italy
Rescued migrants safe in Europe after hijacking oil tanker
Middle East
March 29, 2019
Rescued migrants safe in Europe after hijacking oil tanker
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A group of migrants desperate not to go back to Libya made it safely to Europe…
Maltese military seizes tanker hijacked by migrants
Middle East
March 28, 2019
Maltese military seizes tanker hijacked by migrants
A tanker that was hijacked by migrants off Libya docked in Malta on Thursday after the Maltese armed forces took…
Italy’s Salvini approves citizenship for ‘his son,’ 13-year-old Egyptian hero
Egypt
March 27, 2019
Italy’s Salvini approves citizenship for ‘his son,’ 13-year-old Egyptian hero
Italy will grant Italian citizenship to an Egyptian boy who saved 50 of his classmates from a hijacked bus, according…
Egypt’s Immigration Minister praises Rami Shehata for saving schoolmates in Italy
Egypt
March 24, 2019
Egypt’s Immigration Minister praises Rami Shehata for saving schoolmates in Italy
Egypt’s Minister of Immigration and Expatriate affairs Nabila Makram has praised 13-year-old Rami Shehata after defying a man who hijacked…
La Scala returns $3.4 million to Saudi Arabia in debacle
Middle East
March 19, 2019
La Scala returns $3.4 million to Saudi Arabia in debacle
MILAN (AP) — Italy’s famed La Scala opera house will immediately return 3 million euros ($3.4 million) sent to an…
Marsa Alam receives first flight from Milan in 9 years
Travel
March 18, 2019
Marsa Alam receives first flight from Milan in 9 years
Chairman of Marsa Alam Investors Association Adel Rady said that on Sunday the city of Marsa Alam witnessed the arrival…
Direct flights to run from Italy to Marsa Alam in April
Egypt
March 14, 2019
Direct flights to run from Italy to Marsa Alam in April
The Italian news agency Di Viaggi has highlighted the launch of the first regular flights from Rome and Naples to…
Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of ‘sleeper cells’
Middle East
March 10, 2019
Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of ‘sleeper cells’
QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – An Islamic State fighter detained in Syria urged Italy on Saturday to let him come home…
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon on Thursday warned its Mediterranean neighbors that a planned EastMed gas pipeline from Israel to the…
Sisi meets Italy’s Prime Minister to discuss Regeni murder case: Foreign Minister
Egypt
February 26, 2019
Sisi meets Italy’s Prime Minister to discuss Regeni murder case: Foreign Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry announced that during the sidelines of the EU-Arab League summit, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…