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 jihadist defends 'perfect' Islamic State In a chilling interview over Skype, a 28-year-old Italian woman who joined the ranks of Isis last year told Corriere della Sera that the Islamic State is a "perfect country" and when the group beheads people, it is simply obeying Sharia Law. https://www.thelocal.it/20150707/islamic-state-is-the-perfect-country-italian-jihadist Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:39:36 +0200 islamic-state-is-the-perfect-country-italian-jihadist Italy to vote on Palestine State recognition The Italian parliament will vote whether to recognize the State of Palestine on February 27th. https://www.thelocal.it/20150220/italy-to-vote-on-recognition-of-palestine-state Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:35:00 +0100 italy-to-vote-on-recognition-of-palestine-state John Kerry to meet Israeli leader in Rome US Secretary of State John Kerry will head to Rome on Sunday for a surprise meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his spokeswoman said. https://www.thelocal.it/20141211/john-kerry-to-meet-israel-leader-in-rome-on-sunday Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:59:00 +0100 john-kerry-to-meet-israel-leader-in-rome-on-sunday China food giant buys into Italian olive oil China's state-owned Bright Food said it has agreed to buy a majority stake in Italian olive oil producer Salov as it seeks more targets overseas. https://www.thelocal.it/20141008/china-food-giant-buys-into-italian-olive-oil-maker Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:48:00 +0200 china-food-giant-buys-into-italian-olive-oil-maker Abortion remains a crime in San Marino Women who end pregnancies in San Marino, a tiny state surrounded by Italy, still face jail after the government there rejected proposals to discriminalize abortion. https://www.thelocal.it/20140922/abortion-remains-a-crime-in-san-marino Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:31:00 +0200 abortion-remains-a-crime-in-san-marino Italy to sell energy grid stake to China Italy has agreed to sell a 35 percent stake in its electricity grid to China's state power company for at least €2.1 billion ($2.8 billion) as part of its privatisation drive. https://www.thelocal.it/20140731/italy-agrees-to-sell-energy-grid-stake-to-china Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:05:00 +0200 italy-agrees-to-sell-energy-grid-stake-to-china Cash boost for Italy's struggling companies Italy has unlocked €15.7 billion in state debt arrears to private companies as part of the first of two 20-billion-euro tranches, the finance ministry said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130723/cash-boost-for-italys-struggling-companies Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:13:00 +0200 cash-boost-for-italys-struggling-companies