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 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 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 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