Sicily
Zahi Hawass pays a visit to Italy’s Noto to lecture on excavations
Archaeology
September 30, 2019
Zahi Hawass pays a visit to Italy’s Noto to lecture on excavations
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass visited Italy’s Noto on Saturday, giving a lecture on Egyptian antiquities and revealing details about recent excavations…
Mediterranean migrant rescue ship running low on food: Doctors Without Border
World
August 23, 2019
Mediterranean migrant rescue ship running low on food: Doctors Without Border
The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity group said Thursday that its rescue ship is running out of food supplies for…
Migrant rescue ship captain heads to Italian court hearing
Middle East
July 1, 2019
Migrant rescue ship captain heads to Italian court hearing
ROME (AP) — The German captain of a humanitarian migrant rescue ship is being taken in an Italian border police…
Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue ship released by Italian authorities
Middle East
June 2, 2019
Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue ship released by Italian authorities
The German NGO Sea-Watch announced that its ship Sea-Watch 3 was released by Italian authorities Saturday after being impounded nearly three weeks ago.…
Elmed interconnector aims to bring solar power from the Sahara to Europe
World
May 24, 2019
Elmed interconnector aims to bring solar power from the Sahara to Europe
It’s been a long-held European dream to shore up its supply of renewable energy with solar power from sun-rich North Africa. Now,…
‘Vast’ far-right disinformation networks discovered in EU
World
May 22, 2019
‘Vast’ far-right disinformation networks discovered in EU
Fake news, fake quotes, and movie clips presented as proof of migrant misdeeds are only some of the tactics used…
4.8 quake hits area near Sicily’s Mount Etna
World
December 26, 2018
4.8 quake hits area near Sicily’s Mount Etna
4.8-magnitude earthquake hit the area around Europe’s most active volcano Mount Etna early Wednesday, injuring several people, damaging old…
Italy police arrest mafia’s new ‘boss of bosses’ in Sicily
World
December 4, 2018
Italy police arrest mafia’s new ‘boss of bosses’ in Sicily
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police have arrested the new head of the Sicilian mafia and 45 other alleged mobsters in…
Libya could hold elections next spring: Italy’s foreign minister
Middle East
November 14, 2018
Libya could hold elections next spring: Italy’s foreign minister
ROME (Reuters) – Libya could hold elections next spring, Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Enzo Moavero said on Wednesday, after…
IDSC denies tsunami wave to hit Egypt
Egypt
October 15, 2018
IDSC denies tsunami wave to hit Egypt
The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) denied all rumors about the expected exposure of Egypt during the…