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

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

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.

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

The ICC said he was assisted by the Special Deterrence Force, one of Tripoli's main armed factions. Njeem has not publicly ...

Italy has close ties to Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tripoli and relies on it to patrol its coasts and ...

The UN Support Mission in Libya called on the Tripoli authorities Saturday to detain a war crimes suspect who was sent home by Italy despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. Italy's ...

Italy has close ties to the internationally recognized government in Tripoli, on whom it relies to patrol its coasts and prevent waves of migrants from leaving. Any trial in The Hague of al-Masri ...

Italy detained Osama Elmasry Njeem ... He was immediately flown on an official state aircraft to Tripoli, where he received a hero’s welcome. The ICC, which has been investigating alleged ...

Nordio didn't respond. Italy has close ties to the internationally recognized government in Tripoli, on whom it relies to patrol its coasts and prevent waves of migrants from leaving. Any trial in ...

Al-Masri’s arrest had posed a dilema for Italy, because it has close ties to the internationally recognized government in Tripoli as well as energy interests in the country. Additionally ...

Direct flights between Rome and Tripoli resumed on Sunday after a 10-year hiatus, with Italy's foreign ministry citing a "concerted effort" to strengthen ties with its former colony Libya.