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In the course of two meetings (Naples, 9 November 2018 and Fès, 28 april 2018), members of the jury of the Fondazione Mediterraneo have attributed the Mediterranean awards 2018.
The announcement was made by the President of Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and by the coordinator of the international juries Abdelhak Azzouzi.
Among the winners:

  • SE Dr. Mana Saeed Al Otaiba - Mediterranean Awards “Peace Builder" 2018
    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  • SE Khalid bin Khalifa al Khalifa - Mediterranean Awards “Culture” 2018
    Executive Director of the ISA Cultural Center
    KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
  • Roberto Reggi - Mediterranean Awards “Cultural Heritage” 2018
    Director General of the State Property Agenc
    ITALY
  • Antonio De Iesu - Mediterranean Awards “Legality” 2018
    Police Chief of Naples
    ITALY
  • Domenico De Masi - Mediterranean Awards “Innovation and Quality of Life” 2018
    Sociologist
    ITALY
  • Mohamed M. Abou El Enein - Mediterranean Awards "Economy and Enterprise" 2018
    Businessman and Politician
    EGYPT
  • Dario Franceschini - Mediterranean Awards “Istitutions” 2018
    Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism
    ITALY
  • Catello Maresca ed i suoi ragazzi Magistrato - Mediterranean Awards "Raffaele Capasso for Legality" 2018
    ITALY
  • Massimo Pica Ciamarra - Mediterranean Awards "Architecture" Special Edition 2018
    Architect / Pica Ciamarra Associati
    ITALY
  • Mustapha Bakkoury - Mediterranean Awards "Environment and Co-developpment" 2018
    President of the Moroccan Agency of Solar Energy
    MAROC
  • Luigi Riello - Mediterranean Awards “Medal of Honour for Legality” 2018
    General  Attorney at the Court of Appeal of Naples
    ITALY
  • Cesare Sirignano - Mediterranean Awards “OMCOM” 2018
    ITALY
  • Ornella Vanoni - Mediterranean Awards “Art and creativity” 2018 
    Singer and artist
    ITALY

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An extensive comparison aimed at outlining strategies for the future of tourism in Naples and Campania.
It starts from a question: outside of any sectoral perspective, what can be concrete initiatives - those simultaneous and which in sequence - able to positively affect this theme?
An area such as Naples and Campania, which has always been rich in surprising resources, is at the center of a growing tourist demand and is substantially unprepared, not up to its potential. Yet tourism is welcome, economy and improvement of the quality of life even for those who live in the realities involved.
Through many interviews with many members of civil society, made between 2017 and 2018, "We Citizens for Naples" by Angelo Colella has collected suggestions, opinions and different ideas: the meeting of 21 April aims to promote direct exchanges , to bring out a systemic vision, to outline paths and to identify possible concrete actions towards a stimulating future. The conference was attended Domenico De Masi, Massimo Pica Ciamarra and Michele Capasso.

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First in Aleppo, with the Rector Major of the Salesians d. Angel Fernandez Artime and then Damascus.
In Aleppo, in the ruins, the appeal and the prayer for peace were renewed, which left Naples on February 17, 2017.
With the young and Salesians of the oratory of Aleppo, behind, the "Citadel", perhaps the oldest human settlement in the world that still has residents.
A tribute grateful to his courage, enthusiasm and hope for a better world: "believing in Aleppo" means believing in young Syrians!
In Damascus with father Bahjat Elia Karakach, Franciscan of the Custody of the Holy Land, superior of the convent dedicated to the conversion of St. Paul, the main parish of the Latin rite of the capital, in Damascus, which tells the joint attack of the United States, Great Britain and France launched in the night against three goals in Damascus and Homs.
"We were woken up at 4 am by the hiss of the missiles and we realized that the attacks were under way. Explosions were heard around Damascus. Here at the center for now everything is quiet but people are worried about the future. The population wants to live in peace and not under the nightmare of bombs ".
"We knew there was the intention of bombing by the US after the alleged chemical attack on the eastern Ghouta but hope was placed in an objective investigation on the use of chemical weapons and that for this there would be no launches of missiles", declares the friar who hopes "it is not repeated what has already happened in Iraq that was invaded in 2003 (by a coalition formed for the most part by the United States and the United Kingdom, and by minor contingents of other states, ed) because the regime of Saddam Hussein had been accused of possessing weapons of mass destruction. Weapons that were never found. The will is to destroy Syria. The project goes on with these bombs. We just have to pray for peace now more than ever ".

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