Italy

Meloni in Lebanon, Calls for Support for UNIFIL

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Lebanon on Friday and met with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Grand Serail to discuss the escalating regional crisis. In a joint press conference, Meloni expressed her country's solidarity with Lebanon and emphasized the urgent need for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon. “We are all ...

Pogba's Career in Jeopardy as France Star Handed Four-year Doping Ban

France star Paul Pogba has been given a four-year ban from football by Italy's anti-doping tribunal after testing positive for testosterone last August, his club Juventus said on Thursday. A spokesman for the club told AFP it had been notified of the decision against the 30-year-old World Cup winner, who had been provisionally suspended in ...

ITA Airways: 11 Weekly Flights Between Beirut and Rome as of April

In a meeting with the caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Italy's Ambassador to Lebanon, Nicoletta Bombardieri, announced the decision of Italy's national airline, ITA Airways, to operate 11 flights a week from Rome to Beirut, starting next April. The Minister described this decision as a sign of renewed confidence in a vital ...

Italy Pulls Out of Chinese Belt and Road Initiative

After more than four years of being the sole G7 nation to join, Italy has decided to withdraw from China's extensive Belt and Road infrastructure Initiative, as confirmed by a government source on Wednesday. Italy has withdrawn from China's vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, more than four years after becoming the only G7 nation to sign ...

Italy and Spain to Meet in Euro 2024 Group Stage, England Handed Kind Draw

Reigning champions Italy were placed in the same group as Spain in Saturday's draw for Euro 2024, while France will come up against the Netherlands and England avoided any of the toughest opponents. Gareth Southgate's much-fancied England side will meet Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia, with hosts Germany taking on Scotland in the tournament's ...