Rome's decision to release Osama Almasri Najim drew condemnation from Italian opposition parties, NGOs and the ICC.

The justice minister said the court had noted discrepancies concerning dates within the arrest warrant, with the same crimes listed as occurring in February 2011 and in other parts in February 2015.

Osama Elmasry Njeem, who was wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes, was recently freed by Rome. The move prompted outrage ...

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

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, left, and Justice Minister Carlo Nordio attend a debate in the Italian lower ...

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

Direct flights between Rome and Tripoli resumed on Sunday for the first time in ten years, marking a milestone in Libya's efforts to restore international travel. The Italian airline ITA Airways, in ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been placed under investigation over a government decision to release a Libyan ...

A Rome lawyer, Luigi Li Gotti, last week lodged a short complaint with local prosecutors asking for an investigation into ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Justice Minister Carlo Nordio addresses the Senate during the report on the justice administration, in Rome ...

ROME (AP) — Human rights groups voiced outrage Wednesday after Italy released a Libyan warlord on a technicality, after he was arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court ...

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 ...