Italy’s Salvini urges La Scala to snub Saudi cash
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, urged Milan's La Scala opera house on Monday to reject an offer from Saudi Arabia to pump funds into the theatre. The Saudi culture ministry has offered a five-year partnership deal with La Scala worth 15 million euros ($17 million). The proposal has set off a furious row, with human rights groups and some politicians arguing that one of Italy's most prestigious cultural institutions should shun money from Saudi Arabia, a deeply conservative Muslim kingdom accused of repeated rights abuses
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