The deal follows the sale by Italy to Indonesia and Egypt of vessels that were already under construction for the Italian navy.

ATHENS, GreeceATHENS, Greece — Greece on Wednesday lent Italy an ancient statue of the goddess Athena, to be displayed in a Sicilian museum for four years in return for Italy’s long-term loan to ...

Greece and Italy have called on Israel to guarantee the safety of a pro-Palestinian Gaza aid flotilla made up of more than 40 private boats and to allow participants access to consular support. The ...

Remember back when Greece was the laughing stock of Europe with its seemingly nonstop economic, political, and debt problems? They aren't laughing as much anymore. Just yesterday, S&P raised its ...

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Italy is on the verge of a major political and economic crisis. On March 4, an anti-establishment Italian coalition won power on promises to confront eurozone-imposed austerity, but now, that ...