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Seeing a doctor can be a challenging experience if you’re new to the Italian healthcare system, but possibly even more so if your 'dottore' doesn't have a good command of English. , ...ادامه مطلب

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Kyiv Saturday to preside over a G7 virtual meeting on Ukraine on the second anniversary of Russia's invasion, the govement announced in Rome. , ...ادامه مطلب

From understanding the language used to talk about autumn in Italy to sampling the best of the season's produce, our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian. , ...ادامه مطلب

Di Maio accused French govements on both the left and right of pursuing ultraliberal policies that have "increased citizens’ insecurity and sharply reduced their spending power", i, ...ادامه مطلب

Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano meets Libya's unity govement Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in the Libyan capital Tripoli on December 23rd 2017. Photo: AFP. AFP [email protected] @thelocalitaly 24 December 2017 09:17 CET+01:00 The foreign minister of Italy, which has been helping Libya to combat illegal immigration to Europe, made a brief visit to Tripoli on Saturday. Angelino Alfano met officials of Libya's UN-backed unity govement and paid a call at Tripoli port to an Italian naval vessel whose crew has been assisting the Libyan coastguard. Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said earlier this month his country could "hold its head high" over its treatment of migrants, after rights group Amnesty Inteational accused Rome and other EU govements of being "knowingly complicit" in abuses of migrants in Libya. "Finally, the spotlights have been tued to the human rights situation in Libya. This is to our credit," Gentiloni said. Amnesty has waed of legal action against Rome and other EU govements over the bloc's policy of hel, ...ادامه مطلب

Italy's Court of Cassation. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP Clicking 'like' on a terrorist video on Facebook counts as evidence of apology for terrorism, Italy's top court has ruled. Taken alongside other evidence, a Facebook like can be a "serious indication of guilt and therefore justifies pre-trial detention in jail", the Court of Cassation ruled. The judgment related to a Kosovan man resident in Fiesse in the Brescia area, who was expelled from Italy in November 2016 on charges of online propaganda. He had lived in the country for around ten years and at the time of his expulsion, the Interior Ministry said, the man's Facebook page "contained documents and files of jihadist propaganda, as well as contacts with two well-known Islamists". However, the man denied any intent to share jihadist propaganda and distanced himself from Islamist violence. A Brescia Court of Review twice ruled that the evidence against him was insufficient, noting that: "Evoking holy war does not necessarily result in the creation of organized structures aimed at carrying out terrorist acts", the local Gioale di Brescia reported. The court further said that the man's refe, ...ادامه مطلب

Tourists visiting the Pantheon. Photo: Gabriel Buoys/AFP Visitors to Rome's Pantheon, an ancient temple-tued-church, will have to pay to visit the site from May next year, Italy's culture ministry announced on Monday. Tickets will cost €2 and will be introduced on May 2nd, 2018, so locals and those planning to visit the capital before then still have a chance to visit the site for free. And even after the fees have been introduced, it will still be possible to attend religious services at the Pantheon without paying. The decision to charge visitors was first mooted in September last year, as The Local reported at the time, in order to help cover the high running costs of the monument -- one of the few ancient Roman sites in the capital which had not already introduced a fee. On Monday, the ministry confirmed that the revenue generated by the fee would go towards "development and protection of the monument, maintenance and guaranteeing increased security during visits". READ ALSO: Woman arrested for damaging Pantheon's ancient candelabra The Pantheon was built over 2,000 years ago on the orders of Emperor Hadrian, and last year almost eight, ...ادامه مطلب

People greet Pope Francis in Yangon. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AF Pope Francis arrived in mainly Buddhist Myanmar on Monday on a highly sensitive visit to a country facing sharp global criticism for the alleged ethnic cleansing of its Rohingya Muslim minority. Catholics in colourful ethnic traditional dress waved flags and danced at Yangon's airport in a joyful welcome for the pope, making the first visit to the country by a pontiff. The visit comes as Myanmar's military stands accused of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya Muslims. More than 620,000 have fled a crackdown in northe Rakhine state for neighbouring Bangladesh over the past three months. &, ...ادامه مطلب

Lake Trasimeno seen from the fortress at Castiglion del Lago. File photo: wallaceweeks/Depositphotos The Etruscan city and capital of the 'green heart of Italy' is often the focus for tourists who visit the central Italian province of Umbria. But, ...ادامه مطلب

Visitors will soon have to pay to enter the Pantheon, one of central Rome’s most spectacular monuments. The idea to introduce a fee to enter the building, one of the few ancient Roman sites that is currently free, met with controversy when it was first mooted by Culture Minister Dario Franceschini in January to help cover the monument's high running costs. But the minister confirmed o, ...ادامه مطلب

Tourism in Italy boomed in summer 2017, with an increase in visitor numbers expected to continue throughout the colder months. In total, almost 50 million people spent the night at an Italian hotel during June, July, and August this year. The exact number was 48.3 million, according to figures shared by Italian hotel trade association Federalberghi and the Cultural Ministry, and represented a two , ...ادامه مطلب

Beautiful sunsets and empty streets: That's autumnn in Rome. Photo: Moyan Brenn/FlickrIt's never a bad time for an Italian holiday, but autumn is when the country really comes into its own. Read on for the top reasons you should book a trip here now. 1. The Colours Autumn by Lake Como. Photo: rglinsky/Depositphotos Whether it's the autumn sunshine illuminating reddish city buildings, the changing , ...ادامه مطلب

Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of Benito. Photo: AFPA forest in Italy where the trees spelled out 'DVX', Benito Mussolini's Latin title, has been severely damaged by wildfires. The pine forest on Monte Giano, close to Rieti, spelled out 'DVX', the Latin for 'leader' or Italian 'Duce', as the Fascist dictator was known. A man has been reported to police for allegedly starting the fire while co, ...ادامه مطلب

Cala Gonone beach, Sardinia. Photo: Alex MacbethTired of mainland Italy? Why not try a tour of Sardinia, land of moonscapes, beach paradises and street art villages. Sardinia is more than an island. The name alone conjures up legends and myths, like Zanzibar or Timbuktu; a land shrouded in mystery t, ...ادامه مطلب

Cala Gonone beach, Sardinia. Photo: Alex MacbethTired of mainland Italy? Why not try a tour of Sardinia, land of moonscapes, beach paradises and street art villages. Sardinia is more than an island. The name alone conjures up legends and myths, like Zanzibar or Timbuktu; a land shrouded in mystery t, ...ادامه مطلب