TEHRAN, June 11 -European stocks edged higher on Monday, shrugging off the weekend’s fractious G7 meeting as investors looked forward to an event-packed week while receding tensions in Italy nudged the euro towards a recent three-week high.
TEHRAN, June 11 - Hundreds of refugees remain stranded in a humanitarian ship at sea after both Italy and Malta refused to open their ports to the vessel and engaged, instead, in a diplomatic spat over the issue.
TEHRAN, June 06 - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday after tech sector strength lifted Wall Street shares while concerns about Italy’s debt prompted investors to move into lower-risk government debt elsewhere, pushing U.S. Treasury yields down from recent highs.
TEHRAN, June 04 - Italy will no longer be "Europe's refugee camp", newly installed interior minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday as he promised tough action to reduce migrant arrivals and send back those who have already come.
TEHRAN, June 02 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hailed the growing ties with Italy in recent years, expecting that a much-awaited credit line would facilitate the implementation of agreements between Iran and the major member of the European Union.
TEHRAN, June 01 - A populist anti-austerity government will be sworn in Friday in Italy after a last-ditch coalition deal was hammered out to end months of political deadlock, narrowly avoiding snap elections in the eurozone's third largest economy.
TEHRAN, June 01 - China is happy to see political stability in Italy, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday, after a coalition deal removed the risk of a repeat vote and ended months of uncertainty that rocked Italian financial markets.
TEHRAN, May 31 - Italy's anti-establishment political leaders Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio met on Thursday for last-ditch talks to resurrect a coalition government and avert a new snap election, the prospect of which has rattled global markets.
TEHRAN, May 29 - The head of Euroskeptic Lega Nord says the appointment of Carlo Cottarelli, a former senior director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as interim prime minister shows that Italy’s president is "with the bankers" not the people.
TEHRAN, May 29 - The Milan stock exchange plunged more than three percent Tuesday, while Italy's debt-risk premium surged, reflecting investor worry over the prospect of a fresh eurozone crisis.
TEHRAN, May 29 - Italy's central bank chief warned on Tuesday that the state was "only ever a few short steps" from losing investors' trust as markets dumped stocks and bonds, fearing repeat elections will become a de facto referendum on the country's euro membership.
TEHRAN, May 29 - Iranian Minister of Economy Mohammad Shariatmadari and Italian Ambassador to Iran Mauro Conciatori discussed boosting bilateral economic as the US unilaterally withdrew from Iran’s nuclear deal.
TEHRAN, May 28 -Italian President Sergio Mattarella is expected to ask a former International Monetary Fund official on Monday to head a stopgap government amidst political and constitutional turmoil, with early elections looking inevitable.
TEHRAN, May 28 - Italy was plunged into fresh political chaos as the president prepared Monday to appoint a pro-austerity economist as leader after a bid by two populist parties to form a government collapsed.
TEHRAN, May 28 - U.S. oil futures sank to six-week lows on Monday on expectations that major producers may raise output, while Asian stocks and U.S. share futures gained on signs the United States and North Korea were still working towards holding a summit.
TEHRAN, May 28 - Italy’s president is expected to ask a former International Monetary Fund official on Monday to head a stopgap government amidst political and constitutional turmoil, with early elections looking inevitable.
TEHRAN, May 18 - Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement on Friday published a policy program for government drafted with the far-right League, taking the parties a step closer to ending months of stalema
TEHRAN, May 17 - Italy's two anti-establishment parties agreed the basis for a governing accord on Thursday that would slash taxes, ramp up welfare spending and pose the biggest challenge to the European Union since Britain voted to leave the bloc two years ago.