7 month agoThis photo shows China's Air Force One as seen by two escorting Typhoons. Everything we know about the contingent of fighters, helos, CAEW, cUAS the @ItalianAirForce has dispatched to enforce an ADIZ and some NFZs during Xin Jinping visit to Rome
Chinese president lands in Italy, set to sign Belt and Road deal
7 month agoMiano, a carabiniere, shoots himself in the barracks with an order gun
Orban: On @matteosalvinimi : I've made no secret that we highly respect this key figure in the Italian government
7 month agoItaly: a bus driver (Italian-Senegalese, born in France) tried to burn his bus with 51 children inside. The motive was, as he said, the Salvini/DiMaio anti-immigration policy. The Carabinieri successfully saved all the people aboard.
7 month agoLebanon: President Michel Aoun met a delegation of "Alliance for Peace and Freedom". A far right (neo-nazi and neo-fascist) organization. Focus on Syrian refugees Among the envoys: - Nick Griffin (British "National Party") - Roberto Fiore( Italian "Forza Nuova")
7 month agoIS claims responsibility for an attack in Baghouz assuring 5 YPG militants killed, including the Italia n Lorenzo Orsetti, posting his documents on Amaq News Channel.
Iman Fadil, Moroccan model who was due to give evidence against former Italian PM Silvio Burlusconi in the Bunga Bunga trial suddenly died of radioactive poison before trial
Italy's MoI Salvini on Italian foreign fighters in Syria, Iraq and other countries. Total number: 135 KIA: 48 Back in Italy: 12, of which 5 currently jailed, 7 free to move but monitored by security services. Still abroad or dead: 75
7 month agoQatar Emiri Navy concluded joint "PASS EXERCISE" with Italian Navy CARLO MARGOTTINI Frigate, the exercise included: Air Defense exercise, Surface exercise, Maneuvering exercise and Fire Fighting and Damage exercise
Pope announces opening of secret archives of wartime pontiff Pius XII
7 month agoBig rally marched through in downtown Milan against the anti-migrant policies of the Italian government.
Joint US, French, British and Italian Communiqué on Libya: We welcome the meeting of the United Nations representative with Al-Sarraj and Hafter and commend the efforts of the UAE in facilitating dialogue
LX-N90459 - NATO Boeing E-3A Sentry AWACS
7 month agoUAE's MoFA Sheikh al-Nahyan with Italian Interior Minister Salvini met in Rome yesterday. Topics: regional and international developments, bilateral ties, security and defense.
LX-N90459 - NATO Boeing E-3A Sentry AWACS
US Air Force RQ-4A Global Hawk UAV
7 month agoExit polls for a regional election in Sardinia point to a massive defeat for 5 Star Movement, trailing well behind the centre-right and centre-left candidates. 5 Star was well ahead in the March '18 general elections. Results out tomorrow.
7 month agoIn Sharm El-Sheikh for #ArabEUsummit Italy's PM Conte says he's monitoring Haftar's LNA offensive in South Libya, he has talked with Serraj and he plans to meet Haftar soon. Conte says Italy backs UN national conference but warns there is still a lot to do to reach peace.
Salvini got 3 million Euro from the Kremlin to finance his EU election campaign
8 month agoSmoking Etna volcano, Sicily, S Italy yesterday at sunset, Feb 17th. Photo by Antonio Bruno @EtnaWeb
Vatican defrocks US ex-cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse claims
France ambassador to Italy will return today to his post
Italian Parliament voted a resolution that says: 1. Maduro is not the legitimate President of Venezuela. 2. National Assembly has the legitimacy. 3. Free and fair elections must to take place.
The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, in favor of elections in Venezuela "as soon as possible." Salvini affirms that on Tuesday there will be an Italian position on the Venezuelan crisis.
Matteo Salvini, the head of the Ligue, declares himself ready "to go this week in Paris"
Italyan newspaper @repubblica says an Italian journalist and a fellow from CNN were targeted while reporting in Syria embedded with the SDF. The Italian has been injured in the head and then taken to the US-held al-Omar base.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Italy sent a note to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which it protested against the opening of the so-called "DNR" representative office in Verona, and also asked Verona city authorities to clarify its legal status.
Italy, on the recall of the ambassador's for consultations: We do not want to confront France
Rome Ciampino International Airport, Italy, closed until 18h00 on Feb. 7, following discovery of suspected unexploded WWII ordnance during construction work.
