Charity flies 101 Syrian, Iraqi refugees to new lives in Italy

A street sign is pictured in the Italian village of Brenner on the Italian-Austrian border, Italy, May 3, 2016. REUTERS/ Dominic Ebenbichler

ROME (Reuters) - A group of 101 Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrived in Italy on Tuesday as part of a "humanitarian corridor" project helping those fleeing conflict to start new lives.

Flying in from Beirut, the new arrivals, young and old, smiled and greeted officials from the Christian Sant' Egidio charity at Rome's Fiumicino airport.