At least 21 migrants from Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian official said on Friday.

Eleven Italian companies are participating in the eighth edition of the International Agricultural Exhibition (AgriteQ) and the second International Environmental Exhibition (EnviroteQ), which will run until March 27 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Nearly a year in and Valentino caterwauled its response to pandemic with the showcase of its Haute Couture Spring Summer 2021 collection — Code Temporal — virtually.

Italy recorded a 4% growth in its food and beverage (F&B) exports to Qatar, which amounted to €34mn in the first nine months of 2020, an official of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) said on Monday.

Swathes of Italy return to coronavirus lockdown Friday as the resurgent pandemic continued its march through Europe and reached record levels in the United States.

HE the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Lieutenant-General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen al-Ghanem met Tuesday with Italian Deputy Chief of the Defence General Staff for the Third Division

The Week of the Italian Language in the World, a yearly initiative promoted worldwide by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been underway in Qatar from October 19 with a rich programme of online activities and social media campaigns.

Italy has registered 10,010 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday, the highest daily tally since the start of the country's outbreak and up from the previous record of 8,804 posted on Thursday.

One person died and authorities listed some 20 as missing Saturday after heavy storms lashed southern France and northern Italy with hundreds of aid workers deployed to villages cut off by the deluge.

An Italian judge on Saturday ordered Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and an array of senior officials to testify at a hearing into whether far-right leader Matteo Salvini should be tried for illegally detaining migrants.

HE the Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem al-Ali on Thursday met Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Marina Sereni, and Italian ambassador to Qatar Alessandro Prunas. They discussed co-operation in the cultural and sports fields, and ways to develop

Defence Minister attends inaugural ceremony of Al Zubara corvette, Msheireb vessel in Italy HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah