Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Tag Archives: ROME
Italy ‘not intimidated’ by Daesh attack on consulate in Cairo
Italy will not be intimidated by the deadly bombing of its consulate in Cairo, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Saturday A powerful explosion ripped through the Italian Consulate in central Cairo early Saturday, heavily damaging the building and killing
UK warns 500,000 may cross Mediterranean
Naval vessels from Italy, Britain, Ireland and other countries steamed toward the waters off Libya on Saturday to rescue the latest wave of migrants from smugglers’ boats. British authorities warned that up to 500,000 people could attempt the perilous crossing
Italy: 4,200 more migrants saved off Libya’s coasts, 17 die
The Italian coast guard says it has coordinated the rescue of more than 4,000 migrants off Libya’s coast in 22 separate operations. The rescues, from 13 boats and nine motorized rubber dinghies, took place Friday. The coast guard said Saturday
Italy arrests Tunisia museum attack suspect: police
Italian police have arrested a Moroccan man on suspicion he helped organize and execute the March 18 attack on Tunisia’s Bardo Museum that left 22 people dead, authorities said Wednesday. Abdelmajid Touil was arrested Tuesday night on a Tunisian arrest
Dozens feared dead in new Mediterranean migrant tragedy
The Save the Children aid group reported another Mediterranean migrant tragedy Tuesday, with survivors saying “dozens” of their fellow passengers fell out of their rubber boat and likely drowned as a rescue vessel neared. Save the Children’s Giovanna di Benedetto
Italy: ISIS poses ‘evident risk’ in Libya
Italy on Wednesday issued its strongest warning yet about the danger of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) establishing a stronghold in Libya that would threaten Europe’s security and the stability of neighboring states. Addressing parliament, Foreign Minister
About 700 migrants rescued from boats near Libya
Two commercial ships and an Italian coastguard vessel rescued about 700 migrants from overcrowded boats near the Libyan coast on Friday, days after more than 300 people died trying to make the crossing to Europe. Rome’s coastguard command center organized
Over 300 migrants die trying to reach Italy: UNCHR
More than 300 people probably died this week after attempting to reach Italy from Libya on four separate boats in stormy weather, the U.N. refugee agency said on Wednesday after speaking to a handful of survivors. The sharp increase in
29 African migrants die of hypothermia off Italian coast: Source
Twenty-nine African migrants intercepted by Italian authorities while trying to reach Europe by boat in rough and icy conditions have died of hypothermia, most after being rescued, sources told AFP Monday. Coastguard speedboats picked up 105 migrants in the Mediterranean
Italian doctor reported missing in Libya
An Italian doctor in his seventies who worked in a hospital in Tripoli has gone missing in Libya, Italian media reported on Thursday. The foreign ministry in Rome told AFP it had activated “all the search channels possible” and was
Italian women abducted in Syria arrive in Rome
Two Italian aid workers abducted in northern Syria last summer arrived in Rome at dawn Friday, a day after they were released. The flight carrying Greta Ramelli, 20, and Vanessa Marzullo, 21, from Turkey landed at Ciampino military airport near
Italian aid workers held hostage in Syria freed
Two Italian aid workers taken hostage in Syria five months ago have been released and will soon return home, Italy’s government said on Thursday. “Vanessa Marzullo and Greta Ramelli are free and will soon return to Italy,” read a Tweet
Italian President Napolitano to ‘step down in hours’
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano will step down in hours, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Tuesday, opening up a delicate political process to name a new head of state. The 89-year-old Napolitano, who reluctantly agreed to a second term in
‘La Dolce Vita’ star Anita Ekberg dies
ROME: The actress Anita Ekberg, who has died aged 83, is likely to be remembered for a single scene in Rome’s Trevi Fountain, exhibiting her curvaceous charms to an urbane Marcello Mastroianni in Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita.” Although born
At least 1,300 migrants saved off Italy at Christmas
The Italian Navy rescued some 1,300 migrants in several operations late on Christmas Day, among them a Nigerian woman who gave birth on board one of the rescue vessels, local media said Friday. The majority of the migrants were on
Sisi: Egypt could send forces to stabilize future Palestinian state
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in an interview published Sunday that he would be prepared to send troops to a future Palestinian state to help stabilize it. Sisi, who begins his first European trip on Monday since ousting his
Italian engineer abducted in Libya in July freed
An Italian construction engineer abducted in Libya last July has been freed, Italy’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. Marco Vallisa was kidnapped on July 5 along with two other workers from Macedonia and Bosnia in the town of Zuwara. The
Italy’s singing nun releases first album
ROME: Cristina Sciuccia, the singing nun who won Italy’s version of The Voice, on Tuesday releases a first album containing an unlikely cover of Madonna’s 1984 hit “Like a Virgin.” On her way to victory in the television singing contest,
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