ROME – In the lead-up to the Sept 25 elections, Carlo Calenda, leader of Azione, backed out of the election pact with the Democratic Party (PD) on Sunday.

 ROME – The sets of ‘Firenze Rinascimentale Mincacciata’ and ‘La Casa del Grande Fratello’ have been damaged in a fire that broke out at the historic Cinecittà film studios, the local fire brigade

 ROME - Enrico Letta of the Democratic Party (PD) has made a pledge to finance underprivileged 18-year-olds with 10,000 euros that will come from a death tax on millionaires as part of the party’s

 ROME – Luigi di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs and former member of the Five Star Movement, announced his new political project, the party “Civil Commitment” to RAI 3 on Sunday. 

 ROME – Regional Affairs Minister, Mariastella Gelmini, and Minister of Public Administration, Renato Brunetta left Forza Italia in protest on Wednesday, following the party’s decision to abstain f

  ROME – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi refused to throw in the towel Wednesday despite centre right parties boycot

 ROME – City councillors voted unanimously to give themselves a pay rise, as the budget adjusts to 2 million euros. 

 ROME - The medals and official video for the 2022 European Swimming Championships were unveiled in front of sponsors, the media and officials in a press conference held at Campidoglio.

 ROME – An investigation was underway on Friday morning into the deaths of three cyclists, after an 82-year-old driver swerved and hit a group of cyclists on Via Aurelia Vecchia, while under cardia

ROME – Eugenio Scalfari, the founder of investigative journalism weekly L’Espresso and daily newspaper La Repubblica has died, his family said on Thursday. 

ROME – At the National Etruscan Museum in Villa Giulia, Mario Desiati won the Strega Prize on Thursday with his novel “Spatriati” (Einaudi). 

 ROME – Police have opened a new investigation, probing into the causes of the series of fires in the capital over the past month, authorities reported on Monday.

 ROME - Yet again, another fire has broken out in Rome – the fourth of the month – this time in the Via Casilina area and Centocello Park as local firefighters were deployed onto the scene, firefig

 ROME – The historic importance of the Abraham Accords, a rapprochement signed in 2020 between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain, was highlighted at the ‘Tradin

ROME - More needs to be done on an international level to assist in the ongoing conflict in Yemen was the takeaway message from the ‘A Frontline, Female Perspective on the Houthis Siege of Yemen' e

ROME – The Måneskin concert at Circus Maximus took place on Saturday and was not postponed despite Fimmg Lazio doctors warning of a spike in Covid cases to follow. 

ROME – One of Italy’s most wanted men, Rocco Morabito, landed at Ciampino airport on Tuesday and was taken into custody by police, after being extradited from Brazil, authorities reported.  

 ROME – Unionised taxi drivers started a two-day strike throughout Italy on Tuesday, adding to public transport disruptions in the city.

 ROME – A fire has broken out in north Rome between Pineta Sacchetti and Monte Mario.

 MARATEA – Trenitalia (FS Italiane Group) Frecciarossa have partnered with the Marateale – Basilicata international award’s 14^th edition, in a promotion of Basilicata’s rich culture, mak

ROME – Raffaele La Capria, one of the most significant figures of late 20^th century Italian literature, died on Monday evening at the Santo Spirito hospital, his family said.

ROME- Some 200 firefighters were called in to tackle fires in Rome on Monday morning. Reinforcements have arrived from Umbira, Abruzzo, Tuscany and Campania to help with the fires.

ROME – A suspicious package was discovered on Monday that had been sent by post to Leonardo Spa, in Piazza Monte Grappa, and first checks show it could have exploded. 

ROME - A huge fire broke out in Rome on Via Bosco Marengo.

 Two people, a woman and child, were transported to Policlinico Gemelli.