Italy's security law faces scrutiny after Moroccan man's death

Legal shield invoked in police restraint case draws international criticism

The death of Abderrahim Fakir in police restraint has become the first case invoking Italy's new legal shield for officers, prompting criticism that migration has been weaponised.

Davide Ruspoli · NATIONAL

Etna eruption halts Catania flights as ash grounds peak-season travel

Sicily's main airport suspends operations again amid volcanic activity, disrupting summer travel

Catania airport has suspended flights as Mount Etna spews lava and ash, disrupting travel during the peak summer season.

Concetta Vassallo · REGIONAL

Europe's wildfire spread puts Alpine forests on alert

Fires in unexpected areas test preparedness across the continent

As wildfires spread into regions unaccustomed to them, the European Forest Institute warns that the 'new normal' demands fresh prevention strategies.

Klara Hofer · INTERNATIONAL

Rome's Night Tourism Experiment Could Reshape Italy's Crowded Cities

Italian capital opens cultural sites after dark to beat heat and crowds, a model Veneto will watch closely

Rome is testing night-time visits to its museums and archaeological sites this summer, a strategy that could offer lessons for Venice and other overcrowded heritage cities.

Tommaso Veronese · CULTURE

Rome's Night Tourism Push Offers Milan a Blueprint for Summer Strain

Eternal City opens sites after dark to beat heat and crowds; Lombardy watches closely

Rome is testing night openings of museums and monuments to escape summer heat and crowds — a strategy with lessons for Milan's own tourism pressure.

Beatrice Comolli

Rome's night tourism experiment offers a model for the Alps

Eternal City opens sites after dark to beat heat and crowds

Rome is testing night-time openings of museums and archaeological sites to escape heatwaves and crowds — a strategy Alpine regions are watching closely.

Klara Hofer

Italy's September Transport Strikes Threaten Peak Travel Chaos

Nationwide train walkout and general strike could disrupt planes, trains and ferries across the country

Italy faces a wave of transport strikes in September, from a nationwide train stoppage to a general walkout affecting air, rail and sea travel.

Tommaso Veronese

'Migration has been weaponised': Italy's security law criticised after death of Moroccan man in police restraint

First case invoking legal shield for police draws scrutiny of expanded protections

The death of Abderrahim Fakir in police restraint has become the first test of Italy's new legal shield, prompting criticism that migration policy is being weaponised.

Giulia Benati

Rome by Night: Italy Tests a Cooler Tourism Strategy

Evening openings at museums and archaeological sites offer relief from heat and crowds

Rome is trialling night-time openings at its historic sites this summer, a response to heatwaves and overcrowding that could reshape how Italy's great cities are visited.

Costanza Bardi

September Brings Wave of Transport Strikes Across Italy

Rail, air and ferry walkouts threaten to disrupt the end of the holiday season

Italy faces a month of transport disruption as unions call strikes across rail, air and ferry services in September, with a nationwide train strike and a general walkout planned.

Costanza Bardi

Rome's Night Tourism Experiment Casts Long Shadow Over Umbria's Hill Towns

As the capital opens sites after dark to beat heat and crowds, inland cities wonder if the strategy will reach them

Rome's new night-time tourism strategy is drawing visitors away from the day's heat — but Umbria's fragile hill towns risk being left out of the conversation.

Niccolò Mariani

Italy's security law faces scrutiny after Moroccan man's death

First use of legal shield raises questions about police accountability

The death of Abderrahim Fakir in police restraint has prompted criticism of Italy's security law, with the legal shield invoked for the first time.

Elena Marcheggiani

Rome tests night-time tourism to beat heat and crowds

Capital opens museums, parks and monuments after dark in summer pilot

Rome is testing night-time openings of tourist sites this summer to ease daytime crowds and heat pressure on the historic centre.

Davide Ruspoli

Italy's security law under fire after Moroccan man's death in police restraint

Abderrahim Fakir case is first to invoke legal shield shielding police from prosecution

The death of Abderrahim Fakir in police custody has drawn criticism of Italy's security law, which gives officers greater protection from prosecution.

