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 Italian government expressed alarm on Monday about the fate of an Iranian academic detained in Tehran for nearly a year and reportedly sentenced to death for espionage. https://www.thelocal.it/20170213/alarmed-italy-wants-iran-to-release-academic Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:48:19 +0100 alarmed-italy-wants-iran-to-release-academic An Italian frigate has held manoeuvres with two Iranian warships in the Strait of Hormuz after making a rare Western port call in the Islamic Republic, an Iranian commander said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160928/italy-held-naval-manoeuvres-with-iran-in-strategic-strait Wed, 28 Sep 2016 18:58:19 +0200 italy-held-naval-manoeuvres-with-iran-in-strategic-strait Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Tuesday became the highest-ranking European leader to visit Iran since its nuclear deal with world powers, leaving some questioning his decision to take the lead. https://www.thelocal.it/20160413/should-italy-really-be-getting-so-cosy-with-iran Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:33:53 +0200 should-italy-really-be-getting-so-cosy-with-iran Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi looked to restore his country's economic clout in Iran Tuesday as he became the highest-ranking European leader to visit Tehran since its nuclear deal with world powers. https://www.thelocal.it/20160412/italian-premier-starts-two-day-iran-trip Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:07:00 +0200 italian-premier-starts-two-day-iran-trip Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will travel to Iran next week for a two-day trip that will make him the first major leader to visit since the lifting of international sanctions against Tehran. https://www.thelocal.it/20160404/italy-pm-matteo-renzi-to-visit-iran Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:08:16 +0200 italy-pm-matteo-renzi-to-visit-iran Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said there had been no prior discussion between Italy and Iran over Italy’s decision to obscure nude sculptors during a visit to Rome’s Capitoline Museums on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160127/rouhani-didnt-ask-for-nude-statues-to-be-covered-up Wed, 27 Jan 2016 12:30:33 +0100 rouhani-didnt-ask-for-nude-statues-to-be-covered-up As the visit to Europe of the Iranian President got underway on Monday, Italy showed its respect for Islamic traditions by covering up the Capitoline Museum's racier exhibits. https://www.thelocal.it/20160126/nude-statues-covered-up-for-rouhanis-visit Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:21:44 +0100 nude-statues-covered-up-for-rouhanis-visit An Italian construction group said on Tuesday it had signed a preliminary agreement with Iran to build five hospitals, just after the lifting of economic sanctions against Tehran in a deal over its nuclear programme. https://www.thelocal.it/20160120/italian-group-to-build-five-hospitals-in-iran Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:17:38 +0100 italian-group-to-build-five-hospitals-in-iran Italian senators on Thursday urged the government to put human rights before economic relations with Iran, ahead of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Italy on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151113/italy-must-not-ignore-irans-human-rights-abuses Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:30:14 +0100 italy-must-not-ignore-irans-human-rights-abuses Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is to visit Italy and France from Saturday, becoming the first Iranian president to travel to Europe for a decade, state news agency IRNA reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20151110/iran-president-to-make-first-europe-visit-in-decade Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:13:15 +0100 iran-president-to-make-first-europe-visit-in-decade Italy on Wednesday invited Iran's President Hassan Rouhani to Rome for an official visit, as its foreign minister held talks in Tehran following last month's historic nuclear accord. https://www.thelocal.it/20150805/italy-invites-irans-rouhani-for-rome-visit Wed, 05 Aug 2015 12:53:54 +0200 italy-invites-irans-rouhani-for-rome-visit Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni will go to Iran on August 4th and 5th, his ministry confirmed on Friday, in the latest high-powered trip to Tehran following the July 14th nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.it/20150724/italian-foreign-minister-to-head-iran-next-month Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:31:50 +0200 italian-foreign-minister-to-head-iran-next-month Italy’s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday that the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran will bring “positive opportunities for the Iranian people and the region”. https://www.thelocal.it/20150714/nuclear-deal-positive-for-iranian-people-italy-fm Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:54:05 +0200 nuclear-deal-positive-for-iranian-people-italy-fm Pope Francis called Sunday for an end to "absurd violence" in hotspots around the world while praising the breakthrough reached last week on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions. https://www.thelocal.it/20150405/at-easter-pope-urges-end-to-absurd-violence Sun, 05 Apr 2015 17:26:35 +0200 at-easter-pope-urges-end-to-absurd-violence Iran is looking forward to improved relations with the European Union following the appointment of an Italian to be the bloc's next foreign policy supremo, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said here on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140904/iran-looks-to-better-eu-ties-with-italian-at-helm Thu, 04 Sep 2014 10:59:00 +0200 iran-looks-to-better-eu-ties-with-italian-at-helm The body of an Iranian woman has been found in a Venice canal after it was allegedly taken to the city in a suitcase following her murder in Milan, Italian media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140203/iranian-womans-body-dumped-in-venice-canal Mon, 03 Feb 2014 10:44:00 +0100 iranian-womans-body-dumped-in-venice-canal Iran is still a "perilous" place for foreign companies to do business because of sanctions unaffected by the recent interim nuclear deal, a senior US administration official said on Wednesday during a visit to Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20140116/us-warns-italian-firms-about-perilous-iran Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:24:00 +0100 us-warns-italian-firms-about-perilous-iran Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Monday hailed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's diplomatic opening as "an opportunity" that should not be passed up and said Iran could help resolve the conflict in Syria. https://www.thelocal.it/20131223/iran-can-help-resolve-syria-war-italian-pm Mon, 23 Dec 2013 14:43:00 +0100 iran-can-help-resolve-syria-war-italian-pm Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino will visit Iran, her ministry said on Friday, less than a month after meeting her Iranian counterpart in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20131213/italys-foreign-minister-announces-iran-visit Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:19:00 +0100 italys-foreign-minister-announces-iran-visit Ahead of meeting Pope Francis and Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has restated his firm opposition to a nuclear deal with Iran. https://www.thelocal.it/20131202/netanyahu-slams-iran-deal-ahead-of-pope-meet Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:03:00 +0100 netanyahu-slams-iran-deal-ahead-of-pope-meet