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An Italian Court Convicts Three Egyptians, and a Rendition Case Reaches Its Verdict
Ten years after Giulio Regeni vanished in Cairo, a Rome court sentences three Egyptian security agents in absentia — a ruling the foreign press reads as a test of how far Italy will press a partner it still needs.
A Rome court has convicted three Egyptian security agents in absentia over the 2016 abduction and killing of the Cambridge researcher Giulio Regeni, closing a decade-long effort to account for his death.
Adriana Sole · NATIONAL
Pumps Run Dry as Italy's Fuel Price Cap Meets Its First Morning
Eni capped prices for 30 days and rival IP matched it; by Monday some stations had sold out, and the foreign press read a national energy decision against a wider European argument about retail fuel.
Some Italian petrol stations sold out of fuel within hours of a 30-day price cap set by Eni and matched by rival IP, the first test of a national intervention in retail energy prices.
Adriana Sole · ECONOMY
Serie A Joins Four-League Revolt Against Fifa Governance
The Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga and Italy's top flight say world football's governing body is 'not fit for purpose' and demand a seat at the table.
Italy's Serie A has signed a joint demand with Europe's other big three leagues for urgent governance reform at Fifa, accusing the governing body of 'expansionism'.
Tobia Marenghi · SPORT
Etna's Ash Returns, and Catania Counts the Cost of a Closed Sky
Deutsche Welle reports days of disrupted flights as Europe's most active volcano reasserts itself over eastern Sicily
For several days running, ash from Mount Etna has closed the airspace over Catania, grounding flights at the island's principal gateway to the world.
Concetta Vassallo · REGIONAL
Regional dispatches
Pumps Sell Out on Day One of the Fuel Price Cap
The Local Italy reports stations running dry within hours as Eni's thirty-day cap takes effect and IP matches it
Some Italian petrol stations sold out of fuel within hours of the price cap taking effect, according to The Local Italy.
Lorenzo Ferraris
An Italian Court Convicts Three Egyptian Agents in the Regeni Case
A verdict delivered in absentia closes a decade of Italian efforts to account for a Cambridge researcher who vanished in Cairo in 2016.
An Italian court has sentenced three Egyptian security officials to ten years in prison in absentia for the kidnapping of Giulio Regeni, the Italian doctoral researcher who disappeared in Cairo in 2016.
Camille Bréan
The Pump Runs Dry on Day One of the Fuel Cap
Eni's thirty-day price ceiling takes effect and some stations sell out within hours, as rival IP matches the move
Some petrol stations sold out of fuel within hours on the first morning of a thirty-day price cap set by Eni and matched by rival IP.
Elena Marcheggiani
A Verdict in the Regeni Case, and Milan Reads the Absent Defendants
Al Jazeera and the New York Times report three Egyptian agents sentenced in absentia to 10 years; the ruling closes a decade of proceedings without producing a single arrest
An Italian court convicted three Egyptian security agents in absentia over the 2016 abduction of Giulio Regeni, Al Jazeera and the New York Times reported.
Beatrice Comolli
Etna's Ash Closes Catania Skies Again, and an Alpine Region Reads the Pattern
Deutsche Welle reports days of flight disruption from Europe's most active volcano; the Dolomites know the same arithmetic of ash, wind and grounded aircraft.
Deutsche Welle reports a thick ash cloud from Mount Etna has disrupted Catania flights for several days, the latest in a summer of repeated closures.
Klara Hofer
Etna Closes Catania's Sky Again, and Europe's Busiest Volcano Sets the Timetable
Ash from Mount Etna has disrupted flights into Catania for several days, the latest interruption in a summer of repeated closures.
A thick ash cloud from Mount Etna has disrupted flights to Catania for several days, Deutsche Welle reports, the latest in a season of interruptions from Europe's most active volcano.
Tommaso Veronese
A Cairo Abduction, a Rome Verdict, and Trieste's Long Memory of Borders
An Italian court convicted three Egyptian agents in absentia over Giulio Regeni's 2016 death, closing a decade of inquiry the foreign press followed closely.
Al Jazeera and The New York Times report ten-year sentences handed down in absentia, a verdict that resolves the legal question and leaves the diplomatic one open.
Sergio Madrussan
Pumps Run Dry on Day One as the Fuel Cap Meets Its First Test
Some stations sold out within hours of Eni's thirty-day price cap taking effect. Rival IP matched it, and the queues did the rest.
Petrol stations sold out within hours on the first day of Eni's thirty-day fuel price cap, as rival IP matched the move.
Marina Doria
The Pump Runs Dry: A Fuel Cap, and the Interior Counts the Queue
Eni's 30-day price cap, matched by IP, emptied some stations within hours — a squeeze felt hardest where the next station is far away
Some petrol stations sold out within hours of Italy's new fuel price cap taking effect on Monday, as Eni and rival IP held prices down and drivers filled up.
Antonio Petrella
Eni's Fuel Price Cap Sends Drivers to the Pumps, and the Plain Counts the Hours
A 30-day cap matched by IP emptied forecourts within hours on Monday, as Emilia-Romagna's road economy does the arithmetic
The first day of Italy's capped pump price brought queues and dry nozzles, and a region built on moving goods is watching the clock on thirty days.
