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Italy has called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release a $1.9 billion loan to Tunisia because it fears that the lack of liquidity will destabilise its southern...

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Tel Aviv for Rome on 9 March, he was flown to Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv by a helicopter because anti-government...

The head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, Archbishop Atallah Hanna, said on Wednesday that Jerusalem is being subject to an "unprecedented conspiracy." The archbishop made his comment...

The charity Alarm Phone has blamed the Italian coastguard for the fact that 30 migrants are still missing and presumed to have drowned after it did not respond fast...

About 500 people on a large boat in the vicinity of the Italian Search and Rescue (SAR) zone have called for urgent help, the Watch the Med Alarm Phone...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Friday, while dozens demonstrated against the plan to weaken the judiciary in the...

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Friday he wanted to export gas to Europe via Italy, telling his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, there was room for much greater...

Russia said, on Thursday, that a landmark deal to ensure the safe export of grain from Ukraine's Black Sea ports was only being "half-implemented", raising doubts about whether it...

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he believes the Ukraine-Russia war will last "for a while" before the two sides decide to seek mediation, but reiterated his willingness to...

Italy's government was set to approve tougher jail terms for human smugglers, a draft decree seen by Reuters showed today, hours before a cabinet meeting near the town where a recent...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he would ask Italy to  recognise Jerusalem as the capital of the occupation state, obtaining immediate support from Italian Deputy Prime Minister...

Pope Francis on Sunday called on authorities to stop human traffickers operating in the Mediterranean, as he expressed his sorrow over last week's migrant boat disaster off Italy's Calabrian coast, in...

The death toll rose to 70 from a shipwreck carrying migrants on a wooden boat off southern Italy, media reports said Saturday, reports Anadolu Agency. Italian news agency ANSA...

The latest meeting of ambassadors of the countries with stakes in Libya, sometimes known as the Libya Contact Group, ended with a call for both presidential and legislative elections...

Since the beginning of the 1990s, there have been radical shifts in the scene of migration in the Mediterranean. With Italy and Spain imposing visas specifically on citizens of...

Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar and his Italian counterpart, Antonio Tajani, held talks on the economic and political situation in Tunisia yesterday. According to a statement by the Tunisian...

At least 43 migrants have died after their boat sank off the coast of Italy's southern Calabria region, authorities said on Sunday, Reuters reports. Some 80 migrants have survived...

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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has described the situation in Tunisia as "complicated" and said that he has raised the issue at a meeting with his European counterparts, Italy's...

Drilling of the first exploratory oil well is expected to begin at the end of summer, Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Walid Fayad announced on Friday. The plans...

American and Italian archaeologists have uncovered a Sumerian tavern dating back some 5,000 years, including the remains of a primitive refrigeration system, a large oven, benches for diners and...

Italy's prime minister and foreign minister have been called as witnesses in the case of Giulio Regeni, which remains unresolved seven years after the Cambridge University student's body was...

The US, the UK, France, Germany and Italy on Tuesday said they were "deeply troubled" by Israel's decision to dramatically expand its network of illegal settlements in the occupied...

The gloves of Italian veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon were put on sale to help earthquake victims in Turkiye on Monday, reports Anadolu Agency. Atalanta defender Merih Demiral said on...

The boat was found at the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa when the coast guard carried out a rescue operation saving 46 immigrants

Turkiye summoned ambassadors of nine Western countries, including the United States and Sweden, on Thursday to criticise their decision to temporarily shut diplomatic missions and issue security alerts following...

The Libyan Oil and Gas Minister in the internationally-recognised government, Mohamed Oun has criticised the agreement signed between the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Italian energy company Eni saying...

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) will sign offshore gas exploration and production deals with Italy's Eni, Reuters reports. According to the report, the deal would require $8 billion to...

People smugglers are recruiting Russian citizens to head boats carrying refugees from Turkey to Italy, according to report written by two Italian NGOs. Initially smugglers would hire Ukrainians to...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit Algeria early next week to ensure the continuation of the flow of gas. European countries are now preferring to rely on bilateral...

Italy's foreign minister has said that his country shares a vision with Tunisia to tackle illegal immigration. Antonio Tajani made his comment during a visit to Tunisia on Wednesday....

The Israeli authorities have deported an Italian activist after arresting her during a raid on the home of an imprisoned Palestinian journalist in the Dheisheh refugee camp in the...