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Gio Ponti’s architecture outside of Italy, from the villas of Caracas to the ministries of Islamabad
Then comes Ponti’s institutional trajectory: an architect who builds political bridges through the character of his architecture. Once again, culture is the connecting thread, uniting works distant in language but kindred in purpose: the...
King Charles, Queen Camilla look happy as they land in Italy
EU, Meloni: “Italy will not support climate law revision without a change of approach”
Rome – Ukraine, the Middle East, NATO, competitiveness, climate. The issues on the table at the European Council of 23 October are many, and on all of them, Giorgia Meloni promises a clear position from Italy. Starting with the proposed revision...
Italy's culture ministry developing AI security systems
Following a daring Louvre museum heist, Italy's culture ministry is fast-tracking AI security systems. The day after an audacious robbery at France's Louvre museum, Italy's culture ministry announced it is developing AI-based security systems...
Iraq, Italy launch business council to expand $5B trade exchange
2025-10-22T10:38:38+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad (Updated at 16:33) Trade volume between Iraq and Italy has reached nearly $5 billion, an Iraqi official announced on Wednesday, describing the figure as below...
The transport strikes to expect in Italy in November 2025
After major strikes hit Italian transport in October, more strike dates have been announced for November which could impact flights, trains and public transport. Transport strikes aren't unusual in Italy, although there tend to be fewer of them as...
Uzatom discusses nuclear project cooperation in Italy
The Director of Uzatom, Azim Akhmedkhadjayev, has been holding talks with Italian specialists and businesses about cooperation in the project to build Uzbekistan's first nuclear power plant. Uzatom, which is Uzbekistan's nuclear energy agency,...
Emily In Paris Season 5 Relocates To Italy And Teases A Love Triangle
Lily Collins as Emily in the popular Netflix series, Emily In Paris.Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix Emily is hanging out in Rome for a little while longer in the new season of Emily In Paris. Netflix has shared the release date for season five of the...
Open days in Italy to showcase new spinach and chard varieties
The first edition of the PopUp Italy 2025 open days will take place on 11 and 12 November at Azienda Agricola Altamura in Pontecagnano Faiano, Salerno. The event, organised by KWS Vegetables Italy in collaboration with distributor Cora Seeds, will...
Much of Italy to have heavy rain in coming days
A wave of heavy rain that has hit many areas of Italy, especially the regions on the Tyrrhenian coast, is set to continue in the coming days, according to forecasts by Lorenzo Tedici, a meteorologist with the iLMeteo.it website. An intense...
Apple, Engie ink 88MW agriPV PPA in Italy
All the projects have already been authorised and will be located in the south of Italy, where most of the country’s utility-scale solar is installed. The portfolio of solar PV and wind projects is forecast to be operational between 2026 and 2027....
Italy to begin study for its first potential nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in 2026
Italy will launch feasibility studies in 2026 for the Portaerei di Nuova Generazione, a next-generation aircraft carrier concept that could become the country’s first vessel powered by a nuclear reactor, complementing the conventionally-powered...
Italy's Meloni marks three years in power, embracing stability over growth
ROME - Three years after winning power, Giorgia Meloni has consolidated her position at the helm of Italian politics, defying the economic headwinds and international uncertainty that have unsettled many of her European counterparts. In a country...
World’s first nuclear carrier built for 6th-gen fighters could be deployed by Italy
Italy will start studying the possibility of building the country’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in 2026. This project is an important step in modernizing Italy’s Navy and could place the country among a few nations that operate nuclear...
UFOs over Tuscany: the mystery of Italy’s 1954 autumn wave
It was October 27, 1954, and AC Fiorentina were facing off against Pistoiese in a friendly match in front of 10,000 spectators. Suddenly, play came to a standstill as the eyes of the players and crowd turned towards the sky, where formations of...
Red Sea Global targets Italy in first step beyond Saudi
Luxury resort developer Red Sea Global plans to expand beyond Saudi Arabia, its CEO John Pagano told Reuters, with a first project abroad focused on tourism and hospitality in Italy. Pagano also said on Wednesday that he will be joining the board...
From Italy with Love (and Wine): Vinitaly Finds a New Home in Mumbai and Goa
When I first heard that Vinitaly, the world’s most celebrated wine festival, is coming to Mumbai and Goa, my first reaction was pure excitement – and then mild panic. Excitement because, as a culinary student, wine has always felt like a distant,...
Tunisia: Number of visas issued to Tunisians exceeds that of illegal arrivals in Italy!
Irregular migration from Tunisia to Italy has significantly decreased, from hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants in 2023 to fewer than 30,000 in 2024 and 4,000 in 2025, said Italian Ambassador to Tunisia, Alessandro Prunas. Speaking on...
Tunisian handicrafts featured in Lecce, Italy with mobile market
A mobile market dedicated to Tunisian handicrafts has been at Piazza Mazzini in Lecce, Italy, since last Saturday. Organized by the Tunisian National Handicrafts Office (ONAT) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)...
Steamed mussels get bite from ‘nduja, a soft and spicy sausage from Southern Italy
By Gretchen McKay Pittsburgh Post-Gazette If you like eating and cooking foods from around the globe, you’ll probably agree that sometimes the one ingredient that makes a certain dish sing is one you can’t easily pronounce if you don’t speak that...