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 Police have arrested a 28-year old man in Albania following a request from Italy where he is sought for "terrorist activities". https://www.thelocal.it/20190424/terror-suspect-wanted-in-italy-arrested-in-albania Wed, 24 Apr 2019 13:13:28 +0200 terror-suspect-wanted-in-italy-arrested-in-albania Italian police on Wednesday arrested two men planning attacks in the name of the Islamic State (IS) group. https://www.thelocal.it/20190417/italian-police-arrest-two-men-ready-to-attack-in-name-of-islamic-state Wed, 17 Apr 2019 15:54:58 +0200 italian-police-arrest-two-men-ready-to-attack-in-name-of-islamic-state Kurdish fighters in northern Syria detained an alleged Italian member of the Islamic State group as he was trying to flee across the border to Turkey, they said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180913/italian-suspected-of-joining-isis-captured-in-syria Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:48:28 +0200 italian-suspected-of-joining-isis-captured-in-syria Anti-terrorism police carried out searches across Italy on Wednesday morning, arresting a man in Turin who is accused of plotting attacks for the violent Islamist group Isis. https://www.thelocal.it/20180328/anti-terror-raids-italy-elmahdi-halili-isis-propaganda Wed, 28 Mar 2018 10:59:29 +0200 anti-terror-raids-italy-elmahdi-halili-isis-propaganda A man suspected of links to terrorist group Isis was arrested in southern Italy on Tuesday, accused of using an Islamic cultural centre to spread jihadist propaganda. https://www.thelocal.it/20180327/italian-police-arrest-man-accused-of-links-to-isis Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:06:06 +0200 italian-police-arrest-man-accused-of-links-to-isis There is no evidence of Isis militants arriving in Italy en masse, Italian police assured on Wednesday, after a report that Interpol had warned of 50 suspected terrorists crossing from Tunisia to Sicily by boat. https://www.thelocal.it/20180131/isis-fighters-boat-sicily-italy Wed, 31 Jan 2018 18:53:37 +0100 isis-fighters-boat-sicily-italy Police in Italy have seized a stash of drugs that they believe Isis planned to sell to finance terrorist attacks, authorities said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171103/italian-police-seize-isis-drugs Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:56:28 +0100 italian-police-seize-isis-drugs G7 countries and tech giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter on Friday agreed to work together to block the dissemination of Islamist extremism over the internet. https://www.thelocal.it/20171021/g7-tech-giants-agree-on-plan-to-block-jihadist-content-online-at-italy-meeting Sat, 21 Oct 2017 17:39:35 +0200 g7-tech-giants-agree-on-plan-to-block-jihadist-content-online-at-italy-meeting The threat of fresh attacks on the West by foreign fighters fleeing the fallen Islamic State – or Isis – stronghold of Raqa is set to dominate a G7 meeting of interior ministers in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20171019/g7-italy-meeting-isis-recruits-syria Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:36:13 +0200 g7-italy-meeting-isis-recruits-syria Italy said on Saturday it had deported two Moroccans and a Syrian on security grounds, lifting to 202 the number of potentially dangerous Islamists expelled since January 2015. https://www.thelocal.it/20170819/italy-anti-terror-expulsions-top-200 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 17:47:32 +0200 italy-anti-terror-expulsions-top-200 Italian police have arrested a 29-year-old asylum seeker on terror-related charges, the interior ministry said on Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20170619/italy-police-arrest-asylum-seeker-over-isis-propaganda Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:22:04 +0200 italy-police-arrest-asylum-seeker-over-isis-propaganda A Venice judge on Tuesday found two men guilty of carrying out 'recruitment' for terrorist group Isis. https://www.thelocal.it/20170412/venice-court-finds-two-guilty-of-isis-recruitment Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:54:38 +0200 venice-court-finds-two-guilty-of-isis-recruitment Two rare busts rescued from the Isis group's destruction of the ancient city of Palmyra will soon be heading back to Syria, after a painstaking restoration in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170217/two-cultural-treasures-rescued-from-isis-were-restored-in-italy Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:28:04 +0100 two-cultural-treasures-rescued-from-isis-were-restored-in-italy A Milan judge on Tuesday sentenced a Moroccan kickboxer and his wife to jail terms over their links to the Islamic State group and placed their two children in care. https://www.thelocal.it/20170214/italy-sentences-isis-linked-kickboxer-who-considered-vatican-attack Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:36:58 +0100 italy-sentences-isis-linked-kickboxer-who-considered-vatican-attack A woman thought to be the first Italian to join Isis in Syria was sentenced to nine years in prison in absentia on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161219/italys-first-female-jihadist-sentenced-to-nine-years Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:25:56 +0100 italys-first-female-jihadist-sentenced-to-nine-years A veteran commander of the Isis group who was convicted in Italy of terrorist recruitment has been arrested in Sudan, an Italian lawmaker said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161115/suspected-isis-commander-wanted-by-italy-arrested-in-sudan Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:49:52 +0100 suspected-isis-commander-wanted-by-italy-arrested-in-sudan Police on Thursday arrested a man living in Brescia on terror-related charges, the latest in a series of arrests in the northern city. https://www.thelocal.it/20161104/suspected-jihadist-arrested-in-northern-italy Fri, 04 Nov 2016 11:07:58 +0100 suspected-jihadist-arrested-in-northern-italy Italian police on Sunday arrested a man suspected of being an Isis sympathiser who was found to have a collection of home-made explosive devices and detonators. https://www.thelocal.it/20161017/explosives-found-at-naples-home-of-isis-suspect Mon, 17 Oct 2016 11:14:31 +0200 explosives-found-at-naples-home-of-isis-suspect Italy has deported five members of the same family "for reasons of national security", interior minister Angelino Alfano announced on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161003/italy-expels-five-for-jihadist-messages-on-facebook Mon, 03 Oct 2016 11:46:11 +0200 italy-expels-five-for-jihadist-messages-on-facebook Italy will establish a military field hospital in Libya and deploy troops to ensure its security, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160913/new-italian-hospital-in-libya-isis Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:43:17 +0200 new-italian-hospital-in-libya-isis