Italy

Italy upholds sentencing for ‘barbaric’ murderers of honor killed teenager Saman Abbas

Abbas moved to northern Italy from Pakistan as a teenager, where she quickly adapted to Western culture, a shift that deeply angered her family.

 Saman Abbas.
Approximately 216 kg of khat seized from an Israeli at an Italian airport, July 13, 2026.

Israeli questioned in Italian airport after 216 kg of khat found in seven suitcases in his luggage

Alam Fares, a 32-year-old Israeli citizen from the Druze village of Hurfeish, was killed on July 13, 2026, after a fall in the Swiss-Italian Alps in the border region.

Israeli citizen killed in Europe's Alps from fall near Swiss-Italian border

Anan Khalaili celebrates scoring the second goal against Olympique de Marseille.

Record-breaking Israeli soccer star Khalaili transfer canceled after failed test, Inter announces


Venice art installation grapples with its Jewish history at 61st International Art Exhibition

At once playful, spiritual, and unsettling, Nabatele imagines a Jewish house of worship without ground beneath it.

Image of the Nabatele installation at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

Italian Parliament advances groundbreaking bill to return Holocaust-era looted art

"There is no need to repeat how deeply the wounds inflicted by the racial laws are still felt today by Italian Jews and our communities."

Gideon Taylor, president of the World Jewish restitution Organization (WJRO).

Arab Israeli soccer star Anan Khalaili to join Inter Milan in record transfer for Israeli player

According to the report, Khalaili will be transferred to Inter Milan for 25 million euros, with a salary of approximately 2 million euros per season, including bonuses.

Union's Anan Khalaili pictured during a friendly soccer game between Diegem Sport and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, in Diegem, on Tuesday 30 June 2026.

Italy arrests two over alleged spying for Russia

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said the investigation helped to reveal Russia's true attitude to Italy after Italy provided military and civilian aid to Ukraine.

 Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto delivers remarks during a meeting with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on June 15, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.

Israeli tourist cancels Italy hotel booking after receiving 'No Room for Genocide' email

"I wrote that I didn't feel safe to go there," the tourist, R, told N12. "It made me a little less eager to travel, but I'm getting over it. It's still a very unpleasant feeling."

Palestinian sympathizers contest a demonstration in solidarity with the Israeli people on May 14, 2021 in Naples, Italy.

Trump calls Italy's Meloni a 'nice person' but blames her for not helping with Iran

Meloni was once seen as a close ally of Trump, but the relationship faltered last month when he told Italian TV channel La7 that she had "begged" him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit.

US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shake hands as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

Trump says 'restraining order needed' against Meloni in social media post ahead of NATO summit

Last month, Meloni accused Trump of fabricating a story about her after the US president told an Italian TV channel that she had "begged" him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit in France.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.

Frescos from famed Etruscan tomb go on display in Rome after multi-million euro purchase by Italy

The Italian state spent €15 million on a series of celebrated frescoes found in the central hall of the tomb, which were painted between 340 and 320 BCE.

People look at the newly acquired Tomb of Francois, a 4th-century BC masterpiece bought last month by Italy's Culture Ministry for 15 million euros, at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome, Italy, June 30, 2026.

Quds force commander demands Israel leave Lebanon as Iran's deputy FM threatens Italy, Romania

"You Zionists must leave all of Lebanon. This land is the arena of resistance and steadfastness, not a playground for occupiers," he demanded in a social media post.

 BRIGADIER-GENERAL Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force.

Italy's Meloni says Trump 'totally invented' story that she begged him for photo

Meloni said she was astonished by his comments, which were "completely made up." She also chided him for acting with far greater deference to the enemies of the West than he does towards old allies.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.