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Italy to send 470 troops to Niger

Rome - Emiratesvoice

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

Tunisian refugee influx back under control

Tunis - Emirates Voice

The influx of Tunisian migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Italy is back under control after a spike in numbers at the end of summer, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said Saturday. “After some problems over the course of the summer, the accord started to work very effectively again,” he told reporters in Tunis, referring to a six-year-old agreement between theRead more

Kuwaiti prime minister receives call from Italian counterpart

Kuwait - Emirates Voice

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

Kuwaiti Minister holds talks with Italian counterpart

Kuwait - Emirates Voice

Kuwaiti Prime Minister, H.H. Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, and his Italian counterpart, Paolo Gentiloni, have discussed cooperation. According to the Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, the two sides held official talks on means of boosting cooperation in various domains to best serve their common interests. They also reviewed the stances of Kuwait and Italy regarding regional and international issues ofRead more

Kuwaiti prime minister holds talks with Italian counterpart

Kuwait - Emirates Voice

Kuwaiti Prime Minister, HH Shaikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received here today his Italian counterpart, Paolo Gentiloni, and his accompanying delegation, who are on an official two-day visit to the country. According to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the two sides held official talks means of boosting cooperation in various domains between both countries to best serve their common interests.Read more

EU Parliament member accuses Sarraj’s government of arranging

Tunis - Hayat Al-Ghanimi

Member of EU parliament Mario Borghezio accused Head of Libya’s State Council Abdul Rahman Al Suhaili of holding meetings with leaders of extremist group of Qaeda in Tunis and Misrata before the recent attack that targeted the Oil Crescent area. He added, in his message before the EU Parliament, “Suhaili met secretly with leaders of Qaeda in Tunis and MisrataRead more

Italy scraps employment voucher system

Rome - Arab Today

Italy has abolished voucher payments for workers, which were highly popular with employers, to avoid a bruising referendum championed by the country’s main union, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Friday. Payment by vouchers was introduced in 2008 as an experiment for seasonal farm laborers. The flexible and unregulated form of payment was aimed at encouraging bosses to stop hiringRead more

Italy scraps employment voucher system to avoid referendum showdown

Rome - Arab Today

Italy has abolished voucher payments for workers, which were highly popular with employers, to avoid a bruising referendum championed by the country's main union, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Friday. Payment by vouchers was introduced in 2008 as an experiment for seasonal farm labourers. The flexible and unregulated form of payment was aimed at encouraging bosses to stop hiringRead more

Italian cabinet adopts new measures to better manage migration flows

Rome - ArabToday

Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni's cabinet on Friday approved a package of new measures to better manage migration flows in the country. Key provisions included boosting repatriation of illegal migrants, and shortening the average proceeding time for asylum requests. "Our strategic aim is not to shut our doors," Gentiloni told reporters after a cabinet meeting. "We want to transform migrationRead more