Tag Archives: Italy
Italian Navy rescued 6000 people in four days, UNHCR says
April 11, 2014 (Geneva) - UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming said at a press briefing on Friday that the UNHCR estimates some 6,000 people have been rescued by the Italian Navy from over… Read more
Italy calls on EU to take greater part in preventing migration tragedies
April 08, 2014 (ROME) - Europe needs to do more against illegal immigration to prevent tragedies in European waters, Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday. Italy wants the EU… Read more
Six hundred migrants from Syria Palestine and Eritrea rescued by Italian Navy
The Italian navy said on Tuesday it had rescued nearly 600 Syrian, Palestinian and Eritrean migrants crossing the Mediterranean in two overcrowded boats, including 62 minors. The Italian frigate Grecale… Read more
Boat full of immigrants rescued by italian navy
Rome — Italy’s navy has rescued 233 mostly African immigrants from a boat in trouble off the coast of the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, the scene of two shipwreck tragedies… Read more
Eritrea: The Last Askari
One of, if not the last, Eritrean askari, aboy Welday Tecle Weldekidan Melkai Tensai of the village of Damba Minche in the Serai region has passed away at the age… Read more
Interview with L.G.R Sunglasses Founder Luca Gnecchi Ruscone: Asmara’s Timeless Elegance
Luca Gnecchi Ruscone was born in Rome, Italy, in 1982 to an Italian family with strong roots to Eritrea and Africa. His father lives in Kenya and his mother was… Read more
