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 Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has appealed to Italy to send ships into Libyan territorial waters to help combat human trafficking, Rome said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170726/tripoli-asks-italy-to-help-fight-traffickers-in-libyan-waters Wed, 26 Jul 2017 14:57:39 +0200 tripoli-asks-italy-to-help-fight-traffickers-in-libyan-waters Italy’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that there would be no negotiations with human traffickers over the kidnapping of four Italian constructions workers in Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20150723/no-talks-with-smugglers-over-abducted-italians Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:02:29 +0200 no-talks-with-smugglers-over-abducted-italians An Italian vicar has defied calls from Rome to leave Libya and vowed to stay in the country despite death threats, saying he would rather risk being beheaded and "martyred" by Islamic extremists. https://www.thelocal.it/20150217/italian-vicar-refuses-to-flee-libya-despite-threats Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:31:00 +0100 italian-vicar-refuses-to-flee-libya-despite-threats An Italian doctor in his seventies who worked in a hospital in Tripoli has gone missing in Libya, Italian media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150122/italian-doctor-reported-missing-in-libya Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:14:00 +0100 italian-doctor-reported-missing-in-libya Top US and European leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, on Monday called for a ceasefire in Libya and for the United Nations to take on a major role in helping to stop the spiralling violence and lawlessness. https://www.thelocal.it/20140729/renzi-calls-for-ceasefire-as-italians-flee-libya Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:24:00 +0200 renzi-calls-for-ceasefire-as-italians-flee-libya More than 100 Italians have fled Libya over the past few days as violence escalates in the country, although Italy’s embassy in the capital Tripoli remains open. https://www.thelocal.it/20140728/italians-flee-libya-as-violence-escalates Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:48:00 +0200 italians-flee-libya-as-violence-escalates The Italian Embassy in Tripoli on Monday advised Italians in Libya to leave amid concerns that the country could descend into civil war, after a weekend of violence that left more than 25 people dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20140520/italians-told-to-leave-libya-after-deadly-clashes Tue, 20 May 2014 10:53:00 +0200 italians-told-to-leave-libya-after-deadly-clashes