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 Italian fishermen return home after being held in Libya for three months Eighteen Italian fishermen have been released after being held prisoner in Libya for more than three months, ending a tense political standoff. https://www.thelocal.it/20201217/italian-fishermen-return-home-after-being-held-in-libya-for-three-months Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:05:10 +0100 italian-fishermen-return-home-after-being-held-in-libya-for-three-months Libyan coastguard fires on Italian fishing boats, detains crew The Libyan coastguard fired shots at Italian fishing boats before seizing the vessels and detaining their crew, Italian media said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20181011/libyan-coastguard-fires-on-italian-fishing-boats-detains-crew Thu, 11 Oct 2018 11:07:40 +0200 libyan-coastguard-fires-on-italian-fishing-boats-detains-crew Italian fishermen announce strike over greedy dolphins Fishermen in Sicily have announced a two-day strike, in protest at dolphins who they claim are destroying their net and eating the fish in the area. https://www.thelocal.it/20170321/its-us-or-the-dolphins-italian-fishermen-go-on-strike Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:19:40 +0100 its-us-or-the-dolphins-italian-fishermen-go-on-strike EU reduces clam size restrictions to help Italian fishermen The EU on Thursday cut the size of clams Italian fishermen can take for their country's beloved dish of 'linguine alle vongole' after uproar over limits meant to protect stocks. https://www.thelocal.it/20161014/eu-reduces-clam-size-restrictions-to-help-italian-fishermen Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:42:59 +0200 eu-reduces-clam-size-restrictions-to-help-italian-fishermen The Italian town with Europe's oldest residents With an average age of 65.1 years, the Italian town of Gorreto in Liguria has the oldest population in Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20151030/welcome-to-gorreto-europes-oldest-town Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:09:07 +0100 welcome-to-gorreto-europes-oldest-town Navy takes control of boat seized off Libya The Italian navy said it has taken control of a Sicilian fishing boat that was seized by armed men off Libya in the early hours of Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150417/navy-takes-control-of-boat-seized-off-libya Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:55:36 +0200 navy-takes-control-of-boat-seized-off-libya Italian fishing boat seized off Libya’s coast An Italian fishing boat was seized off Libya's coast in what is believed to have been an act of piracy, according to news reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20150417/italian-fishing-boat-seized-off-libyas-coast Fri, 17 Apr 2015 14:40:25 +0200 italian-fishing-boat-seized-off-libyas-coast Four feared dead after fishing boat capsizes Two fishermen died and two others were missing, presumed dead, after their shellfish dredger capsized and sank off the east coast of Italy, local officials said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150403/four-dead-after-fishing-boat-capsizes-off-italy Fri, 03 Apr 2015 13:53:00 +0200 four-dead-after-fishing-boat-capsizes-off-italy