
Virtually every newspaper in Italy had the California shooting splashed across its front page Thursday, often in tandem with pieces on the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), as Italians grapple with the possibilities of violent Islamist assault on their own territory.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.3 Dec 2015, 1:11 PM PST0

Contents: HRW: Bahrain’s Sunni government continues abusing and torturing Shia majority; NATO formally invites Montenegro to join the alliance
by John J. Xenakis3 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Italian Police have arrested four suspected Islamist terrorists Tuesday who were reportedly planning an attack on Pope Francis.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.1 Dec 2015, 2:08 PM PST0

After Muslim pupils refused to sing traditional carols at last year’s Christmas service, one Milanese school has switched to hosting a “winter concert” — but many have reacted angrily to the idea. Headmaster Marco Parma of the Istituto Garofani di Rozzano school
by Oliver Lane30 Nov 2015, 7:23 AM PST0

In the most recent issue of Nikkei Asian Review, Romanian born political scientist and military analyst Edward N. Luttwak lays out a persuasive theory explaining how Italy has been so successful in thwarting Islamic terror attempts. In a word: Italy is not afraid to deport those it considers to be a threat to national security.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.30 Nov 2015, 5:17 AM PST0

Police in northern Italy stopped a Turkish man attempting to transport a load of 781 pump-action Winchester SXP shotguns north into Belgium and seized the merchandise.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Nov 2015, 10:21 AM PST0

Italian police seized almost 800 shotguns bound for Belgium from Turkey from a truck that arrived in the northeastern port of Trieste, a statement said on Thursday. The finance police, who are often in charge of port security, said that
by Reuters27 Nov 2015, 3:50 AM PST0

In a surprise early morning police raid Tuesday, some 60 Italian cops in riot gear, accompanied by police dogs, entered a refugee welcome centre in Rome asking to see the papers of those staying there, and arrested 27 undocumented individuals from Maghreb,
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.26 Nov 2015, 8:19 AM PST0

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced Tuesday that the government would be allocating an additional billion euros to beef up its security forces throughout the country.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.24 Nov 2015, 8:46 PM PST0

A major Italian weekly magazine, L’Espresso, is attributing mass migrations into Europe from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and North Africa to global warming, warning that a legally binding agreement at the upcoming climate conference in Paris is necessary in order to preserve world peace.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.23 Nov 2015, 1:27 PM PST0

In a public manifestation in Rome on Saturday, several hundred Muslims came from all over Italy to protest the actions of the Islamic State, calling it a “cancer” and insisting that it did not represent the position of Islam.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Nov 2015, 6:09 PM PST0

For the second time in just three days, the U.S. Embassy to Italy has alerted American citizens to a serious security threat, this time regarding an “armed individual” at large on the streets of Rome.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.20 Nov 2015, 8:32 AM PST0

ROME — The State Department is warning that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Milan’s cathedral and La Scala opera house, as well as “general venues” like churches, synagogues, restaurants, theaters and hotels have been identified as “potential targets” in those
by AP19 Nov 2015, 3:47 AM PST0

Campaigners are attempting to take down an Italian newspaper after it published a front page reacting to the Paris attacks of Friday night, calling out “Islamic Bastards” for the killing. Right-wing national daily Libero led on Saturday morning with the headline
by Oliver Lane16 Nov 2015, 5:44 AM PST0

Immediately following Friday’s horrendous jihadist attacks, the Italian government decreed a level-two terrorist alert for the whole country, considerably increasing security measures around the Vatican City State, considered a prime target of ISIS terrorists. The level-two alert comprises the deployment
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.16 Nov 2015, 1:34 AM PST0

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is set to make official visits to France, Italy, and the Vatican next week. In doing so, he will be the first Iranian president to make state visits through Europe in a decade, according to reports.
by Jordan Schachtel10 Nov 2015, 12:36 PM PST0

A convicted terrorist has been caught trying to smuggle himself into Europe by posing as an asylum seeker, in a stark event proving correct those who warned of terrorists taking advantage of the European Union’s lax border controls. Ben Nasr
by Nick Hallett9 Nov 2015, 4:44 AM PST0

On Thursday, 949 migrants were rescued in a total of eight rescue operations off the Libyan coast coordinated by the Central Office of the Italian Coast Guard, and a separate rescue operation by the Spanish military brought aboard another 517
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Nov 2015, 12:43 AM PST0

A self-declared government in Libya has issued a Gaddafiesque threat to flood Europe with “hundreds of thousands” of new migrants if the European Union (EU) fails to give the Islamist faction legal recognition. The threat, to charter boats and ferry ever-larger numbers
by Sarkis Zeronian3 Nov 2015, 4:35 AM PST0

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has criticized optimistic politicians who speak of quick fixes to Europe’s migration crisis, arguing that the roots of the crisis are so deep, it will take at least a generation to clean up the mess.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.3 Nov 2015, 4:15 AM PST0

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libya’s internationally recognized government says Italian vessels entered the country’s territorial waters without permission and vowed to use “all means” to protect its sovereignty. It says three Italian vessels were spotted off the coast of the
by AP1 Nov 2015, 1:46 AM PST0

The highest administrative court in Italy has upheld the government position on gay marriage, ensuring the country is the last major western European nation to not recognise the redefinition. Although gay marriage and same sex civil unions are illegal in Italy,
by Oliver Lane29 Oct 2015, 5:32 AM PST0

The mayor of a northern Italian town has promised to help citizens buy firearms with a €250 ‘gun bonus’ – about 30 per cent of the price of a small pistol. Gianluca Buonanno, who is the Northern League mayor of Borgosesia,
by Sarkis Zeronian22 Oct 2015, 4:35 AM PST0

A progressive Sicilian Catholic priest who took a commendable interest in the welfare of young African migrant boys is facing a significant jail sentence for extorting sex from them in return for residency permits. Monsignor Don Sergio Librizzi, who sat on the local
by Oliver Lane22 Oct 2015, 1:14 AM PST0

The Court of Cassation, Italy’s highest court, has ruled that it is acceptable, and not a sackable offence, for workers to watch porn on their lunch breaks. The Supreme Court overruled a decision by a lower court sanctioning the sacking
by Liam Deacon16 Oct 2015, 5:39 AM PST0