Scuto was born in
Rome on 12 August 1957. In 1984, he graduated in History and Geographical Sciences at the
Sapienza University of Rome and in the following year he enrolled in the school of journalism of the
Free International University of Social Studies Guido Carli (Luiss). He began writing for various newspapers even before graduating, in the early 80s. In 1987 he joined the editorial staff of the newspaper "
la Repubblica". In 1988 he was sent to Cyprus to interview the third president,
George Vasiliou while in 1989 and 1990, he reported from
Beirut during the
Lebanese civil war. He also reported from Iraq following the
war with Iran. During the
Gulf War he was sent to Syria, Iraq and then Tunisia to follow the conflict, later he dealt with the fundamentalist explosion in Algeria and then the return from Swiss exile of
Ahmed Ben Bella in
Algiers. During the years of the
PLO's internal debate on the negotiations with Israel, he conducted interviews with
Yasser Arafat and
Palestinian leaders. From 2009 to 2014 he covered the three
Gaza wars and in 2011 the events in Egypt from the end of the
Mubarak era. Scuto died on 31 January 2026, at the age of 68. == References ==