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6 July 2021
Studying at Universities in Italy: pre-enrollment A.Y. 2021-2022. Financial guarantees.

Please find attached the updated procedures for pre-enrollment to Italian universities (A.Y. 2021-2022) for Lebanese and Syrian students. Kindly check the updated financial guarantee requirements by clicking here or by opening the files hereby attached.  

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24 June 2021
Call for scholarships for foreign and Italian students residing in Lebanon. A.Y. 2021-2022

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs grants at least 15 scholarships for foreign students residing in Lebanon, including 2 for Italian citizens living in Lebanon.For more information and applications visit https://studyinitaly.esteri.it.

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3 June 2021
Inauguration of the archaeological Castle of Shamaa – South Lebanon

Today the Ambassador of Italy to Lebanon, Nicoletta Bombardiere, together with the Lebanese Minister of Culture, Abbas Mortada, inaugurated the Castle of Shamaa in southern Lebanon in the presence of the Deputies of the District of Tyre, the Mayor of Shamaa, Abdel Kader Safieddine, the Director General of Antiquities, Sarkis Khoury, the representative of the […]

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20 May 2021
Baalbeck Serail handover to Lebanese authorities

The Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, Nicoletta Bombardiere, attended today the ceremony of handing over of the Serail of Baalbeck to Lebanese authorities in the presence of the Mayor of Baalbeck, Fouad Ballouk. The historical building has been restored and renovated through a one-million-euro project funded by the Italian Cooperation within the Cultural Heritage and Urban […]

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18 May 2021
Visit to Lebanon of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni (15 -18 May, 2021)

Ms. Sereni met with the President of the Republic, Gen. Michel Aoun, caretaker Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Charbel Wehbi, and the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Committee of the Lebanese Parliament, Yassin Jaber. The Deputy Minister met as well with the Maronite Patriarch, Mar Bechara Boutros […]

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12 May 2021
Extension of Italian residence permits’ validity until 31 July 2021

The Embassy of Italy informs that, pursuant to the legislative decree n. 56 dated 30 April 2021, all residence permits expiring after 31 January 2020 are extended until 31 July 2021. OPTIONS SUMMARY: 1) Direct flight from Beirut to Italy: You DO NOT NEED a re-entry visa; 2) Connecting flight from Beirut in a Schengen […]

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5 May 2021
Italy supports WFP school meals programme in Lebanon

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received a generous €1 million contribution from the Italian Cooperation in support of its school meals program. As schools remain closed in Lebanon, WFP is providing monthly assistance in the form of food parcels for nearly 133,000 vulnerable people. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, schools in Lebanon […]

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30 April 2021
MIBIL: Italian excellence at the service of the Presidential Guard

Yesterday, a ceremony took place at the premises of the Command Brigade of the Lebanese Presidential Guard to mark the conclusion of the “Presidential Guard Brigade Special Recruit Training – Train the Trainer course (Close Protection Team and Close Quarter Battle)”. The Ambassador of Italy, Nicoletta Bombardiere, the Italian Defense Attaché, Colonel Marco Zona, MIBIL […]

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30 April 2021
Hydrographic equipment donation to the Lebanese Navy

Today, a ceremony was held at the Naval Base in Beirut for the signature of the technical annex to the bilateral agreement for the co-production of nautical cartography “Implementing technical Annex between the Lebanese Navy Hydrographic Service and the Italian Hydrographic Institute about the co-production of Electronic Nautical Charts (ENCs) and Paper charts”, in the […]

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27 April 2021
SCHOLARSHIPS MAECI-ACADEMY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS TEATRO ALLA SCALA OF MILANO

The MAECI-Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has started many years ago a fruitful and appreciated collaboration relationship with the Academy of Arts and Crafts Teatro alla Scala. The institution, which plays a primary role in the live performance training sector, has always pursued a policy of international openness, which is also realized through […]

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