Paolo Gentiloni

Italy to send 470 troops to Niger

Rome - Muslimchronicle

Italy will be sending 470 soldiers to Niger to help the west African nation stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants, The Local quoted Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni as saying on Thursday. Agadez, the main city in central Niger, has become a revolving door for economic migrants seeking to reach Europe via Libya, winning notoriety as Africa's people-smuggling capital. "We areRead more

Italy parliament dissolved ahead of March election

Rome - Muslimchronicle

Italy's President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday as the country prepares for knife-edge general elections in March. Next year's elections, to be held on March 4, may mark a new era of uncertainty for the country. With the vote expected to be split between the right, centre-left and the populist Five Star movement, the next parliament could be left without aRead more

Kuwaiti prime minister receives call from Italian counterpart

Kuwait - Muslimchronicle

Kuwaiti Prime Minister, HH Shaikh Jaber Mubarak Hamad Al-Sabah today received a phone call from his Italian counterpart, Paolo Gentiloni. The two sides discussed relations between the two countries, and ways to bolster them in various ways and for the benefit of the two countries and their peoples. They also discussed the latest regional developments, as well as issues ofRead more

Trump talks with German, Italian leaders ahead of G20 summit

Washington - Muslimchronicle

President Donald Trump spoke Monday with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni about the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg, the White House said. Trump and Merkel "addressed climate issues, the Women's Entrepreneurship Financing Initiative and trade, including global steel overcapacity," the White House said in a statement following their "extensive discussion." "The president said that heRead more

Trump: Paris Shooting 'Looks Like Another Terrorist Attack'

Washington - Arab Today

US President Donald Trump said the Paris shooting "looks like another terrorist attack". Trump made his comments on the attack at a White House press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni. He used the opportunity to send his condolences to France and lament the state of terrorism around the world. "It never ends," Trump said at the press conferenceRead more

Trump slams Iran for violating ‘spirit’ of nuclear deal

Washington - Arab Today

Iran is failing to fulfill the “spirit” of its nuclear deal with world powers, President Donald Trump has declared, setting an ominous tone for his forthcoming decision about whether to pull the US out of the landmark agreement. As he often had during the president campaign, Trump ripped into the deal struck by Iran, the US and other world powersRead more