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Fabio Scuto Italian journalist dead at age 69

Fabio Scuto, an Italian journalist, died on February 2, 2026.

Born in Rome on August 12, 1957, he graduated in history and geographical sciences from the Sapienza University of Rome in 1984 and later enrolled in the journalism school of the Free International University of Social Studies Guido Carli. He began writing for newspapers in the early 1980s before joining the editorial staff of “la Repubblica” in 1987.

Scuto reported from Cyprus, Beirut, Iraq, Syria, Tunisia and Algeria during assignments that included the Lebanese civil war, the Iran-Iraq war and the Gulf War.

Fabio Scuto (12 August 1957 – 31 January 2026) was an Italian journalist.

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