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.
But Rome’s court of appeals ordered al-Masri ... Italy has close ties to the internationally recognized government in Tripoli, on whom it relies to patrol its coasts and prevent waves of ...
Italy's government said Thursday a Libyan police chief arrested on a war crimes warrant was flown home after a court found no basis to detain him -- and he was too dangerous to remain.