Tag: Italy
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Italy joins Libya talks in Washington
Ambassador Fabrizio Saggio, the Italian National Security Advisor to the Italian Prime Minister, represented the Italian government in Washington for talks on Libya’s reunification alongside President Trump’s Envoy for Africa, Massad Boulos, and Benghazi’s Deputy Military Commander, Saddam Haftar. The absence of representatives from Tripoli remains conspicuous, and it is unclear what these talks are…
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Italy busts Mafia ring with Maltese suspect: Maltese Police bust big cocaine shipment
It was a busy week for both the Maltese Police and the police in Sicily, who conducted two large and separate operations this week. The Maltese Police, together with Customs officials, seized a shipment of up to 113kg of cocaine that was headed to Libya. The drugs were discovered in a container at the Malta…
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11 immigrants die in shipwreck off Maltese coast
Grim news started the week this morning as the Armed Forces of Malta confirmed that 11 people died in a shipwreck off the Maltese coast after a boat carrying irregular migrants capsized east of Malta. The incident took place approximately 50 nautical miles east of Malta, outside territorial waters, according to a statement issued by…
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni demands an apology from the Israeli government over treatment of Italian detainees
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has issued a scathing condemnation of the Israeli government, particularly of Israeli Interior Minister Ben Gvir after the latter published a video in which the Israeli police are seen humiliating and manhandling Italian activists of the Gaza Sumud Flotilla flotilla. Up to 29 Italian citizens have been arrested by Israel…
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UK and Italy turn to Russian oil as oil in the open market remains above $100
The UK and Italy are temporally renewing their purchases of Russian oil seeking cheaper oil imports as inflation gets sticky in Europe due to the consequences of the war in Iran. Inflation in the UK went down in April at 3% from 3.4% in March but is still relatively high. The UK’s Department for Business…
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Italian political leaders praise Italian hero who stopped terrorist rampage in Modena
Italian political leaders have praised Luca Signorelli after he helped stop the suspect behind a violent rampage in the northern Italian city of Modena yesterday morning. The incident took place on Via Emilia in central Modena when a 31-year-old man identified as Salim El Koudri, drove a car at high speed into pedestrians before attempting…
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“Russian art is blood” – Pussy Riot storm Venice Biennale as Russia bombs a kindergarten in Ukraine
Protest groups Pussy Riot and Femen stormed the Venice Biennale yesterday protesting against the participation of Russia in the international arts event. Russia was welcomed to the show for the first time this year after it was expelled following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The EU has reacted by cutting its funding to the…
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Italians reject Premier Meloni’s Constitutional reforms
Italians have rejected by a wide margin a constitutional reform proposed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in a national referendum, delivering a significant political setback to her government. The constitutional reform would have seen the government taking more control over the judiciary by introducing changes to the structure and appointment mechanisms of judicial bodies.…
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Italian Coast Guard secures area for salvage operation of the Arctic Metagaz by Libyan authorities
The Italian Coast Guard had at least three vessels outside Maltese waters yesterday securing the maritime areas as the Arctic Metagaz floated closer to Libya and around 50 nautical miles north of Tripoli. The Libyan and the Italian authorities are also cooperating to bring the wreckage to a safe port in Libya. Italian airborne authorities…
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French soldier killed by Iranian attack on Iraqi base: Italy to pull its troops out of Iraq
One French military officer was killed by an Iranian drone and missile attack on a joint French and Peshmerga base in Erbil in the Makhmour area , Iraq. Footage of the attack below. Italy is also in the process of pulling out its troops from Iraq after Iran targeted the NATO-compound Camp Singara in a…
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Premier Meloni opens Vertice Italia-Africa in Addis Ababa and hails progress in Mattei Plan
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni opened the Italy–Africa Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, alongside Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali aimed at redefining relations between Italy, Europe and Africa. This is the first time that the summit took place in Africa. The Italian leader hailed the progress of Italy’s Mattei Plan, describing it not merely…
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The new wave of comedy about Mediterraneans elders by the diaspora
Among the new wave of young comedians becoming famous thanks to social media there is a very particular sub-set which focuses on Mediterraneans, but mainly on the old habits and customs of elder Mediterranean people. This new comedy niche, which has grown very popular thanks to Sooshi Mango, who seem to be leading the trend,…
