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…
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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…
Italy: Suspected burglar caught after sitting down with book
A would-be burglar in Rome was caught after stopping to read a book on Greek mythology in the middle of a theft, Italian media reports. The 38-year-old reportedly gained access…
Iran: Authorities arrest Italian reporter
An Italian journalist has been under arrest in Iran for more than a week, Italy’s foreign ministry has said.Cecilia Sala works for Il Foglio newspaper and for podcast company Chora…
Europe: Fake vintage wine gang busted in France and Italy-police
French and Italian police say they have broken up an international fraud ring that was passing poor quality bottles of wine off as vintages worth up to €15,000 (£12,500) each.…
Italy: Deputy PM Salvini cleared in kidnap trial of migrants blocked at sea
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has been acquitted in a long-running case over his refusal to let a migrant rescue boat dock in Italy in 2019. Judges in the…