The Local Italy 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 Italy reopens its embassy in Libya Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti announced Monday the reopening of his country's embassy in the Libyan capital, which closed in 2015 along with all other Western embassies due to violence. https://www.thelocal.it/20170110/italy-reopens-its-embassy-in-libya Tue, 10 Jan 2017 09:53:29 +0100 italy-reopens-its-embassy-in-libya Man jumps from Rome embassy amid blaze A man is in a critical condition after jumping from the second floor of the Indonesian embassy building in Rome when a fire broke out on Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20151202/man-jumps-from-romes-indonesian-embassy-amid-blaze Wed, 02 Dec 2015 13:47:52 +0100 man-jumps-from-romes-indonesian-embassy-amid-blaze Italy 'can't rule out' threat of jihadists from Libya Italy's Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said on Sunday that the threat of jihadists making their way to Italy from Libya "can't be ruled out" as the country pulled out staff from its embassy there and suspended operations over mounting insecurity. https://www.thelocal.it/20150216/jihadists-coming-to-italy-from-libya-cant-b-ruled-out Mon, 16 Feb 2015 09:15:00 +0100 jihadists-coming-to-italy-from-libya-cant-b-ruled-out Italy shuts Yemen embassy over violence Italy and Germany said on Friday they had temporarily closed their embassies in Yemen and were pulling staff out because of ongoing violence in the troubled country. https://www.thelocal.it/20150213/italy-shuts-yemen-embassy-over-violence Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:43:00 +0100 italy-shuts-yemen-embassy-over-violence Italians flee Libya as violence escalates More than 100 Italians have fled Libya over the past few days as violence escalates in the country, although Italy’s embassy in the capital Tripoli remains open. https://www.thelocal.it/20140728/italians-flee-libya-as-violence-escalates Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:48:00 +0200 italians-flee-libya-as-violence-escalates Italians advised to leave Libya after clashes The Italian Embassy in Tripoli on Monday advised Italians in Libya to leave amid concerns that the country could descend into civil war, after a weekend of violence that left more than 25 people dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20140520/italians-told-to-leave-libya-after-deadly-clashes Tue, 20 May 2014 10:53:00 +0200 italians-told-to-leave-libya-after-deadly-clashes