italy
28 immigrants deported from Italy in Egypt
Egypt
June 11, 2013
28 immigrants deported from Italy in Egypt
Twenty-eight undocumented Egyptian migrants who had been deported from Italy have arrived back home in Egypt, sources said. The migrants…
An Italian spring? Italy’s 2013 general election
Opinion
March 9, 2013
An Italian spring? Italy’s 2013 general election
As results from Italy’s general elections on 24–25 February began trickling through, it was clear that the country’s scandal-ridden political…
Italy’s Berlusconi gets jail sentence in wiretap trial
World
March 7, 2013
Italy’s Berlusconi gets jail sentence in wiretap trial
An Italian court sentenced ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday to one year in jail over the publication by his…
Italian Five Star Movement surprises everyone with elections results, including itself
World
March 2, 2013
Italian Five Star Movement surprises everyone with elections results, including itself
Italy went through a tumultuous poll this week amid politicians’ banking scandals, the pope stepping down, the revival of former…
Italy parties seek way out of election stalemate
World
February 27, 2013
Italy parties seek way out of election stalemate
Italy's stunned political parties searched for a way forward on Tuesday after an inconclusive election gave none of them a…
Italy heads to polls in landmark elections
World
February 24, 2013
Italy heads to polls in landmark elections
Italians began voting on Sunday in one of the most closely watched elections in years, with markets nervous about whether…
Ex-CIA Rome chief gets jail term in Abu Omar’s ‘rendition’ trial
Egypt
February 2, 2013
Ex-CIA Rome chief gets jail term in Abu Omar’s ‘rendition’ trial
MILAN ––An Italian appeals court on Friday sentenced a former CIA station chief to seven years in jail for the…
Italy court upholds ‘rendition’ convictions on ex-CIA agents
World
September 19, 2012
Italy court upholds ‘rendition’ convictions on ex-CIA agents
ROME — Italy’s highest court on Wednesday upheld guilty verdicts on 23 Americans for the kidnapping of an Egyptian Muslim…
‘La Nave Dolce’ documents hijacked ship’s struggle for freedom
Cinema/TV
September 6, 2012
‘La Nave Dolce’ documents hijacked ship’s struggle for freedom
VENICE — Late Italian screenwriter Cesare Zavattini, a main contributor to the neorealist movement, once said: “in the archives are…
Pirelli workers plan march to presidential palace Tuesday
Egypt
July 2, 2012
Pirelli workers plan march to presidential palace Tuesday
Close to 500 workers at the Pirelli Tires factory in Alexandria say they are planning to come to Cairo on…