23

Jul

Italy’s Catania airport closed by Etna volcanic ash

Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Tuesday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, the airport operator said, bringing fresh travel woe during the peak…

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05

Jul

Italy’s Etna and Stromboli volcanoes erupt, Catania Airport closed

Eruptions at Italy's Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava, raising alert levels on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and forcing a temporary shutdown of…

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06

Aug

Catania airport in Sicily cleared to reopen main terminal

(Reuters) - The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) on Saturday gave its green light to reopen the main terminal at Sicily's Catania airport, a statement said, nearly three weeks after…

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26

Jul

Catania airport to resume normal service next week

Catania airport will resume normal service next week -after a recent closure due to a fire, Sicily Governor Renato Schifani announced. He said that from Wednesday the operation of Catania…

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17

Jul

UPDATED: Flights suspended after fire at Catania airport

A fire broke out on Sunday evening at the Vincenzo Bellini international airport in Catania, in Sicily, Italy, leading to a suspension of flights. This has resulted in the cancellation…

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21

May

Mount Etna eruption halts flights to Sicily’s Catania airport

ROME (Reuters) - Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Sunday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash onto its runways, airport authorities…

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26

Apr

Big police operation in Catania against migrant smuggling

Police in Catania on Wednesday executed arrest orders against 25 people suspected of being part of a foreign network that smuggled migrants arriving in Italy from sub-Saharan Africa to other…

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06

Nov

UPDATE – Italy allows minors and the sick to leave migrant ship as 144 of the 170 migrants on board of SOS Humanity disembark in Catania

The NGO ‘Sos Humanity’ ship Humanity 1 arrived in the port of Catania on Saturday night, with 179 shipwrecked people on board. As provided for in the new decree, a…

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13

Oct

Italian Police break up gang that enslaved Bulgarian prostitutes in Sicily

Police in the Sicilian city of Catania said Tuesday that they had broke up a gang that effectively enslaved young women recruited in Bulgaria, forcing them into prostitution and paying…

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28

May

65 persons probed for illegal gambling in Catania

Some 65 persons have been placed under investigation for illegal gambling in Catania, and 13 of them have been arrested. The person believed to be the head of the network…

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10

Apr

Italian prosecutor says Salvini should not be tried in Gregoretti migrant case

ROME (Reuters) - A prosecutor said on Saturday that Italy's right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini should not be sent to trial over illegally detaining migrants in a case being considered…

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06

Dec

Priest in charge of drug rehab community in Catania killed in arson

Fr Leonardo Grasso, 78, died in an allegedly deliberate arson at the headquarters of the rehabilitation community for drug addicts and for assistance to AIDS patients 'Tenda di San Camillo'…

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26

Oct

Mild earthquake registered in Catania

An earthquake of the magnitude of 3.4 was registered early Saturday morning in Sicily, Italy. The earthquakes epicentre was in Milo between Catania and Taormina. According to the Italian Istituto…

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18

Sep

Mild earthquake registered in Catania

An earthquake measuring 3.3 was registered late Tuesday night in Sicily, Italy. The earthquake's epicentre was on the western side of the Etna. According to the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica…

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20

Jul

Catania airspace reopened after Etna activity subsides

Activity at Catania airport resumed on Saturday morning after the eruption from the Etna volcano subsided and the ash in the area above cleared. Late Friday night the airspace above…

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20

Jul

UPDATED: Etna activity closes Catania airspace in Sicily

  UPDATED: Activity at Catania airport resumed on Saturday morning after the eruption from the Etna volcano subsided and the ash in the area above cleared. Earlier, increased activity of…

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11

Jul

Beachgoers rush to the sea as Catania coast catches fire

A large fire broke out on the coast of Plaia di Catania on Wednesday prompting many beachgoers to rush into the sea. One beach establishment was badly damaged and others…

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22

Jun

Sea Watch kidnapping case against Salvini shelved

  A Catania probe into Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for allegedly kidnapping migrants aboard the Sea-Watch3 NGO rescue ship in January has been shelved. About the case, Salvini said that…

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02

Jun

No problems from Etna activity for Catania airport

  The volcanic activity on Mount Etna has not abated, spitting molten lava high into the sky, though cloud cover through the weekend. The latest lava show was not expected…

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27

Apr

Mild earthquake in Catania

An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale hit the north-east of the Catania province in Sicily, Italy, overnight. According to the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), the…

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20

Apr

3.3 magnitude earthquake felt between Catania and Syracuse

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake was felt on the Ionian coast of Sicily, specifically between Catania and Syracuse. The tremor was distinctly felt by the population of Carlentini, Lentini, Augusta, Giarre…

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04

Jan

3.5 earthquake registered in Mount Etna region

A magnitude ML 3.5 earthquake occurred on Mount Etna, 7 km north from Ragalna (Catania), at 05:10:36 at a depth of 0 km. The event was located by the National Institute…

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26

Dec

Fear in Sicily as 4.8 earthquake struck north of Catania – Earthquake was also registered in Malta – Minor damages recorded – Eighty year old pulled alive from rubble – Airport Operational (Updated with Photos)

People flocked on the streets in the cities near the epicentre of a 4.8 earthquake recorded which was recorded in the north of Catania. Minor damage was recorded. The earthquake…

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22

Aug

100 migrants rescued by Maltese army patrol boat as 177 remain onboard Diciotti in Sicily as Salvini insists in defying Transport Minister, Speaker of Parliament concerns and Guarantor of Human right pleas

A Maltese army patrol boat rescued 100 migrants from a boat 68 miles south of Malta early on Wednesday. Two people had already died by the time rescuers reached the…

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20

Aug

Will the MV Diciotti berth in Catania?

The #Diciotti ship will dock in Catania. The Minister of Transport Danilo Toninelli wrote on Twitter. "The brave men of the coastguard - the minister's tweet continues - have fulfilled their duty…

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17

Jun

Catania’s prosecutor accuses Malta ‘of systematically refusing the use of its ports for the migrant landings”

La Sicilia: The prosecutor of Catania Zuccaro "gave his blessing" to the setup of international hotspots and warned that if the "traffic dimensions" of desperate people are conditioned by the answers…

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13

Jun

The “Diciotti” arrives in Catania with 932 people on board after being rescued off Libya

TGCOM: The Coast Guard ship Diciotti, arrived in the port of Catania, with 932 migrants on board. They were rescued during 7 rescue operations off Libya. Five of the refugees,…

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