ROME — Saudi Arabia has concluded its presidency of the International Year of Camelids 2024, an initiative launched by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). A ceremony was held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy on Tuesday, (...)
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto warned on Sunday that Iran is now highly likely to launch a strong response targeting U.S. interests, following American airstrikes on three of Iran's nuclear sites.
In remarks to broadcaster TG1, Crosetto (...)
Israel has started flying home citizens stranded overseas during the conflict with Iran, with two flights from Cyprus landing in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning.
Israel's airspace has been closed since the country launched a surprise airstrike (...)
Sonny Olumati was born in Rome and has lived in Italy all his life but the country he calls home does not recognize him as its own.
To Italy, Sonny is Nigerian, like his passport, and the 39-year-old is only welcome as long as his latest residence (...)
The march, organised in Rome by the opposition forces Partito Democratico (Democratic Party), Movimento 5 Stelle (M5s) and Alleanza Verdi Sinistra Italiana (Avs), started from Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II and finished before the basilica of San (...)
Iran's supreme leader has denounced a proposal by the United States aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear efforts and demanded that his country retains independence amid reports of Washington offering to become involved in Tehran's nuclear (...)
Sicily's Mount Etna has erupted again with an intensity not seen since February 2021. The eruption has sent a cloud of ash, smoke and lapilli a few kilometres above Europe's largest active volcano.
Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and (...)
Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi delivered a new US proposal to Iran on Saturday in an effort to revive stalled indirect nuclear negotiations, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed.
Araghchi said in a post on X that Al-Busaidi made (...)
Iran is open to compromises on its nuclear program in talks with the United States, but uranium enrichment remains non-negotiable, Tehran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson told CNN, indicating Washington understands this position.
"If the intention is (...)
Iran and the United States made "some but not conclusive progress" in the fifth round of nuclear negotiations held in Rome on Friday, as the two sides continue to struggle over core issues such as uranium enrichment and regional security (...)
The EU foreign policy chief has called on Israel to investigate after IDF troops fired what the Israeli military said were "warning shots" near a delegation of foreign diplomats in the West Bank on Wednesday.
"I've heard about the incident in Jenin (...)
Oman's foreign minister has said the fifth round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran to discuss Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program take place on Friday in Rome.
So far, neither Tehran nor Washington has confirmed the meeting (...)
Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the Italian parliament on Wednesday in solidarity with the Palestinians of Gaza and to demand an end to the Israel-Hamas war.
They waved Palestinian flags and held banners to call for a ceasefire.
Many (...)
ROME — Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Member, and Climate Envoy Adel Al-Jubeir led Saudi Arabia's delegation at the inauguration ceremony of the new Pope Leo XIV.
Saudi Ambassador to Italy Prince Faisal bin Sattam also attended the (...)
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced that Russia and Ukraine would begin immediate ceasefire negotiations after what he described as an "excellent" two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The high-level call, confirmed (...)
In his first formal address as pope, Leo XIV on Saturday laid out the guiding principles of his papacy, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the greatest challenges facing humanity and affirming his commitment to the reformist priorities of (...)
After the sorrow of death, the joy of a new beginning.
The warm May sun was still high in the sky when a roar echoed out in the streets surrounding St Peter's Square.
One street over, startled people looked at each other, then at their phones. Then, (...)
The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called for the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith in his first mass at the Vatican.
Speaking on Friday, the day after he was elected the first US leader of the Catholic Church, he warned that people (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Music Commission has concluded its international opera training program, aimed at enhancing the artistic skills of Saudi opera talents through immersive training experiences in Milan and Rome.
The 18-month program provided (...)
The third round of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States, mediated by Oman, concluded Saturday in Muscat.
Iranian Foreign Minister and chief negotiator Abbas Araghchi described the talks as "more serious than before," (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump met inside St. Peter's Basilica ahead of Pope Francis' funeral, marking a symbolic encounter amid renewed discussions on ending the Ukraine war.
The White House described the (...)
Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in central Rome, marking the first time in over a century that a pope has been buried outside the Vatican.
The Vatican confirmed that the late pontiff's entombment was a (...)
Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme are set to resume on Saturday in the Omani capital Muscat, where technical experts from both sides will attempt to iron out the details of a potential (...)
Tens of thousands of mourners have lined up for a chance to pay their respects to Pope Francis, whose body has been displayed in an open coffin in St Peter's Basilica.
On Wednesday morning, as many as 20,000 people gathered to witness red-robed (...)
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on an official trip starting on May 13, the White House has confirmed.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt has announced dates for Trump's (...)
