Italian cruise passengers to be brought back, crew may stay
Rome, Feb 17 (IANS/AKI) Italy is working to fly home dozens of its citizens quarantined aboard a coronavirus-hit cruise ship off Japan, Foreign Minister Luigi …
Former Italian minister Matteo Salvini to face trial
Rome, Feb 13 (IANS) Italy’s Senate has voted to allow prosecutors to put far-right leader and former minister Matteo Salvini on trial over charges of …
Coronavirus: 6,000 passengers trapped on Italian cruise ship
Rome, Jan 31 (IANS) More than 6,000 passengers were trapped on an Italian cruise ship after a woman fell ill with a suspected case of …
Trade wars could cause new global crisis, warns Italian PM
Rome, Jan 24 (IANS/AKI) Trade tariffs could trigger a new and “disastrous” global recession, Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte warned on Friday after US President Donald …
Italian Minister calls for sustainable Italian fashion
Rome, Jan 23 (IANS/AKI) An Italian Minister on Thursday urged the country’s fashion industry to be sustainable and to boost investment in “innovation, technology and …
EU to forge new migration pact, says Italian Foreign Min
Rome, Jan 21 (IANS/AKI) The European Commission has reopened negotiations on migrants and asylum and soon there will be a new European pact on the …
Italian fashion brand Yamamay debuts in India
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANSlife) Italian brand Yamamay recently launched its flagship store in India. Yamamay officially opened its doors at Select Citywalk mall, New …
Effective EU role needed in Middle East: Italian minister
Rome, Jan 3 (IANS/AKI) Italy and other European Union countries need to intervene in the various crises engulfing the Middle East in an “effective and …
Italian Senator blasts any transfer of US nukes from Turkey
Rome, Dec 30 (IANS/AKI) Italy should not become a US “nuclear arms depot”, a Senator from the ruling grassroots 5-Star Movement said Monday after media …
Avalanche in Italian Alps kill woman, 2 girls
Rome, Dec 29 (IANS) A woman and two seven-year-old girls were killed in an avalanche while skiing in Val Senales in the Italian Alps, the …
Haaland close to signing for Italian club Juventus: Report
Turin, Dec 25 (IANS) Highly rated striker Erling Braut Haaland is one step away from joining Italian soccer giants Juventus, according to Italian newspaper Tuttosport. …
Italian FM meets Libyan leaders, stresses on talks
Rome, Dec 17 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday held talks with Libya’s eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar in the port city …
Rahul is wearing Italian spectacles: Shah
Ranchi, Dec 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was wearing “Italian spectacles”. “Rahul Baba and Hemant (Soren) …
Italian lawmaker proposes to girlfriend in Parliament
Rome, Nov 28 (IANS) An Italian lawmaker brought some romance to his parliamentary intervention on Thursday by proposing to his girlfriend who was watching proceedings …
FAO, Italian research panel to cooperate on fisheries
Rome, Nov 18 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation and Italy’s National Research Council (CNR) have agreed to strengthen their collaboration on iMarine, …
Italian sand art award conferred on Sudarsan Pattnaik
Bhubaneswar, Nov 16 (IANS) Renowned Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has been given the Italian Golden Sand Art Award 2019. He received the award from …
Italian recipes for this winter
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANSlife) Italian food is one of the few global cuisines that Indians are truly obsessed with. Italian food regularly features on …
Sudarsan selected for Italian golden sand art award
Bhubaneswar, Nov 1 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has been selected for Italian golden sand art award 2019. Sudarsan will be felicitated during …
New Italian company set up to develop wave power
Ravenna (Italy), Oct 29 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s oil and gas giant Eni, state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, shipbuilder Fincantieri and energy firm Terna on Monday …
MIT, Italian energy major extend low-carbon energy cooperation
Rome, Oct 18 (IANS/AKI) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Eni have renewed their low-carbon energy research collaboration by extending the Italian energy giant’s tenure …
Brexit a chance to boost our ties with UK: Italian PM
Brussels, Oct 18 (IANS/AKI) Britain’s exit from the European Union with the deal agreed this week by its Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the bloc …
Italian President meets Trump, seeks dialogue on trade
Washington, Oct 16 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday lauded his country’s “solid” relations with the US during a meeting with American counterpart Donald …
Italian Foreign Minister hails ‘progress’ on Libya
Rome, Sep 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday claimed that “steps forward” had been made on Libya and that “important news” …
Italian Foreign Minister lauds youth climate strikers
Rome, Sep 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio praised thousands of young environmental activists who missed school to join climate crisis protests in …
UK’s Princess Beatrice engaged to Italian property tycoon
London, Sep 26 (IANS) The UKs Princess Beatrice is engaged to her Italian property tycoon boyfriend Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Her parents announced on Thursday that …
Modi holds bilaterals with Niger president, Italian PM
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with the President of Niger Issoufou Mahamadou and the prime minister of Italy …
EU must fund migrant repatriations, says Italian President
Rome, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) The European Union should shoulder the cost of sending back migrants to the bloc and needs “an automatic redistribution mechanism” to …
Medicines provided to Libya with Italian support: WHO
Tripoli, Sep 14 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that medicines have been provided to Libyan hospitals, with the support of the Italian government. …
4 Indian men drown in Italian farm manure tank
Rome, Sep 13 (IANS) Four Sikh men from Punjab have drowned in a manure tank on a dairy farm near Pavia region in northern Italy, …
Italian PM for ‘effective’ European solidarity on migration
Rome, Sep 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday called for “effective solidarity” from the European Union on the thorny issue of migration, saying …
Why Indian food can’t be at par with Italian fare (Also read on IANSlife)
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANSlife) Indian food may finally be getting its due global recognition, but it will never be able to stand parallel to …
Leclerc wins Ferrari’s 1st Italian GP title since 2010
Monza (Italy) Sep 8 (IANS) Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on Sunday sealed back-to-back Formula One race wins, his second career triumph, at the 2019 Italian Grand …
Leclerc wins Ferrari’s 1st Italian GP title in 10 years
Monza (Italy) Sep 8 (IANS) Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on Sunday sealed back-to-back Formula One race wins, his second career triumph, at the 2019 Italian Grand …
Over five dozen Pakistani migrants land on Italian coast
Rome, Aug 30 (IANS/AKI) A total of 62 Pakistani migrants came ashore overnight at the town of Gallipoli in the southern Italian region of Apulia …
Five Star, Democratic Party to form new Italian govt
Rome, Aug 29 (IANS) Italian President Sergio Mattarella will charge caretaker Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte with forming a new government based on a coalition of …
FAO helps Italian farmers train Syrian women
Rome, Aug 28 (IANS/AKI) The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has teamed up with the Slow Food movement to organise a study tour this week …
Italian PM quits after sharp attack on coalition ally
Rome, Aug 20 (IANS) Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday announced he was resigning after making a scathing attack on his deputy and coalition …
Clash between Italian PM and Salvini heats up
Rome, Aug 17 (IANS) The feud between Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Matteo Salvini, the man who may be looking to replace Conte as …
Ready to bar French NGO rescue boat: Italian Minister
Rome, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Friday said that he he was ready to ban French charity ship Ocean Viking, which …
Italian President against 1 mn euro fine on intruding boats
Rome, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday signed a controversial new security law but ordered revisions to parts of the legislation including …
Italian lawmakers to take up Venice cruise ship problem
Rome, Aug 6 (IANS/AKI) Members of Italy’s lower house of parliament will question Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli on the issue of large cruise ships docking …