GENOA - Protesters blocked the gates of the port of Genoa after discovering the presence of numerous American military vehicles and explosives going to Israel on board the ship Bahri Yanbu, on Friday morning. The protest by the CALP union dockworkers continued with a march first inside and then outside the port.
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11 Aug 2025
Rosalie Smith
ROME – Speaking in an interview with La Stampa, later reported by Il Fatto Quotidiano, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said “I think that the occupation of Gaza and certain serious acts in the West Bank mark a qualitative leap that requires decisions to be taken that will force Netanyahu to think. And this would not be a move against Israel, but a way to save that people from a government that has lost its reason and humanity. We must always distinguish governments from states and peoples, as well as from the religions they profess.
11 Aug 2025
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FANO, Marche - On Saturday, at a dinner at the Villa Piccinetti restaurant in Fano, in the Marche region 100 out of the 800 guests reported ill feelings. The restaurant had hosted an event that has become a tradition in the area, so much so that among the guests were regional candidates Matteo Ricci and Marta Ruggeri, who were not involved in the unfortunate incident.
11 Aug 2025
Peter srinivasan
ROME —The Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Italy, and New Zealand have issued a joint statement strongly condemning Israel’s decision to launch a new large scale military operation in Gaza, following the Israeli Security Cabinet’s announcement on 8 August.
9 Aug 2025
Philip Stringer
ROME - Five years ago, Dr. Kristen DiMatteo arrived in Rome to take on the role of Head of School at the American Overseas School of Rome. It was a time of global uncertainty, shifting expectations in international education, and renewed focus on what schools should be. Not only in terms of curriculum, but also as places where learning and community go hand in hand.
Since then, AOSR has gone through more than upgrades. It has experienced a transformation.
8 Aug 2025
Rosalie Smith
ROME - In an interview with Il Messaggero, Ettore Sequi, former secretary general of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and former ambassador to China, is convinced that “the sanctions announced by Trump do not worry Putin much. We are talking about sanctions that consist of increasing tariffs on countries that buy energy from Russia. Trump will be able to apply them to India, but less easily to China, with whom the terms of the preliminary agreement reached in Geneva are being decided.
8 Aug 2025
Peter srinivasan
Rome--Cinecittà in partnership with Adnkronos Comunicazione, has announced the launch of a new, fully funded professional training course in communication and marketing for the audiovisual sector. The initiative, supported by EU funds, is designed to address the growing demand for skilled professionals within an expanding and evolving industry.
8 Aug 2025
Rosalie Smith
ROME - Daniel O'Connell, who was born in 1775 in County Kerry and died in Genoa in May 1847, is Ireland's most celebrated hero, a father of the nation to whom monuments, streets and ongoing celebrations are dedicated. His body rests beneath a monumental tomb, topped by a tall column, in Gaisnevin Cemetery in Dublin.
8 Aug 2025
Rosalie Smith
ROME – The Eternal City and The Pearl by the Sea have signed, hand in hand, a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of cultural heritage, under which the Capitoline Superintendency and the city of Odesa have set up a joint working group, made up of experts from both sides, for the preservation and protection of cultural heritage.
8 Aug 2025