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Red Sea holiday-makers face "no particular dangers" while ongoing attacks against cargo vessels by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen are a threat to shipping in the key trade route, according to Italy.
Italians should avoid Easter trips to Moscow and mass events like the concert in Russia's capital last Friday at which at least 137 people were killed in terrorism attack claimed by Islamic State jihadists, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.
In a message on X, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation on Tuesday launched an urgent appeal for 149.9 million dollars to help feed over half of Syria's population who don't know where their next meal is coming from.
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani has expressed Italy's "closeness" to the United States after a container ship crashed into a major bridge in the port city of Baltimore on Tuesday, causing the bridge to collapse, leaving least seven people missing and multiple vehicles detected underwater.
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani has voiced opposition to "a war economy", saying armed forces and weapons should be invested in and used only to "maintain peace".
Ambassador to Iraq Maurizio Greganti and its premier Mohammed Shia al-Sudani have held "fruitful" talks in Baghdad aimed at cementing their countries' "deep friendship", security and commercial relations.
Italy is looking to strengthen and deepen its "privileged" relationship with Brazil and Uruguay, kicking off the process with a series of visits by its politicians to the two South American nations in the next few weeks.
Attacks since November on cargo ships in the key Red Sea trade route by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen will deepen the impoverished country's "dire" humanitarian situation, the Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture Organisation warned on Monday.
Italy on Monday praised the UN Security Council's backing of a resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in Israel's war in Gaza and the release of all hostages calling it "a first positive step forward".
Intelligence and security services will keep up their "relentless" work to ensure Italy does its utmost to protect citizens and visitors, foreign minister Antonio Tajani vowed on Monday.
Italian major Eni, shipbuilding giant Fincantieri and global consultancy RINA have agreed to develop joint projects to decarbonise the maritime sector in line with the European Union's legally binding goal of climate neutrality by 2050, Eni said in a statement on Monday.
There is 'no evidence' that Ukraine was behind Friday's Islamic State-claimed terror attack at a concert hall in Moscow which killed at least 137 people and injured over a hundred more, according to Italy.
Italy must "count more" in the European Union, whose regulations are converted into 80% of the laws passed by parliament, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday.
A parliamentary panel which oversees Italy's intelligence services will next week question the ambassadors of five African countries, including Morocco, Libya and Somalia.
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani is talking part on Friday in the States General of Italy in Brussels, an event "to promote mutual understanding between officials and institutions, enhancing the role of Italy's officials in its relations with EU and Nato,” he said.
France is Italy's ally, but hints that the Gallic nation could send troops to Ukraine to help fight invader Russia are at odds with a landmark pact to bolster diplomatic, commercial, political and cultural ties and coordination within Europe, according to foreign minister Antonio Tajani.
Italy has urged a safe zone around Europe's largest nuclear plant - Zaporizhzhia in southeast Ukraine - which needs constant power to avert a disaster, after Russia hit a nearby hydroelectric dam on Friday.
The European Union and Nato must show Russia's newly re-elected president Vladimir Putin that Ukraine has the backing of Western and other countries to avert a wider war in Europe, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday.
The European Union should hand Ukraine profits from Russia's frozen central bank assets to help the beleaguered country buy ammunition and rebuild after the devastating two-year-old war, Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.
Italy's trade agency (ITA) has launced an office in Oman's capital, Muscat, which will help small-to-medium-sized companies grow in a "vibrant" market, according to its head, diplomat Benedetto D'Anna.
