The Italian government was in no way to blame for allowing a Tunisian migrant accused of killing three people in a church in neighbouring France to enter Europe, the interior minister said on Friday. The suspect in Thursdayâs attack in Nice, Brahim Aouissaoui, reached the Italian island of Lampedusa on …
Read More »EU threatens sanctions for Turkey East Med drilling
The EU on Friday urged Turkey to halt its drilling activities in contested waters in the Mediterranean and ordered EU officials to speed up work aimed at blacklisting some Turkish officials linked to the energy exploration. Tensions are mounting to breaking point between Turkey and Greece over Turkeyâs drilling work …
Read More »SABIC pioneering renewable power chemical plan
SABIC plans to build a chemical plant in Spain fully powered by renewable energy in what is the first project of its kind anywhere in the world. The polycarbonate facility in Cartegena is expected to be fully operational by 2024, powered by a 100MW PV solar plant. The deal will …
Read More »European leaders threaten sanctions violators over Libya
The leaders of France, Germany and Italy on Saturday threatened for the first time to use sanctions against countries that continued to violate a United Nations arms embargo on Libya. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte urged âall foreign actors to end …
Read More »Coronavirus: disease may have been waiting worldwide for perfect temperatures to spread
The coronavirus outbreak may not have originated in China and instead lay dormant around the globe waiting for the right conditions to activate, a university expert has suggested. Rather than the city of Wuhan being the centre for Covid-19, the disease might have been lying in wait in several countries …
Read More »Covid-19 crisis affecting China influence in Europe
Just when China influence over Europe seemed to expand into full blast, the Covid-19 crisis seems to have put a serious stop to it. The biggest geopolitical prize in the raising USA â Chinese challenge is the European Union, formerly anchored securely in the Western side but in recent years …
Read More »Coronacrisis in Europe: North vs South
Todayâs Covid-19 crisis starts to look more and more like a soccer match between two rival cities: where the supporters of two rival teams are facing each other and emotions are becoming expressive. The Covid-19 crisis hits all of us. People all over the world feel the impact to their …
Read More »Financial deadlock threatens EU corona response
European Union finance ministers failed to agree in all-night talks on more support for their coronavirus-hit economies and their chairman said on Wednesday morning he was suspending the discussions until Thursday. Diplomatic sources and officials said a feud between Italy and the Netherlands over what conditions should be attached to …
Read More »Global coronavirus lockdown measures taken on non-validated data
If the Covid-19 pandemic has made one thing evident in the past months, it is the fact that the media should restrain itself and act more responsibly. It should stop feeding the coronavirus hysteria with daily infection and death statistic updates of which most are carelessly presented and often misinterpreted. …
Read More »Social distancing and the future of our social aptitudes
By Hiba Kilany Last Christmas, December 2019 (Salento â Italy) It was the season of sharing. We went out to Chinese 1$ shops to buy the oh-so-lame-gift-bags. We greeted every person we bumped through in the streets: we hugged the old relatives, and carried the young ones [below 6 kilos], …
Read More »Some good news stories surrounding the coronavirus
Dubai â Despite the global panic surrounding the spread of coronavirus as cases and deaths continue to jump in the European Union (EU) and the United States, there is some positive news on potential vaccines, promising recovery rates and people coming closer together. By Arthur Blok | More than 470,000 …
Read More »500,000 Saudi riyal fine for anyone who hides health details
Saudi Arabia will impose a fine of up to 500,000 riyals ($133,000) on people who do not disclose health information and travel details at entry points, it said on Monday, as the Gulf state works to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The kingdom on Sunday imposed a temporary lockdown on …
Read More »Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre at International Astronautical Congress 2020
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) revealed the winning logo from the design competition held for the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2020. IAC, which will be hosted in Dubai for the first time in the Arab world, is a global event that brings together leading space specialists and decision-makers …
Read More »If on a science fiction’s night a traveller
By Gouthama Siddarthan When my book, âI travagli politici del viaggio nel tempo’ – (Translation by Davite Mana), was published in Italian, it was Domenico Attianese, who for the first time introduced it. It was thanks to his introduction that my book hogged a widespread attention. Also, Vincenzo Barone …
Read More »In Andijan will be built an ecoairport in appearance of Uzbekistan emblem
The Andijan airport is reconstructed and replaced with in appearance of Uzbekistan emblem, which will meet the requirements of world standards. This was stated by the representative of Andijan region on investment and economic development of foreign countries Farhodjon Rasulov. On June 25, 2019, the mayor of the region, Shuhratbek …
Read More »Between Galactic Comedies and Earthly Tragedies â The Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, vol. IV
