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Amir Sends Congratulations To President Of Italy
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent on Monday a cable of congratulations to President of the Italian Republic HE Sergio Mattarella on the occasion of the Republic Day....

Italy’s Mount Etna erupts, spewing ash, gas and rock
A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth on Monday from Italy’s Mount Etna as authorities warned people to steer clear of Europe’s largest active volcano. Sicily’s Mount Etna has been active recently but Monday’s eruption was the most...

Tajik leader meets with Italian prime minister in Astana to discuss cooperation
15:43, june 2Author: Asia-Plus On May 30, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, with the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, Ms. Giorgia Meloni, met in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on the sidelines of the first Central...

Italy marks Republic Day with military parade in Rome
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Senate Speaker Ignazio La Russa, and President Sergio Mattarella attended the parade, applauding the participants as they made their way along Via dei Fori Imperiali. The day, known as Festa della Repubblica,...

Union Minister Piyush Goyal Commences Official Visit to France, Meets TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné
Share Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal commenced his official visit to France on 1st June 2025, as part of a broader diplomatic engagement spanning France and Italy from 1–5 June. The visit reflects India’s commitment to...

How medieval lessons for managing floods could help those facing them in northern Italy today
Northern Italy has been hit by a series of devastating floods in recent years. In March 2025 and the previous autumn, heavy rainfall hammered the region, swamping fields, farms and towns. More than 3,000 had to leave their homes in Emilia-Romagna,...

Competition with Italy: Major breakthrough from PH for Aba leather and textile works on the way
Ibifiri Bobmanuel, President of REIF, addressing the leather and textile works leaders in Ariaria, Aba Plans have been concluded between an investors’ forum headquartered in Port Harcourt (Rivers State) and leather and textile works groups in Aba...

President Ilham Aliyev addressed official opening ceremony of 30th Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition, 13th Caspian Power Exhibition, and 30th Baku Energy Forum -UPDATED -2
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev delivered a speech at the official opening ceremony of the 30th Anniversary International Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition, 13th Caspian International Power and Green Energy Exhibition, and the...

PH sends first commercial shipment of mangoes to Italy
THE first commercial export of Philippine mangoes has been delivered to Italy, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday, with a shipment of over half a ton having landed at the Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Rome. The mangoes in the...

Italy’s Mount Etna erupts in a fiery show of smoke and ash miles high
Smoke billows from Mount Etna volcano, Italy, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Distefano) MILAN — Sicily’s Mount Etna put on a fiery show Monday, sending a cloud of smoke and ash several kilometers (miles) into the air, but officials said...

Piyush Goyal meets Nigerian trade minister to strengthen trade ties
Piyush Goyal and Jumoke Oduwole Oon met in Paris to enhance trade relations between India and Nigeria, focusing on new cooperation areas. Both ministers aim to advance WTO reforms for mutual benefit during the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting....

Aston Villa confirm ex-Juventus exec Francesco Calvo as president of business operations
Aston Villa have confirmed the appointment of Francesco Calvo as president of business operations. The Athletic revealed in April that Calvo’s predecessor, Chris Heck, was leaving the club at the end of the season. Heck officially left his role at...

The Warsaw Miracle: How a Political Underdog Shook Europe’s Elites
There are moments in history when the scoreboard doesn’t just reflect a number. It shows a rebuke. A reversal. A miracle. Lake Placid, 1980. A scrappy group of American college hockey players stunned the Soviet Union’s professional juggernaut. It...

Just The President Posting About Joe Biden QAnon Robot Clones
Here at the blog, we try not to write about every insane blurbling of Dear Leader. We’d never do anything else! But this seems a significant moment in the annals of him losing what is left of his mind, that he TruthSocialed on Saturday night:...
Italy’s Mount Etna erupts in a fiery show of smoke and ash
Milan: Sicily’s Mount Etna put on a fiery show Monday, sending a cloud of smoke and ash several kilometres into the air, but officials said the activity posed no danger to the population. The level of alert due to the volcanic activity was raised...
EU approves Japanese, UK, Italian venture for combat aircraft
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -- The European Union said on Monday it had approved a joint venture among BAE Systems (Holdings), Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co. and Leonardo, which will be the prime contractor and lead systems integrator for the...

President: We are pleased with dynamic and comprehensive development of interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Italy
"We are pleased with the dynamic and comprehensive development of interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Italy, founded on friendship, mutual respect, and trust," President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in his congratulatory...

Von der Leyen backs 'bone-crushing' US Senate bill to sanction Russia
Ursula von der Leyen has endorsed a new bill rapidly making its way through the US Senate that would impose sweeping sanctions against Russia in a bid to force the Kremlin into serious negotiations for a lasting peace in Ukraine, despite the law...

Should I be tempted by Italy’s tax break for expats?
Dear Craig, I’m a director in capital markets at a global investment bank in London, where I’ve been for most of my career. I’m now contemplating a move to Italy — in part for lifestyle reasons, but mostly because of the country’s highly...
Azerbaijani President highly appreciates participation of Italian companies in restoration of liberated territories
"The companies representing Italy, our largest trading partner, have been successfully operating in Azerbaijan for many years and play a special role in deepening our bilateral relations," President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said...