ROME--A small protest gathered on Monday outside the U.S Embassy on the Via Veneto over the attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel that began on Saturday. The protest was a mix of Italians, Iranians and other nationalities.
Protesters condemned the assassination of Iran’s leader Ali Khamenei, holding up pictures of the fallen leader and Iranian flags as part of the demonstration. The protesters called the attacks unjustified and expressed solidarity with Iran.
ROME--A new assessment has shown the effectiveness of the new measures put in place to regulate attendance and improve the experience of those visiting one of Rome’s most iconic tourist attractions, the Trevi Fountain.
TUNIS — Tunisia is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination and for a good reason – the country is full of interesting sights, including former Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi's final resting place, the people are friendly, the food is delicious and it is relatively cheap. From Rome to Tunis, it is only a 50-minute flight. From London, a flight time of three hours.
ROME – Luke Lindberg, the US Agriculture Department’s undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, is a “leading contender” to run the UN World Food Programme as Executive Director, according to the Agri-Pulse website.
The site quoted a source close to WFP saying Lindberg “appeared to be in line for the appointment. He is passionate about global hunger.”
ROME -- Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s 1979 revolution was never just about seizing the Iranian state but rather a bid to export a political ideology based on hyperactive political Islam that would consume the entire Middle East.
MILAN--Glovo drivers took to the streets of Milan on Saturday to protest the unfair working conditions and low pay, according to a report by il Fatto Quotidiano. “We risk our lives for two euros a delivery. We want a contract.”
Glovo drivers work up to 12 hours a day on the streets to earn less than 30 euros without any job security, sick leave or vacation time. They earn around just 2 euors for every delivery they make.
ROME - Money pledged for the reconstruction of Gaza by Trump ‘Board of Peace’ participants will be housed in a fund at the World Bank, said bank president Ajay Banga at the board's inaugural meeting, a move that critics say risks undermining the UN, and damaging the bank’s public image by conferring legitimacy on Trump’s project without preconditions.
