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 Three more arrested in Italy anti-terror sweep Three Libyan citizens were arrested upon arrival at the port of Genoa on suspicion of laundering money for international terrorism. https://www.thelocal.it/20160105/three-more-arrested-in-italy-anti-terror-sweep Tue, 05 Jan 2016 12:38:17 +0100 three-more-arrested-in-italy-anti-terror-sweep Italy police find 800 Belgium-bound shotguns UPDATED: Police have seized 800 shotguns destined for Belgium from Turkey at the northeastern port of Trieste. https://www.thelocal.it/20151127/italy-police-find-800-belgium-bound-shotguns Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:47:30 +0100 italy-police-find-800-belgium-bound-shotguns Genoa finds record haul of English weaponry Port authorities in Genoa have discovered a record haul of English weaponry, including a number of cannons and a rare anchor weighing four tonnes. https://www.thelocal.it/20150528/genoa-finds-record-haul-of-english-weaponry Thu, 28 May 2015 12:52:58 +0200 genoa-finds-record-haul-of-english-weaponry Costa Concordia to be scrapped in Genoa Italian MPs have approved sending the Costa Concordia to Genoa port to be scrapped, ending speculation that the wrecked cruise ship could be sent elsewhere in Italy for the high-profile operation. https://www.thelocal.it/20140701/mps-vote-to-send-costa-concordia-to-genoa Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:45:00 +0200 mps-vote-to-send-costa-concordia-to-genoa 'We don't want Syria's weapons': Italian mayor Residents in the Calabrian port of Gioia Tauro, which is host to a shipment of deadly Syrian chemical agents, are fearing the impact the weapons will have on their health and the environment. https://www.thelocal.it/20140701/we-dont-want-syrias-weapons-italian-mayor Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:54:00 +0200 we-dont-want-syrias-weapons-italian-mayor Police seize smuggled medicines in Genoa Police in Genoa port on Sunday uncovered a container with more than half a million medicines hidden inside, which were bound for a business in Lombardy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140526/police-seize-smuggled-medicines-in-genoa Mon, 26 May 2014 16:48:00 +0200 police-seize-smuggled-medicines-in-genoa Huge cocaine haul stashed among bananas Police on Wednesday discovered a €43 million cocaine haul, hidden among Ecuadorian bananas, at a port in southern Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140402/huge-cocaine-haul-stashed-among-bananas-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:06:00 +0200 huge-cocaine-haul-stashed-among-bananas-2 Italy cocaine cargo at Syrian weapons port Police on Monday said they have uncovered a €13 million cocaine haul at Italy’s Gioia Tauro port, named last month as the transfer point for Syria’s deadly chemical weapons. https://www.thelocal.it/20140224/italy-cocaine-cargo-at-syrian-weapons-port Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:08:00 +0100 italy-cocaine-cargo-at-syrian-weapons-port Syrian arms arrival 'could boost Italian port' A shipment of deadly Syrian chemical agents expected to arrive in the Italian port of Gioia Tauro, in Calabria, has sparked fears among the local population but dock workers are hoping it could help relaunch their crisis-hit hub. https://www.thelocal.it/20140212/syrian-arms-arrival-could-boost-italian-port Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:29:00 +0100 syrian-arms-arrival-could-boost-italian-port Calabrian port to host Syria chemical 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