Italy: PM Giorgia Meloni investigated over release of Libyan war crimes suspect

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she has been placed under judicial investigation over Italy’s surprise release of a Libyan citizen who had been wanted for war crimes by the…

Italy: Authorities releases Libyan wanted for alleged war crimes

Opposition parties and NGOs are demanding explanations from the Italian government after Rome released the head of Libya’s judicial police, who had been arrested on an International Criminal Court (ICC)…

Italy: Lewis Hamilton arrives at Ferrari headquarters ahead of new F1 season

Lewis Hamilton, Formula One’s most successful driver of all time, has arrived for his first day at Ferrari headquarters in Maranello, Italy, and says it is a dream come true…

Iran: Authorities welcome return of national held in Italy in spat involving the US

Iran’s Foreign Ministry and judiciary have confirmed that Iranian national Mohammad Abedini, who was arrested in Italy at the behest of the United States, has been released. Abedini was returned…

Syria: Italy foreign minister meets Ahmed al-Sharaa and calls for sanctions talks

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has held talks with Syria’s new rulers and called for talks on easing European Union sanctions imposed on the previous government of Bashar al-Assad. Tajani…

Italy: Journalist Cecilia Sala returns home after being freed from Iranian jail

An Italian journalist has returned to Rome after spending weeks in an Iranian jail. Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on 19 December, three days after an Iranian engineer was detained…

Italy: Body found in search for missing hikers

A body has been found in the search for two British men who went missing in the Dolomites, Italy’s alpine rescue service has said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris,…

Iran: Authorities free Italian journalist Cecilia Sala

An Italian journalist detained in Iran last month has been freed and is on a flight back to Rome, the Italian government says.Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on 19 December,…

Italy: Village forbids residents from becoming ill

A small Italian village has banned its residents from becoming seriously ill. People living in Belcastro “are … ordered to avoid contracting any illness that may require emergency medical assistance,”…

Italy: Rome to regulate Trevi Fountain crowds after restoration

Rome’s world-famous Trevi Fountain has re-opened after a three-month restoration.Built in the 18th Century by Italian architect Nicola Salvi on the façade of the Poli Palace, the historic fountain is…