The Imam of Florence, Izzedin Elzir, waded into the controversial burqini debate on Thursday by posting a photo on Facebook of habit-wearing nuns splashing around on the edge of the shore – only for the social network to block his account.
Italy will not follow France by allowing burqini bans on public beaches but is planning tighter regulation of imams and mosques, the country's interior minister said in comments published on Wednesday.
The sale of trinkets and souvenirs bearing the image of Benito Mussolini has been outlawed in the region of Italy where the fascist dictator was born and raised.
School children could soon be spending their lessons glued to the screen of their smartphones after Italy's under-secretary of education pledged to overturn a 2007 ban on the devices in classrooms.
A Muslim tourist wearing a niqab – a traditional garment worn by women in public, which leaves only their eyes on show – was stopped from entering an Italian museum by police on Wednesday.
Inter Milan have been hit with a partial stadium ban after Napoli's Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly was the victim of racist abuse at the side's last league meeting, Serie A officials have announced.
The man who held passengers and crew hostage aboard an EgyptAir plane for hours on Tuesday was asked to pose for a photograph by a British hostage during the ordeal, an Italian aboard the plane said.
Say goodbye to Mink coats: Italian fashion king Giorgio Armani said on Tuesday he would no longer use any real animal fur in his collections, saying there was no excuse to indulge in such "cruel practices".
Scooter owners are up in arms in Genoa,
birthplace of the iconic Vespa, after the Italian city's mayor banned models
produced before 1999 in a bid to tackle pollution.
Cars were partially banished from the streets of Milan and Rome on Monday as Italy battled a buildup of health-threatening pollution caused by freakishly dry and warm winter weather.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has slapped down a headmaster who has banned Christmas concerts and carols in his school near Milan in the name of multiculturalism.
An Italian company has banned staff from sending internal emails for a week in a bid to reduce stress as well as encourage them to speak to each other in person.
Italy's Education Minister Stefania Giannini has stepped in after an 11-year-old disabled girl suffering from Aids was rejected from a school in Campania.
An secondary school in Italy's Abruzzo region has found the perfect excuse to change it's policy on footwear – banning high heels, flip-flops and platform shoes because of the area's high seismic risk.
A Catholic priest in a northern Italian village has clashed with his congregation after seeking to ban an historic prayer that calls for “arms against any threats” and to protect the homeland.
Italy is enforcing smoking bans in public places well, while in Germany compliance is limited and there are still “massive violations”, a report found this week.
