Latest Embassy News

24/03/2026

“Our volunteer killed during a raid: he was helping Christians in Lebanon amid the bombings”

Her Excellency Ms. Cortese, Ambassador of the Order of Malta in Beirut: “Young Chadi was shot dead while helping to restore internet access to residents who refused to leave a Christian village in the south. With the attacks and the displacement of people, it will be a humanitarian tragedy if the conflict drags on.”

02/03/2026

Visit by the Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Order of Malta, H.E. Dr Josef BLOTZ

From 22 to 26 February, the Grand Hospitaller of the Order of Malta, H.E. Dr Josef Blotz, visited the Order's humanitarian projects, accompanied by H.E. Ambassador Maria Emerica CCORTESE and Mr. Marwan SEHNAOUI, President of the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta.

16/12/2025

INTERVIEW WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF THE ORDER OF MALTA, MARIA EMERICA CORTESE

She defines Lebanon as a ‘wounded country’. First, because of ‘the war, which has been going on since 1975’. And secondly, because of the ‘economic crisis’.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

08/06/2026

State Visit by Sovereign Order of Malta’s Grand Master to Lithuania

The State Visit of the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ John T. Dunlap, took place on 7 and 8 June, during which he met with Gitanas…

06/06/2026

The Grand Master’s Visit to the Baltic States

A packed programme of meetings with senior state officials will mark Grand Master Fra’ John T. Dunlap’s official visit to the Baltic States. The visit will begin in Lithuania on…

05/06/2026

The Grand Hospitaller meets with Bavarian Minister Joachim Herrmann

The Grand Hospitaller of the Order of Malta, Josef D. Blotz, met with the Bavarian State Minister of the Interior, for Sport and Integration, Joachim Herrmann, at the Magistral Palace….