Italy's justice minister has strongly defended the government's decision to free and repatriate a Libyan warlord wanted by ...

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

Carlo Nordio argued that the ICC’s arrest warrant contained contradictions and procedural flaws, leading Italy’s courts to ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni says that Rome prosecutors have opened an investigation against her and two government ...

Migrants expressed their dismay and sense of betrayal on Wednesday over Italy's decision last week to release a Libyan ...

The repatriation of Ossama Anjiem to Libya, a key partner in Europe’s efforts to keep migrants from crossing the ...

The government attributed the release to procedural reasons. But critics say it is because Italy depends on Libya to stem the flow of migrants from Africa. By Emma Bubola and Elisabetta Povoledo ...

Osama Elmasry Njeem is suspected of crimes against humanity including murder, torture, rape and sexual violence as a prison ...

Migrants have criticized Italy for releasing a Libyan officer accused of war crimes, citing betrayal and fear. Arrested in ...

But Rome’s court of appeals ordered al-Masri freed Tuesday, and he was sent back to Libya aboard an aircraft of the Italian secret services, because of what the appeals court said was a ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she ... Recently, the ICC’s chief prosecutor issued arrest warrants over alleged crimes in Libya beyond the civil war, including in detention ...

Italy has close ties to Libya's internationally recognized government in Tripoli and relies on it to patrol its coasts and prevent migrants from leaving. Any trial of al-Masri in The Hague could ...