Source: Quartz By Annalisa Merelli Italy, home to the fourth largest Muslim population in Europe, has a mosque problem. Not because, as many a xenophobic politicians would claim, there are […]
Source: BBC Stealing small amounts of food to stave off hunger is not a crime, Italy’s highest court of appeal has ruled. Judges overturned a theft conviction against Roman Ostriakov […]
Families were preferred, as were those whose homes had been destroyed in Syria, and all had to have proper documents Image Credit: Reuters Syrian couple Rami, 51, and Suhila, 50, walk with their sons Abdul Majid (right), 15, and Rashid, 18, at the Sant’Egidio community in Rome. Published: 18:56 April […]
Mission would be part of a broader Italian plan to close the Western Mediterranean route into the European Union Published: 16:29 April 25, 2016 AFP Rome: Nato is three months away from launching patrols off Libya as part of a plan to stop refugees arriving in Italy, Italian Defence […]
The Cambridge student had spotted that trade unionism is the greatest threat to dictatorship Robert Fisk @indyvoices Saturday 16 April 2016 We’ve all grown so used to the “Muslim terror” […]
Source: Mail Online Italy’s coastguard said Tuesday it had rescued some 4,000 migrants in the past two days, adding to fears of a fresh push to reach Europe via that […]
Source: The Guardian By Helena Smith Pope Francis has taken a dozen highly vulnerable refugees who faced deportation from the Greek island of Lesbos back to Rome, offering them refuge in […]
Source: BBC Just south of Sardinia’s world-famous Costa Smeralda, the lonely island of Tavolara rises wildly from the cerulean sea like a jagged mountain. There are no roads or hotels, […]
Source: The New York Times ROME — When Pope Francis was chosen to lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics three years ago, he pledged to reform antiquated and troubledVatican institutions. He formed an inner circle of nine cardinals as his closest advisers, appointed a commission to deal with sexual abuse […]
Source: The Wall Street Journal Italy failed to protect an Egyptian cleric from torture and unlawful detention when he was abducted by U.S. Central Intelligence Agency operatives and taken to […]
In this April 11, 2007 file photo, Egyptian cleric Osama Hassan Mustafa Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, who was allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents off the streets of an Italiancity and taken to Egypt where he said he was tortured, talks on his mobile phone as he walks in […]
Interview Conducted by Walter Mayr WWW.SPIEGEL.DE DPA/Guardia di Finanza An image provided by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza showing the rescuing of a refugee boat in the Mediterranean last April Italy is adament that the rest of the European Union must do its part to solve the […]
Reuters International FEB 4, 2016 – 15:54 ROME (Reuters) – Italy will send a team specialised in treating war wounded to Iraq as it prepares to send troops to guard Mosul dam maintenance workers, Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said on Thursday. In the wake of the deadly Islamic State attacks […]
Source: The Guardian It has been 2,000 years since Romans gathered at the Circus Maximus to watch chariots roar around the racetrack, but a new battle was brought to the […]
Source: RNS ROME (RNS) Controversy over Italy’s decision to cover nude statues during the visit of Iran’s president continued to spark debate as the leader of the Syrian Catholic Church […]
Source: Independent Italy is setting up a council of “Italian Islam” that claims to be bringing the religion into compliance with the country’s “Christian and humanist tradition”. The reason for the […]
By JT – Dec 10,2015 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah addresses the Mediterranean Dialogue conference in Rome on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday said the Arab world and Europe are so connected that they “rise or fall together”. […]
Sunday 6 Dec 2015 File Photo: Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi June 10, 2014 (Photo: Reuters) Italy has no intention of joining a U.S.-led coalition that is attacking Islamic State targets in Syria, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Sunday, warning that the air campaign would only add to […]
War begets refugees Aug 18,2015 – JORDAN TIMES On April 26, 2011, a meeting that can only be described as sinister took place between then-Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and French president Nicolas Sarkozy. The most pressing issue discussed at the meeting in Rome was how to deal with African immigrants. […]
Giorgos Moutafis/ DER SPIEGEL Two worlds are colliding on the beaches of the Mediterranean this summer: Vacationers looking for relaxation and migrants seeking relief from poverty or warfare. The result is a moral conundrum for Europe.By Spiegel Staff It’s quiet on the beach. Vacationers are still sleeping in their hotels, and […]