Media ID: 55311743
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Franco Coppi (C), a lawyer of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, leaves the Court of Cassation building, in central Rome, 30 July 2013. (EPA/ANGELO CARCONI)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 30, 2013 | World
Rome, Reuters—Italy’s supreme court heard on Tuesday Silvio Berlusconi’s last appeal against a jail sentence and ban from public office for tax fraud in a case which could threaten the survival of the shaky coalition government. If five top judges hand...
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Italy’s former PM Berlusconi gesturing on a television show in Rome. (R)
by Gregorio Bettiza | Mar 11, 2013 | World
Florence, Asharq Al-Awsat—Commentators worldwide have been astounded by Silvio Berlusconi’s political survival skills. Many ask how is it possible that the center-right coalition, headed by a man marred by links to the mafia, corruption and prostitution...
