ROME -- In the heart of Italy's haute couture, designer Jamal Taslaq has carved out a space uniquely his own by masterfully fusing Palestinian heritage with Italian craftsmanship.

 VATICAN CITY -- As many as 250,000 people attended the solemn funeral of Pope Francis in St Peter's square and the via della Conciliazione avenue leading to the Vatican from the Tiber, police said

 VATICAN CITY – Tens of thousands of pilgrims and Roman Catholic faithful were paying their respects to Pope Francis in St Peter’s Basilica after the coffin

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis made a visit to the Regina Coeli prison Thursday and met with 70 inmates, saying that he wanted to visit a penitentiary even though t

ROME – For the final day of their Italy state visit King Charles and Queen Camilla joined the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella again at Palazzo Merlato, Ravenna Town Hall.

 VATICAN CITY – Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla had a private audience with Pope Francis and exchanged wishes for recovery from their respective recen

ROME – Charles and Camilla continued on their state visit to Italy on Wednesday with a visit to the Villa Pamphiji to meet Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, after Camilla’s alleged Tuesday gaffe at th

ROME - Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla, were enjoying their Roman holiday under sunny skies on Tuesday, after arriving at Ciampino airport the evening before to embark on a state visit

 VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis appeared in St Peter's Square Sunday for the first time since he was hospitalised earlier this year, smiling and greeting a crowd of pilgrims and faithful attending an

  ROME – FAO staffers are gripped by the salacious saga of the agency’s Number 2 boss, Godfrey Magwanzi, who has promoted a Russian speaking female underling who

 BRUSSELS -- A record 7^th case concerning foreign language lecturers “lettori” in Italian universities is hea

 ROME -- Concern is growing among donor countries over the decision by the director general of ICCROM, the Rome-based international quango responsible for the tec

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 ROME -- FAO Director General Qu Dongyu, evidently frustrated that staff have not translated his strategic framework for the UN agency into reality, has taken to picking on employees at random in t

 ROME – Nicaragua, under the regime led by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, has withdrawn from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and o

 ROME -- FAO Evaluation Division chief Clemencia Cosentino has bewildered staff by flouting the rule against directors of the UN agency teleworking from home, reg

 ROME -- African top poverty-buster Godfrey 'crocburger' Magwenzi has climaxed his elevation to being the No.

 ROME -- Pope Francis blessed well-wishers from his window at the Gemelli hospital Sunday, making his first public appearance since he was admitted five weeks ago for treatment for double pneumonia

 ROME – The Italian Insider wishes to state that Mr Osama Owaneh, of Amman, Jordan, has never had any contact with the Italian Insider or any of its journalists an

 ROME – King Charles III and Queen Camilla are all set to partake in a state visit to the Vatican and Italian Republic, with meetings in both Rome and Ravenna, which will coincide with their 20

  ROME -- With Western unity under strain across the Atlantic, senior representatives from Rome’s diplomatic and political scene met to celebrate Commonwealth Day

 ROME – An FAO poverty-buster insisted on staying at five star hotels in the Jordanian resorts of Aqaba and Petra costing as much as dlrs 230 a night using funds t

 ROME – Government appointed staff at the FAO operation in Jordan regularly bully and intimidate employees including alleged physical assaults while the FAO Repre