https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The international operation to destroy Syrian chemical weapons entered its final phase on Wednesday, as they were transferred by workers at an Italian port from a Danish freighter to a US military ship equipped to dispose of them. https://www.thelocal.it/20140702/syria-chemical-arms-transfer-begins-at-italy-port Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:42:00 +0200 syria-chemical-arms-transfer-begins-at-italy-port The southern Italian port of Gioia Tauro stepped up security measures on Saturday ahead of the final transfer of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal next week. https://www.thelocal.it/20140629/itaian-port-ups-security-for-weapons-transfer Sun, 29 Jun 2014 11:21:00 +0200 itaian-port-ups-security-for-weapons-transfer Italy named the port which will receive Syrian chemical agents slated for destruction despite local opposition, as the world's chemical weapons watchdog aimed to speed up the transit of the material through war-torn Syria. https://www.thelocal.it/20140116/calabrian-port-to-host-syria-chemical-transfer Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:09:00 +0100 calabrian-port-to-host-syria-chemical-transfer After calls for action in Syria by their French neighbours, protesters took to the streets of Rome on Thursday night to fight against what they see as an "imperialist" plot. https://www.thelocal.it/20130830/italians-fight-against-imperialist-war-in-syria Fri, 30 Aug 2013 14:19:00 +0200 italians-fight-against-imperialist-war-in-syria Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said on Friday there had to be "definite information" on an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria before reacting. https://www.thelocal.it/20130823/italy-urges-caution-on-syria-chemical-attack Fri, 23 Aug 2013 19:56:00 +0200 italy-urges-caution-on-syria-chemical-attack