William Dalrymple on Sicily’s Islamic past
From his base in an ancient villa built for an emir, the historian seeks out the legacy of the island’s Arab rulers William Dalrymple JANUARY 9 2021 On the far […]
‘A beacon of hope’: Sicily’s enduring North African heritage
Evident in its cuisine, places of worship, language and culture, this Italian island boasts Arab DNA By Stefania D’Ignoti in Catania, for Middle East Eye On a late summer evening […]
70 migrants jump overboard from rescue ship as they try to reach Italy
By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline They are part of a group of 270 people who have been stranded for days off the coast of the Sicilian city of […]
Migrants adrift after camp at France-Italy border sh
By AFP – Aug 09,2020 – JORDAN TIMES This migrant walks on the Roya river on Wednesday. The Red Cross centre is dismantled since a few days (AFP photo) VENTIMIGLIA, […]
The immigration crisis in Lampedusa
by Greg Smitson July 28, 2020 In recent days on the Italian island of Lampedusa, arrived over a thousand illegal migrants and refugees from Libya and Tunisia. Local authorities announced the […]
Mafia distributes food to Italy’s struggling residents
Organised crime groups offer support to quarantined families who have run out of cash As Italy struggles to pull its economy through the coronavirus crisis, the Mafia is gaining local […]
Europe’s coronavirus numbers offer hope as US enters ‘peak of terrible pandemic’
Source: The Guardian By Allison Rourke European nations most ravaged by the new coronavirus have reported encouraging signs in their fight against the deadly pandemic, as the United States braced […]
I’m a medic on a rescue ship in Italy – right now, authorities are using coronavirus as an excuse to let migrants die
Despite the pandemic, non-assistance and deliberate delays have become the new norm in Maltese and Italian rescues zones, causing more disappearances and deaths, both at sea and in Libya Valeria […]
Coronavirus: Giuseppe Berardelli among 50 priests killed
Source: BBC An Italian priest who gave a respirator to a younger coronavirus patient he did not know has died of the disease. Father Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, died in hospital […]
Russian army to send coronavirus help to Italy after Putin phone call
Source: Arab News MOSCOW: The Russian military will start sending medical help to Italy from Sunday in order to help it battle the new coronavirus after receiving an order from President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. Putin spoke to Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Saturday, […]
“Corona Hit Us Like a Tsunami”
Source: The Spiegel They look like images from an Armageddon dystopia, but they were taken in a regional hospital in the northern Italian town of Cremona. They show doctors wearing full protective suits, goggles, facemasks and clear plastic face shields as they tend to patients lying half-naked on their beds, […]
Coronavirus: Why has the disease spread so quickly in Italy?
As northern Italy struggles with Europe’s first and largest outbreak of Covid-19, Robert Fisk examines the region’s links to China @indyvoices 8 hours ago ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT So […]
Italy told to stop using Malaysia as plastics dumping ground
greenpeace finds hundreds of tonnes end up in landfill or burned at illegal factories Angela Giuffrida in Rome Mon 10 Feb 2020 THE GUARDIAN The Italian government has been urged […]
Search and rescue operation continues after boat carrying migrants sinks in Greek waters
At least 12 people died Saturday when a boat loaded with migrants sank in the Ionian Sea, the Greek coastguard said. “So far 12 bodies have been recovered. The […]
Leading anti-mafia prosecutor appointed head of Vatican court
Source: The Guardian BY Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Pope Francis has appointed one of Italy’s leading anti-mafia prosecutors as president of the Vatican court, days after five senior officials were suspended in an […]
Assisting a suicide is not always a crime, rules Italian court
Source: The Guardian Italy’s constitutional court has ruled it was not always a crime to help someone in “intolerable suffering” kill themselves, opening the way for a change of law […]
Moral ethics in trouble with migrant politics
VALERIA GIANOTTA Published 26.07.2019 01:05 In Italy, the case of Carola Rackete, the captain of the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Sea-Watch 3 ship that forced the naval blockade on the […]
EU standoff dampens European dream for migrants
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES Istanbul Published 08.07.2019 Rescue ships are defying Italy and Malta’s hard-line policies of closing their harbors to them and migrants saved at sea are caught up […]
A Wall Worse than Trump’s : European Policies Create New Dangers on Mediterranean
European Policies Create New Dangers on Mediterranean In just a few years, the dreams of European immigration hardliners have become reality on the Mediterranean. Volunteer sea rescue operations have been […]