Giulia Benati
A Verdict in Rome, and Cairo's Silence Ten Years After Giulio Regeni
Three Egyptian agents sentenced in absentia to ten years for the 2016 abduction, as the foreign press measures what a conviction can reach
An Italian court convicted three Egyptian security officials over the death of a Cambridge researcher, a judgment that binds no one in Cairo.
Giulia Benati
A Fuel Cap Takes Hold, and the Pumps Run Dry
Eni's thirty-day price cap, matched by IP, emptied some petrol stations within hours on Monday
Italy's largest fuel supplier capped pump prices for thirty days, and drivers responded faster than the stations could restock.
Costanza Bardi
A Cairo Verdict Reaches Italy, and Perugia Counts What a Decade Cost
An Italian court has convicted three Egyptian agents in absentia over the 2016 abduction and death of Giulio Regeni.
The verdict closes a judicial chapter in Rome while leaving the political one open, and the interior reads it as a question about how far an Italian investigation can reach.
Niccolò Mariani
The Pumps Run Dry on the First Day of Italy's Fuel Price Cap
Eni's thirty-day cap, matched by IP, emptied some stations within hours — a story about supply that bites hardest where the next station is far.
Some petrol stations sold out within hours of the cap taking effect, and inland Italy knows better than most what a long drive to the next pump costs.
Niccolò Mariani
Pumps Run Dry on the First Day of Italy's Fuel Price Cap
Eni's thirty-day cap, matched by IP, emptied some stations within hours — and the south watches a market it depends on
Eni capped fuel prices for thirty days and some stations sold out by Monday morning, a reminder of how thin the margins are at the pump in southern Italy.
Rosaria Esposito
A Fuel Cap Takes Hold, and Puglia Fills Its Tanks
Eni's 30-day price ceiling, matched by IP, emptied some pumps on day one — a reprieve for the South's car-dependent towns
Italy's first day under a voluntary fuel price cap saw some stations sell out within hours, as the foreign press tallies what a 30-day ceiling means for drivers.
Francesca Lazzari
Fast Food Moves South, and Puglia Reads the Maps
International chains are expanding in Italy faster than at any time since they arrived, and the foreign press says they are looking southward
The world's biggest fast food chains are opening in Italy at their fastest rate in decades, and the growth is increasingly pointed at the South.
Francesca Lazzari
A Cairo Abduction, a Verdict in Rome, and a Long Italian Memory
An Italian court convicted three Egyptian security agents in absentia over the 2016 disappearance of Giulio Regeni, the Cambridge researcher whose body was found on a desert road.
The verdict closes a decade of Italian pressure on Cairo, and reopens a question the deep South knows well: what a state owes a family it cannot bring home.
Pietro Lasorsa
The Pump Runs Dry on Day One, and a Region Counts the Road
Eni's thirty-day fuel price cap took effect on Monday. Some stations sold out within hours, and rival IP matched the cap.
A price ceiling meant to soften the cost of driving produced, on its first morning, the sight of empty pumps.
Pietro Lasorsa
A Crouching Child, Red Chalk, and a Private Italian Collection
An art historian has attributed a rediscovered drawing in Italy to Édouard Manet, the Guardian reports
A red chalk study of a crouching child, found in a private Italian collection, has been attributed to Manet by an art historian.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Pumps Run Dry as Italy's Fuel Price Cap Takes Hold
Eni capped prices for thirty days and IP matched it; by Monday morning some stations had sold out.
On the first day of a thirty-day fuel price cap set by Eni and matched by rival IP, some Italian petrol stations sold out of fuel within hours, according to The Local Italy.
Camille Bréan
Eni's Fuel Price Cap Empties Pumps, and Milan Prices the Margin
IP matched the 30-day cap on Monday; foreign coverage reports stations sold out within hours, and Lombardy's forecourts are where the arithmetic gets tested
Eni's 30-day fuel price cap took effect with stations selling out within hours, according to The Local Italy, and the market is now watching how long the margin holds.
Beatrice Comolli
An Italian Court Convicts Three Egyptians, and a Decade of Waiting Ends
Al Jazeera and the New York Times report ten-year sentences in absentia for the 2016 abduction of Giulio Regeni in Cairo
A Rome court has convicted three Egyptian security agents in absentia over the 2016 kidnapping and killing of the Cambridge researcher Giulio Regeni.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Ferguson Stays at Bologna, Keeping Rangers in View
The Scotland midfielder says a summer move away from Bologna was never close, but he still wants to return to the club he grew up supporting.
Lewis Ferguson has told the BBC that 'nothing was ever that close' on a Bologna exit this summer, while confirming he still hopes to play for Rangers one day.
Tobia Marenghi
Etna's Ash Closes Catania Skies Again, and Island Air Links Take the Strain
Deutsche Welle reports days of flight disruption in Sicily, a reminder of how exposed Italy's islands are when a volcano writes the timetable
Sicily's Catania airport has again been disrupted by ash from Mount Etna, the latest in a summer of interruptions to air travel in the central Mediterranean.
Gavino Sanna
Opinion
A Verdict Abroad, and the Limits of What It Can Settle
The conviction of three Egyptian agents for Giulio Regeni's abduction is a triumph of Italian persistence — and a reminder that a courtroom is not a truth commission.
Editorial Board
Counting Children: A Decree the World Reads as a Signal
A cap on pupils without fluent Italian and a ban on face coverings in schools are being read abroad as electoral positioning, and that reading matters.
Editorial Board