Sources: AFP via France 24
Italy denies the United States Air Force the use of the Sigonella base in Sicily for operations related to the Iran war. 2026-03-31
Thousands of people across Italy hold rallies and a general strike to protest against the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip and recent ground offensive into Gaza City. Dock workers at ports in Genoa, Livorno, Trieste, and Venice hold strikes, while protesters clash with police in Milan and 20,000 people march in Rome. 2025-09-23
The Italian government authorizes a construction project for a bridge over the Strait of Messina to connect Sicily with mainland Italy. The project will be the longest suspension bridge in the world by the time of its completion in 2032 or 2033. 2025-08-6
Italian police arrest around 150 people across Sicily in the biggest anti-Mafia raid since 1984. 2025-02-11
A court in Sicily orders former Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to stand trial accused of dereliction of duty and kidnapping for his role in a standoff with a Spanish-flagged migrant rescue ship operated by Proactiva Open Arms that he refused to allow to dock for nineteen days in 2019. A court order allowed the ship to dock after some migrants jumped overboard. 2021-04-17
A new lockdown is announced for four Italian regions: Lombardy, Piedmont, Aosta Valley, and Calabria. In two other regions, Apulia and Sicily, stricter measures will be imposed. The measures will start on November 6. 2020-11-4
Dozens of far-right protesters in Rome clash with riot police during a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions when 200 masked militants belonging to Forza Nuova hurl flares and firecrackers at police. Police arrest seven protesters and reported two officers injured. 2020-10-25
An explosion at a fireworks factory in the town of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Sicily, Italy, kills five people and injures two others. 2019-11-21
Police arrest more than 50 people following a probe into match fixing in Italian football. 2015-05-19
At least 70 asylum seekers drown at sea after their boat sinks off the coast of Sicily with 27 rescued. 2014-07-2