A Prize to the two Presidents, in acknowledgement of an essential action for the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
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18 October 2003
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) -
Category: Mediterranean Awards
On October 18th 2003 was held, at the Opera Theatre of Cairo, the Ceremony for the “Mediterranean Award 2003” and the title of "Ambassador of the United States of the World" to the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, in the presence of the President of the Fondazione Laboratorio Mediterraneo, Mr Michele Capasso; of the Foundation’s Vice President, Mrs Caterina Arcidiacono; and of the Italian Ambassador to Egypt, Mr. Antonio Badini.
The Mediterranean Award is meant to acknowledge the work of the writer and scriptwriter, in the service of knowledge and of the dialogue among Mediterranean cultures.
On the occasion of the Festival of Mediterranean Choruses, the Mediterranean Anthem composed by the Maestro Marco Betta was performed, for the first time as a chorus and as an absolute preview, by the Chorus of the Theatre San Carlo of Naples.
On the occasion of the Festival of Mediterranean Choruses, the City of Herculaneum was decorated with the "Medal of Honour" 2003. 
On September 9th 2003 was held, at the Central Office of the Fondazione Laboratorio Mediterraneo, the solemn ceremony to award the Mediterranean Award Culture 2003 to H.E. Suzanne Mubarak for the essential role she had played in the realization of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.