Italy announces plans to impose burqa ban and other Islamophobic laws
Italy’s ruling party has reintroduced plans to pass a series of strict laws to combat so-called "Islamic separatism", such as banning the burqa and...
Italians probe ‘war tourists’ who paid to snipe civilians during bloody Bosnia genocide
Italian authorities have opened an investigation into twisted 'war tourists' who allegedly paid Serb soldiers during the genocidal Bosnia war for the chance to...
Italy paralysed by general strike in solidarity with Gaza
Around 100,000 people took to the streets across Italy today in a general strike organised by the CGIL union and grassroots unions, disrupting ports,...
Muslim mayor of Tuscany refuses to take in refugees
A Muslim mayor in the Italian seaside community of Monte Argentario has sparked political controversy for refusing to accept any refugees.
Centre-right mayor Arturo Cerulli...
Italian protesters and police clash outside TV studios over Gaza remarks
Italian protesters and police clashed outside the studios of national broadcaster RAI in Naples on Tuesday.
RAI CEO, Roberto Sergio, expressed solidarity with Israel after...
Protest in Italy over building of new mosque next to Leaning Tower of Pisa
Campaigners in the central Italian region of Tuscany are opposing a plan to build a mosque near the iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa.
They have...
Homeless Bangladeshi immigrant saves Israeli woman from drowning in Italy
Italian authorities have hailed the bravery of a homeless Bangladeshi immigrant for saving a woman from drowning.
Sobuj Khalifa, an illegal Bangladeshi immigrant saved a...
Bangladeshi man selling roses rescues Italian woman from 25-man gang rape
An Italian woman who was attacked and dragged away by a group of 25 men in Florence was rescued by a Bangladeshi rose seller...
Catholic Church says same-sex unions are not valid
The Catholic Church has reiterated that priests are not allowed to bless same-sex unions because they are not valid.
In response to questions from a number of...
Rome airport staff refuse to allow woman to board flight without removing hijab for security check
A Muslim woman has been told by Rome Airport staff that she would have to take off her hijab for a security check if...
