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30/06/2025

Evening at the Presidential Palace in Baabda

On June 19, 2025, Ambassador Maria-Emerica Cortese, at the invitation of the First Lady of the Republic of Lebanon, Mrs. Nehmat Aoun, took part in the concert followed by dinner organized in the garden of the Presidential Palace.

30/06/2025

The Order of Malta Celebrates the Feast of Its Patron, Saint John the Baptist, in the Presence of Lebanon’s First Lady, Mrs. Nehmat Aoun

The Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta celebrated the feast of its patron, St. John the Baptist, in the presence of Her Excellency Maria Emerica Cortese, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Lebanon.

25/06/2025

Visit of the Sovereign Order of Malta’s Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Mrs. Maria-Emerica Cortese, to the headquarters of the Italian Blue Helmets in Shamaa.

On June 20, 2025, at the invitation of General Nicola Mandolesi, commander of the Italian contingent in Lebanon as part of the UNIFIL mission in Shamaa, Ambassador Maria-Emerica Cortese visited the headquarters where 1,000 Italian Blue Helmets operate.

19/06/2025

The Mufti of the Lebanese Republic Abdellatif Deriane receiving the Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta Mrs. Maria-Emerica Cortese at Dar el-Fatwa.

On June 17, 2025, the Order of Malta's Ambassador, Maria Emerica Cortese, paid a courtesy call on the Mufti of Beirut, an eminent religious and legal figure representing the Sunni Muslim community.

19/06/2025

June 2025 – A Visit Rooted in Shared Values: From Healthcare to Sustainability in West Bekaa

The Order of Malta Lebanon was honored to welcome H.E. Mr. Frank Mollen, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Lebanon, on a visit to its Community Health Center in Kefraya—in collaboration with the Besançon Sisters—and to its Agro-Humanitarian Center in Kherbit Kanafar, in partnership with the National Litani Authority.

25/06/2024

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of His Holiness Pope Francis, Presided the Holy Mass of the Feast of Saint John the Baptist, Patron of the Order of Malta

The “Order of Malta Lebanon” celebrated its Patron, Saint John the Baptist with a Holy Mass presided by Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

18/04/2024

The Order of Malta Lebanon Launches its Agro-Humanitarian Program

The Order of Malta Lebanon launched its Agro-Humanitarian program during a ceremony at the ESA Business School.

24/06/2023

Visit of the Ambassador to OML operations across Lebanon

The newly appointed Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Lebanon, H.E. Maria Emerica Cortese, conducted an in-depth visit to various Order operations across the country.