Italian Coastguard Arms Itself to Defend Against ISIS
Italy’s coastguard announced Friday that it would allow its 11,000 members to carry weapons, following threats from Islamic militants in Libya, and recent confrontation with traffickers.
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World View: Reports Indicate Egypt, Italy, Russia Planning Military Action in Libya
Reports indicate Egypt, Italy, Russia planning military action in Libya; Egypt court declares Hamas to be a terrorist organization; Egypt and Turkey may try to create a ‘Sunni front’ with Saudi Arabia
Not Just Jews: Christians Under Increasing Attack in Europe
Christian churches are under increasing assault all over Europe, reports a Vienna-based group charged with monitoring such attacks.
Ambassador Warns ISIS Could Launch Attacks Against Europe from Libya
The Libyan Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, in an exclusive interview, warned that the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) has consolidated control over coastal territory in northern Libya that can serve as a platform for terrorist attacks on Europe.
ISIS Seen as Threat to Cruise Ships on the Mediterranean
Self-relegated to Iraq and Syria, just months ago ISIS seemed a distant threat to Italians and other Europeans. Having set up Libyan strongholds along the Mediterranean coast, however, ISIS is now on Europe’s doorstep. The latest threat is to Mediterranean cruise ships– those, for instance, that go from Sicily up the Italian coast to the south of France, or bop from one Greek island to another.
Italy Prepares for Potential ISIS Air Attack
According to recent reports, the Italian Secret Service fears an air attack by ISIS, compounding the already existent danger of terrorist infiltration among with throngs of immigrants coming to Italy by boat from neighboring Libya.
Italy Prepares for War with ISIS from the South
ROME, Italy — As the Islamic State gains strength in Libya and threatens to overrun Italy with immigrants, Italy finds itself exposed with no way to handle the onslaught.
Italy Mobilizes 5,000-Strong Military Force to Fight ISIS in Libya
The government of Italy appears to be taking seriously the threats posed by the Islamic State (ISIS) to its nation. Italian officials said on Monday that they are considering sending 5,000 troops into Libya to combat the country’s burgeoning jihadist presence.
ISIS Threat Puts Rome on High Alert: ‘Never So Exposed’
ROME, Italy– Rome has dramatically stepped up its security in the wake of last weekend’s slaughter of Christians in Libya and the Islamic State’s overt threat to the city. Outside of Rome’s US embassy on Via Veneto, increased security has been stationed, and machine guns have appeared in the hands of guards. A special security taskforce has been convoked to plan Rome’s response to escalating ISIS threats.
ISIS in Libya: Overrun Europe with Immigrants and ‘Turn it into Hell’
An ISIS report, recovered by Libyan media in January, reveals that the Islamic State would be aiming at Libya “to get to Europe,” overrunning it with migrants to “turn it into hell.” According to the report, ISIS considers “illegal immigration” to be a privileged channel of access to the Old Continent.
World View: Europe Faces ‘Enormous Tragedy’ over Mediterranean Rescue Program
Europe faces ‘enormous tragedy’ over Europe’s Mediterranean rescue program; Confusion reigns over Ukraine ceasefire deal
Italy’s New President Declares War on the Mafia
In one of the most powerful inaugural addresses in Italian history, Italy’ new president Sergio Mattarella came out swinging Tuesday, promising a war on corruption and organized crime.
Pope’s Popularity Among Italians Reaches Record High
While Italians express ever lower confidence in their own institutions and political representatives, their opinion of Pope Francis is the highest it has ever been, with 89.6% of Italians agreeing with the statement that the Pope is giving new impetus to the Catholic Church, according to a new report by Eurispes, a major Italian research institute.
World View: Egypt’s al-Sisi Blames Foreign Countries for Terrorist Attacks
Spain’s far left Podemos party hopes to copy success of Greece’s Syriza party; Egypt’s al-Sisi blames foreign countries for terrorist attacks; Houthis use live fire against protesters in Yemen
Vatican to Offer Rome’s Homeless a Shave, Shower, and Haircut
The Vatican has announced a new program of giving free haircuts, showers, and even a shave to Rome’s homeless population, a report says. This month the new services were added to last year’s announcement that church officials were adding showering facilities in
Italians Don’t Even Trust Themselves, Study Reveals
A recent article by the Pew Research Center delves into the question of how different European states view themselves and their neighbors and the results are almost comical. Among the eight EU nations surveyed, the Greeks have an overwhelmingly higher opinion of themselves than other countries do, while the Italians are the most self-effacing.
Germany Carves Out a Backdoor Exit from the Euro
The European Central Bank (ECB) gave the Left and their allies meeting in Davos, Switzerland, everything they could have hoped for with the announcement that they have agreed to print $1.13 trillion of new cash to buy the national debt of their insolvent members. But “hidden within the announcement is evidence of Germany’s weakening commitment to the European project,” according to Stratfor.
Italian Directors Unite to Protest Proposed Smoking Ban in TV, Film
Italian Minister of Health, Beatrice Lorenzin, is offering new legislation to ban cigarettes in national TV and film productions, leading 20 of country’s top film virtuosos to express outrage at the proposal.
Italy: Immigrants Smash Statue of Virgin Mary and Urinate on It
Just days after the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, a band of five young immigrants desecrated a statue of the Virgin Mary at the parish of San Barnaba in the Italian city of Perugia, breaking it and urinating on it.
Italian Hostages in Syria Beg Government to Save Them
A YouTube account believed to be affiliated with jihadist groups uploaded a video of two Italian women kidnapped by the al-Qaeda-affiliated group Jabhat al-Nusra in August in Syria. The women beg their government to secure their release.
World View: European Migrant Crisis Escalates with Crewless Cargo Ships
In drama on the high seas, the Italian coast guard has rescued two large merchant ships in the Mediterranean, packed with migrants from Syria, Eritrea, and Africa.
Cargo Ship Carrying up to 1,000 Migrants Abandoned by Crew and Programmed to Crash
A ship crammed full of 970 migrants was abandoned by its crew and set to crash into the Italian coast in what looks to be an elaborate people trafficking operation. The migrants, thought to be Syrian and Kurdish refugees, were
World View: Darfur on the Verge of Return to Full-Scale Civil War
The Darfur genocide has sometimes been called “Everybody’s favorite African war,” since George Clooney and other movie stars, and politicians like Susan Rice, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden have all made “Stop the genocide” and “Save Darfur” and “Enough is enough” part of a very stylish and progressive do-good campaign.
4 in 5 New Nurses Recruited in Last Year are Foreigners
The NHS has been accused of “panic buying” foreign nurses to plug staffing gaps, as new figures reveal that four in five nurses recruited within the last year came from abroad. The scale of foreign recruitment has raised concerns over
California Dwarfs Texas in GDP, Would be 8th Largest Nation in the World
Try Cal Facts, a 72 page report produced by the California Legislative Analyst’s office, reveals that the Golden State is one of the largest economies in the world. The Los Angeles Times reported that according to legislative analyst Mac Taylor,
