoted by the Italian Consulate in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, was inaugurated. The course includes a cycle of Master Classes, with a theoretical and an operational part, aimed at a total of 30 young local students […]