Italy's justice minister said on Wednesday Rome had no choice but to free a Libyan military officer wanted for war crimes by ...

International court demands answers after Italy released Osama Elmasry Njeem, who is accused of abusing detainees.

Italy's government Wednesday blamed its much-criticised release of a Libyan war crimes suspect on the International Criminal ...

ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister strongly defended the government's decision to repatriate a Libyan warlord wanted by the ...

Italy's flag carrier ITA Airways on Sunday announced it had launched its first commercial flight between Tripoli's Mitiga airport and Rome's Fiumicino, with flights scheduled for twice a week.

The UN Support Mission in Libya called on the Tripoli authorities Saturday to detain a war crimes suspect who was sent home by Italy despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. Italy's ...

Italy's ITA Airways resumed direct flights to Libya's Tripoli on Sunday, the first airline from a major west European nation to do so after a 10-year hiatus due to civil war in the north African ...

Direct flights between Rome and Tripoli resumed on Sunday after a 10-year hiatus, with Italy's foreign ministry citing a "concerted effort" to strengthen ties with its former colony Libya.

The company's general manager Andrea Benassi said in a statement: "We are proud to launch the first direct commercial flight between Tripoli and Rome's Fiumicino airport today, to strengthen ...

Nordio didn’t respond to several requests for details about the release or demands that he reaffirm Italy’s commitment to upholding international justice. Al-Masri heads the Tripoli branch of ...

Italy has close ties to the internationally recognized government in Tripoli, on whom it relies to patrol its coasts and prevent waves of migrants from leaving. Any trial in The Hague of al-Masri ...

Almasri was arrested in Turin on 21 January, on a warrant issued by the Hague-based ICC, but was released on a technicality and swiftly repratiated to Tripoli on an Italian state plane. The ICC has ...