A Jaw-Dropping Space View of Italy Hosting the Winter Olympics

MENA Sports Wrap: Arab athletes head to Italy Winter Olympics

Only a small number of athletes from the MENA region will represent their countries at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy, with the UAE sending its first-ever delegation to a Winter Games. Meanwhile, Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick on his debut for Al-Hilal following a controversial move from Al-Ittihad, while the region's teams yielded mixed results in last week's CAF Champions League games. MENA Winter Olympians land in Italy for Milan Co…

Amid heated global tensions, Italy hosts a relatively peaceful Olympics

Wars continue around the globe and U.S. strikes in Iran and Venezuela have added to tensions, but athletes at the Milan-Cortina Olympics are enjoying a relatively peaceful bubble.

A Jaw-Dropping Space View of Italy Hosting the Winter Olympics

As the 2026 Winter Olympics get underway, imagery from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission offers a striking satellite view of northern Italy, bringing several Olympic locations into focus from orbit. Known as the Milano Cortina Games, this edition of the Winter Olympics spans a wide area rather than a single host city. Competitions are taking place [...]

US, Israel, Booed at Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Milan

During the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, sections of the crowd booed the delegations from the United States and Israel. Thousands of athletes and spectators gathered at San Siro Stadium in Milan for the four-hour ceremony on Saturday, marking the 25th edition of the Winter Olympics and the first co-hosted by two cities. The Israeli team received boos as they entered during the Parade of Nations, largely due to int…

Peace through competition? Winter Olympics open in scenic Alps near Milan

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, February 9, 2026 Set amid the spectacular Alpine scenery and historic towns of northern Italy, the XXV Winter Olympics have opened in Milan/Cortina. The two week event hosting 90 teams and some 2,900 athletes are competing in sporting events from the traditional downhill skiing, snowboard, speed skating to […]

Protesters flood Milan streets over Israel's participation in Winter Olympics

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni labeled the protesters ‘enemies of Italy’ as her government fast-tracks expanding arrest powers