By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD This is a different review than any other Iâve written to date. The reason is, Iâm a proud participant in the book in question â The Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror volume IV! This is an anthology, and a big one at …
Read More »An interview with Gouthama Siddarthan – Interviewer: Domenico Attianese
Hello, Mr.Gouthama, welcome to Melange ! Could you please tell us about you and what you are ?  From the International arena, you welcome me and my writings. I thank you and International readers of sci-fi as well on behalf of Tamil. I am primarily a fiction writer …
Read More »UAE recieves Italian PM, discuss bilateral relations
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, have discussed the friendship and cooperation between the UAE and Italy. They also discussed the possibility of developing their relations in …
Read More »Crafts Dialogue opens in Italy, under Sharjah patronage
H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment, Royal Patron of Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council, and Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, was in Murano, Italy, to attend the launch of the ‘Crafts Dialogue’. The Crafts Dialogue is a unique project bringing together …
Read More »Italy is gearing up to Dubaiâs Expo 2020
Italy is working finalising the details of its participation in Dubaiâs Expo 2020, Italian Ambassador to UAE Liborio Stellino said. Speaking to Gulf News on the sidelines of a press gathering to announce the details of the Italian cuisine week to be held in UAE later this month, Ambassador Liborio …
Read More »Dozens feared dead as Italy motorway bridge collapses during a sudden and violent storm in Genoa
At least 35 people were killed when a motorway bridge collapsed in torrential rains on Tuesday morning over buildings in the northern Italian port city of Genoa, Italy’s ANSA news agency cited fire brigade sources as saying. A 50-metre high section of the bridge, including one set of the supports …
Read More »BP squeezed out of Abu Dhabi offshore oil as China, Italy win
When Abu Dhabi put a string of offshore fields up for auction, suitors from China to Italy vied for a slice of the pie. Surprisingly, that piece was snatched from one of the worldâs largest energy conglomerates. BP missed out on a chance to renew its partnership in oil concessions …
Read More »Study boosts mass production of date products
A novel research project that has won a prestigious UAE award will help boost commercial production of various food products derived from dates such as sugar crystals, honey and breakfast cereal, a senior official told Gulf News on Sunday. Although some such products are already available in the market, the …
Read More »Mohammad receives Italian foreign minister
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Saturday received Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Angelino Alfano of Italy, who is currently visiting the country to attend the third round of the strategic dialogue …
Read More »21 teams compete in the Solar Decathlon Middle East
Some 21 teams from 36 universities across 15 countries have been shortlisted for the Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) happening in Dubai in November 2018. The SDME is the worldâs largest, most competitive competition where teams will design, build, and operate sustainable, cost- and energy-efficient models of solar-powered homes, with …
Read More »Egypt’s Zohr gas field to start production at 350 mln cubic feet/day
Egyptâs mammoth offshore Zohr gas field in the Mediterranean is live and set to produce an initial 350 million cubic feet per day, the petroleum ministry said Saturday. Discovered in 2015 by Italyâs Eni, the field contains an estimated 30 trillion cubic feet of gas. Source: Reuters
Read More »ICCROM 30th General Assembly launched today
Press Release Rome – Italy, 29 November 2017 – The 30th General Assembly of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) was inaugurated today in Rome. The three-day event, held from 29 November â 1 December, will feature panel discussions on productive and …
Read More »ICCROM 30th General Assembly
The 30th General Assembly of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) held from 29 November â 1 December in Rome, will provide a platform to stimulate dialogue on sustainable approaches to the reconstruction of destroyed and damaged historic cities. Delegations of ICCROMâs …
Read More »Egyptian Police Killed Militants Who Attacked Italian Consulate
The Levant News — Egyptian security forces on Friday killed nine militants who took part in a bomb attack at the Italian consulate in Cairo in July, the Interior Ministry said. The ultra-hardline Islamic State group, which has supporters based in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, had claimed responsibility for that July …
Read More »Pope Francis’ Meeting With Syrian Refugees
The Levant – – “There are wars, refugees who are escaping in this wave of migration away from wars,” Pope Francis on Saturday told reporters aboard the plane taking him from Rome to Havana to start his nine-day trip to Cuba and the United States. Pop described how he became emotional …
Read More »Italian Party Leader: ISIL Threatening Entire World
 Laura Chiatroni Madrigali, the leader of Italyâs ‘Forza Popolare’ party, called for an immediate halt in financial and arms supports for the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL ISIS or Daesh), warning that the group is a vital threat to the whole world, specially the European states. …
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