This day in history we feature the Mont Blanc Tunnel. A highway tunnel between France and Italy, under the Mont Blanc mountain in the Alps is opened on this day in 1965. Trivia – Mont Blanc Tunnel The Mont Blanc […]
The shortage of workers in Italy’s construction industry has led Danny — a chef who has worked for Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Foundation unable to build his dream home. This forced him to sell the property back to an estate agency, […]
BOLOGNA: As part of Sharjah’s Guest of Honour programme at the ongoing 59th edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF), the emirate is organising a series of workshops led by Emirati children’s literature illustrators to impart new techniques and […]
SHARJAH: Sharjah is all set to take centre stage as Guest of Honour at the 59th edition of Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF), which continues until March 24 in the Italian city, Bologna. The emirate’s distinguished status at the book […]
A team of scientists at a research facility in Italy has developed a robot to help out during natural disasters. The small humanoid robot, called iCub, will fly using a propulsion backpack and will have systems in its palms that […]
With Covid-19 causing delays in construction schedules and project openings, construction has become quite challenging. Regardless, the coming year promises — for now, at least — a slew of hotly anticipated new buildings, from Africa’s tallest skyscraper to a futuristic […]
In what has been dubbed as ‘the world’s loneliest house’ lies a small hidden home located rather randomly in the middle of some Italian mountains. The Buffa di Perrero on Monte Cristallo in the Dolomite Mountains has baffled people for […]
DUBAI: Italy’s Radiodervish and the Arab Orchestra of Nazareth crossed continents and borders at Dubai Millennium Amphitheatre at the Expo 2020 Dubai, combining dreamy Arab melodies with western music, and captivating an audience from around the globe. The concert, coinciding […]
A car that was parked in the same spot in Italy for 47 years is being turned into a monument. Angelo Fregolent first parked his Lancia Fulvia 1962 outside the newsagent he ran with his wife, Bertilla Modolo, in the […]
Passengers flying into Rome from 2024 onwards will be able to go airborne for their taxi ride into the city center too if a project between the company operating its main airport and a German startup lifts off on schedule. […]
Rome may be the eternal city, but its ancient artifacts are under unrelenting attack by time, pollution, acid rain, and the sweat and breath of millions of tourists. Conservator Alessandro Lugari and his colleagues are trying to salvage the Arch […]