Last year, WhatsApp and Apple notified several people in Italy, including journalists and activists, that they had been targeted with government spyware. In particular, WhatsApp pointed the finger at the Israeli American surveillance tech maker Paragon Solutions as the company that provided the technology for a hacking campaign that targeted around 90 people around the…
Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli will not attend the opening of the 61st Venice Biennale in protest at the presence of the Russian pavilion at the event. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Ministry of Culture announced in a note: “Minister Alessandro Giuli will not travel to Venice on the pre-opening days of the 61st Venice Biennale Art…
Shorouk Express Answers on a postcard to the supermarket in the European Parliament and/or the International Criminal Court. It’s been a challenging week for Italian foodstuffs. Italy’s agriculture minister, Francesco Lollobrigida, was livid when he saw a jar of carbonara sauce on the shelves of the Delhaize store inside the Parliament in Brussels that contained…
Shorouk Express Ranucci and the Meloni government have a tense relationship. Report, the show he hosts, has repeatedly investigated government figures, including a probe into the alleged role of officials in the attempted takeover of Mediobanca by Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which led Meloni’s Head of Cabinet Gaetano Caputi to pursue leagal action in…
Shorouk Express Earlier this year, Italy used foreign investment screening powers — or “golden power” — to impose harsh conditions on UniCredit’s bid for BPM. UniCredit appealed the decision claiming that the conditions are disproportionate and effectively prevent it from doing the deal. The court said on Saturday that the government should review two of…
Shorouk Express It also introduces the crime of injuring a police officer while on duty and allocates up to €10,000 to cover legal fees for officers investigated over their conduct on the job. “With the final approval of the Security Decree in the Senate, the Government takes a decisive step to strengthen the protection of…
Shorouk Express KHANKENDI, Azerbaijan, April 8. Restoration work in Karabakh is very impressive, President of the Italian Federation for Human Rights Antonio Stango said at the 7th ADA University Policy Forum in Khankendi city, Trend reports. Stango mentioned that he has been keeping a close eye on the happenings in Karabakh for many years and…
Shorouk Express The government is keen to ensure that Generali, which last month agreed to combine its asset management business with that of France-based Natixis, keeps its appetite for Italian sovereign debt at a time when Rome needs to borrow nearly €1 billion a day. The Trieste-based conglomerate is the government’s largest private-sector creditor. Rome…
Shorouk Express ROME — Italy’s UniCredit has bought a stake in insurance giant Generali Group, according to two people familiar with the matter, adding another twist to a byzantine banking battle brewing in Italy’s north. Generali is in the crosshairs of several competing groups, including the Rome-allied billionaire Del Vecchio and Caltagirone families, as well as…
Shorouk Express Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was released on 8 January, after spending 19 days in an Iranian prison. She was arrested in Tehran on 19 December while reporting for the daily Il Foglio and the Chora Media podcast. Sala, 29, was in Iran on a journalist’s visa. She was accused of “violating the laws…
