https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/italian-court-convicts-three-egyptian-agents-for-kidnap-of-giulio-regeniContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/italian-court-convicts-three-egyptian-agents-for-kidnap-of-giulio-regenihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/italian-court-convicts-three-egyptian-agents-for-kidnap-of-giulio-regeni#u91716Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:25:22 +0000An Italian court has convicted three Egyptian security officials of kidnapping Giulio Regeni, an Italian student who was abducted and later found dead in Egypt in 2016. The court sentenced the three agents to 10 years in prison in absentia. The kidnapping and murder of Regeni strained relations between Italy and Egypt. The case has been a point of contention between the two countries for years.Why it mattersGiulio Regeni was a 28-year-old Italian student who was kidnapped on January 25, 2016, while researching labor unions in Egypt. His body was found several days later with signs of torture.