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Iran’s Homa to resume flights to Italy’s Rome after ban on rival airline
Nov 08, 2019 03:17Iran’s flag carrier Homa, known internationally as IranAir, will resume flights to the Italian capital Rome after rival airline Mahan Air was banned from the European country’s airspace.
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World Beach Games: Iran beat Italy, win bronze
Oct 17, 2019 03:47The Iranian Beach Football Team have won the bronze medal in the 2019 World Beach Games in Qatar after defeating Italy in the 3rd-place playoff.
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Italy's lower house votes to slash number of lawmakers
Oct 09, 2019 13:15At a time when an unprecedented crisis of political representation is unfolding in Italy, the parliament has passed a reform - with 553 yeas to 14 nays - that would cut the number of lawmakers by over one third.
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Nine dead as refugee boat sinks off Italian coast
Oct 07, 2019 13:49At least nine people died when a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank off the coast of the Island of Lampedusa, south of Sicily, Italy's coastguard said on Monday.
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US Secretary of State pressures Italy for action on Iran’s Mahan Air
Oct 04, 2019 02:49US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sought to convince Italian officials that they should comply with Washington’s sanctions on Iran and ban the Mahan Air carrier from accessing Italy’s airspace.
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Pope rebukes countries whose weapons foment migration but refuse refugees
Sep 30, 2019 05:18Pope Francis on Sunday scolded countries that produce weapons for wars fought elsewhere and then refuse to take in refugees fleeing the very same conflicts.
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Iran, Italy explore shipping route between Chabahar and Venice
Sep 29, 2019 13:35Iran and Italy are exploring possibilities for launching a key shipping route that could help increase trade between the port of Chabahar, southeast of Iran, to Venice, in northern Italy.
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Italy, France hold talks over migrant policy
Sep 19, 2019 04:01Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Rome on Wednesday. It was the first visit by a foreign leader to the Italian new government sworn in on September 5 and the first top-level meeting between Paris and Rome since France recalled its ambassador to Italy last February.
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Puitn calls Italy's arrest of Russian executive at US request 'really bad practice'
Sep 06, 2019 04:35Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the detention of a top executive of Russia’s aircraft-engine maker in Italy, which came at the request of the US on charges of espionage.
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Italy's rival parties seal govt. deal to resolve political crisis
Aug 29, 2019 06:12Italy has a new government coalition that is set to put an end to a three-week-long political crisis in the European country.