Giorgia Meloni

Italy halts automatic renewal of defense agreement with Israel amid Middle East conflicts

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced the suspension of the automatic renewal of the defense agreement with Israel, citing ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on as she waits for the arrival of President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides, at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, February 26, 2026.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a joint statement with President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides, at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, February 26, 2026.

Meloni warns Iran's plan to charge for passage through Strait of Hormuz could disrupt global trade

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo ⁠Salvini said on Wednesday that Italy would not deploy naval vessels to patrol the area without authorization from the United Nations. 

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British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper at the UN Security Council, New York, February 18, 2026; illustrative.

Israel's pounding of Lebanon is 'deeply damaging', UK foreign minister says

Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot also condemned Israel's "massive strikes" on Lebanon, stating that the country must be included in a ceasefire agreement.

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a joint statement with President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides, at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, February 26, 2026.

Italy plans to send air defense aid to Gulf states after Iranian strikes, Meloni says

"Like the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, Italy intends to send assistance to Gulf countries, specifically in the field of defense and in particular air defense," Meloni said on Thursday.

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Tunisia’s Saied uses desperate Europe to stop migration, gain aid and legitimacy

Europe has, in the past, aided foreign governments that it condemns to stop migration flow into the continent.

JUNE 25, 2023ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
Transit camp for migrants near the Tunisian border with Libya

Italy adopts state of emergency over migrants

Around 31,300 migrants have arrived in Italy so far in 2023, interior ministry data shows, up from around 7,900 in the same period last year.

APRIL 11, 2023ByREUTERS
Mourners react near a coffin of a victim who died in a migrant shipwreck, in Crotone, Italy March 1, 2023.

Antisemitism in Italy stays out of politics, yet 'endures' within the country - opinion

It is certainly one of the best times in history for relations between Italy and Israel, as there is no longer any antisemitic or even anti-Zionist political forces in the Italian Parliament.

MARCH 26, 2023ByALESSANDRO BERTOLDI
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a news conference after their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, in Rome, Italy, March 10, 2023.

Italian government tells Milan to stop registering same-sex couples' children

Italy legalized same-sex civil unions in 2016, overriding opposition from Catholics and conservatives, yet it fell short of giving them adoption rights

MARCH 14, 2023ByREUTERS
The rainbow flag, commonly known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, is seen during the first Gay Pride parade in Skopje, North Macedonia June 29, 2019

Israel and Italy to increase cooperation in number of fields, Meloni pledges

In a joint statement, Netanyahu and Meloni stressed the importance of the good relationship enjoyed by the two countries.

MARCH 10, 2023ByANNA BARSKY
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni address the public with a joint statement, March 10, 2023.

Italy's Meloni honors Jewish journalists from fascist era

Giorgia Meloni pledged to fight discrimination and antisemitism as she unveiled a plaque for 35 Jewish journalists persecuted under fascist-era racial laws.

DECEMBER 13, 2022ByREUTERS
Leader of Brothers of Italy Giorgia Meloni holds a sign at the party's election night headquarters, in Rome, Italy September 26, 2022.

Will Italy's new prime minister move its embassy to Jerusalem? - Opinion

Giorgia Meloni and her political allies have shown closeness to Israel, supported Israel's right to defend itself, and condemned the BDS movement. What would be her next step?

NOVEMBER 23, 2022ByALESSANDRO BERTOLDI
NOVEMBER 15: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy (L) and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey (R) chat ahead of a working lunch at the G20 Summit on November 15, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia.

Is it time for Italy to move its embassy to Jerusalem?

Moving Italy's embassy to Jerusalem - one of the only cities in the world that truly rivals ancient Rome - may have more implications than meet the eye.

NOVEMBER 18, 2022ByILAN POMERANC
ITALY’S PRIME MINISTER Giorgia Meloni arrives for the G20 summit in Bali, on Tuesday. Moving the Italian Embassy in Israel would dispel any lingering discomfort about the past association of Meloni’s political party with antisemitic elements, says the writer.

Italy's government 'open' to supplying Ukraine with air defense systems

Rome is ready to provide Ukraine with a variety of air-defense systems, an Italian coalition official said on Tuesday.

NOVEMBER 8, 2022ByREUTERS
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on, on the day of her first cabinet meeting, at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, October 23, 2022

Italian right-wing lawmaker seen wearing swastika appointed as minister

Bignami will serve under right-wing League Party leader Matteo Salvini, who is the infrastructure minister and deputy prime minister.

NOVEMBER 3, 2022ByWALLA!
The leader of Brothers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, attends a meeting last week with newly-elected MPs from her party.