https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/three-egyptian-security-officials-convicted-of-kidnapping-italian-student-giulio-regeniContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/three-egyptian-security-officials-convicted-of-kidnapping-italian-student-giulio-regenihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/three-egyptian-security-officials-convicted-of-kidnapping-italian-student-giulio-regeni#u97960Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:25:16 +0000A Rome court sentenced three Egyptian security officials to 10 years in prison in absentia for kidnapping Italian doctoral student Giulio Regeni in January and February 2016. The trial resulted in convictions for abduction, though a murder charge against one of the defendants was dismissed. Regeni vanished in Cairo while conducting a research trip for Cambridge University, and his tortured body was discovered days later. Court-appointed defense lawyers plan to appeal the convictions. The legal action strained diplomatic ties between Rome and Cairo, while the Italian government distanced Egypt