Marco Di Sante

Italy's security law under fire after Moroccan man's death in police restraint

First use of legal shield protecting police draws criticism from rights groups

The death of Abderrahim Fakir in police custody has ignited debate over Italy's new security law, with critics saying migration has been weaponised.

Antonio Petrella

Rome by night: Italy's capital tests a new tourism strategy

Night openings aim to ease heat and crowds at historic sites

Rome is opening its museums, parks and monuments at night this summer, a strategy to beat the heat and spread tourist crowds beyond daytime peak hours.

Antonio Petrella

Visit Rome by night: Italian capital tests new tourism strategy

Rome opens sites after dark to beat heat and crowds, a shift with implications for Italy's tourist economy

Rome is testing night-time openings of its tourist sites this summer, a strategy to combat heatwaves and overcrowding that could reshape the visitor experience.

Rosaria Esposito

Rome's Night Tourism Trial Offers Lessons for the South

As the capital tests after-dark visits, Basilicata's Matera weighs the costs and benefits

Rome opens its monuments at night to beat heat and crowds; Matera's fragile heritage suggests caution.

Pietro Lasorsa

Death in police restraint puts Italy's new legal shield on trial

First use of security law immunity in Abderrahim Fakir case draws criticism that migration has been weaponised

The death of Abderrahim Fakir in police restraint marks the first invocation of Italy's legal shield protecting officers, prompting accusations that migration policy has been weaponised.

Saverio Gallo

Italy's security law under fire after Moroccan man's death in police restraint

First use of legal shield for police raises questions about accountability and migration policy

The death of Abderrahim Fakir has become a test case for Italy's security law, criticised for weaponising migration.

Concetta Vassallo

September strikes to hit Sardinia's ferry lifeline

Planned walkouts threaten island connections as summer season winds down

A general strike affecting planes, trains and ferries is set to complicate travel to and from Sardinia in September, with the island's sea links most exposed.

Gavino Sanna

Serie A's Trepy out of coma after Sardinia pool rescue

Striker conscious two days after being pulled from swimming pool

Serie A striker Yael Trepy is out of an induced coma two days after being pulled unconscious from a swimming pool in Sardinia.

Tobia Marenghi

Robert Harris's Agrippa: Rome's Rivalry, Read in Translation

The British novelist's fictional memoir finds an Italian echo in the eternal fascination with empire

A review of Robert Harris's new novel on Agrippa, set in ancient Rome, resonates with Italy's enduring cultural dialogue with its imperial past.

Eleonora Vanzetti

Police shield law faces scrutiny after Moroccan man's death in restraint

First use of legal protection for officers invoked in Abderrahim Fakir case draws criticism

The death of Abderrahim Fakir in police restraint has become the first case where Italy's new legal shield for officers has been invoked, prompting criticism.

Lorenzo Ferraris

‘Migration has been weaponised’: Italy’s security law criticised after death of Moroccan man in police restraint

Abderrahim Fakir's death is the first case invoking a legal shield that gives police greater protection from prosecution

The death of Abderrahim Fakir in police custody has ignited criticism of Italy’s security law, which critics say has 'weaponised' migration.

Rosaria Esposito

Rome's night-time tourism push offers a model for Italy's crowded cities

Capital's experiment with nocturnal visits aims to beat heat and crowds

Rome is testing a new strategy of opening tourist sites at night to combat heatwaves and overcrowding, a move that could influence other Italian cities.

Lorenzo Ferraris

Rome opens its nights to tourists, while the Alps watch a season of extremes

The capital's after-dark experiment aims to beat heat and crowds — a strategy the mountains know well

Rome is testing night-time visits to its historic sites to escape summer heat and crowds, a shift with echoes in the cooler, quieter Alps.

Camille Bréan

The Summer of Ash and Lightning

Mount Etna's eruption and a tourist's death reveal the peril of treating a living mountain as a mere backdrop.

Editorial Board

Theft in the Shadow of the Festival

The theft of four Antonello da Messina paintings from Messina is a wound to cultural memory that the world must help heal.

Editorial Board