Italy has signalled its willingness to act as a bridge-builder between Syria and the European Union after the fall of long-term ruler Bashar al-Assad. "Italy is ready to play its part in promoting the reform process in Syria,

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday that he had called for a moratorium on EU sanctions on Syria for six months or one year, but that a final decision could only come from the entire bloc.

The Italian minister spoke of cooperation between Syria and Italy in crucial sectors, but EU sanctions imposed over the last decade of conflict remain an obstacle to progress.View on euronews

Italy's foreign minister says a moratorium on European Union sanctions on Syria could help encourage the country's transition after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad by opposition groups. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani visited Syria on Friday and expressed Italy’s keen interest in helping Syria recover from civil war,

Italy's Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, welcomed his partners from the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom in Rome on Thursday to encourage a transition that makes Syria a "stable" country and allows for the return of refugees.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani inaugurated on Friday "a new course of relations" between Italy and Syria during an official visit to Damascus, where he met with the main authorities of the new government and promised that his country is "ready to support the economic and social restart".

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Tuesday received Tommaso Sansone, the new Italian consul general in Erbil, discussing regional developments and bilateral relations.

NATO chief Mark Rutte said Trump’s return “will turbo-charge defence spending and production” at the alliance. “I believe that working together again we will raise the US-Israel alliance to even greater heights,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that the “best days of our alliance are yet to come”.

(L-R) Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Argentina’s President Javier Milei, and China’s Vice President Han Zheng during US President Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 20 January 2025. SHAWN THEW/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs from Ciampino's G.B. Pastelle Airport near Rome, Italy on Friday ... 2025 on the situation in Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime.

ROME (AP) — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he would travel to Syria on Friday to encourage the ... officials from five countries — Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the United States — after speaking earlier by telephone with his ...

Despite protest over Syria's more "Islamic" curriculum changes, there are parallel priorities, observers say. After 14 years of war, millions of children remain out of school, and schools need to ...