Tajani: 200 students stranded in Dubai departing from Abu Dhabi to Milan. New buses arranged for Oman, and additional charter flights from Muscat to Italy. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs reinforcement team is already operational in Muscat

Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani announced that approximately 200 students attending a course in Dubai are departing from Abu Dhabi and will be flown to Linate. The flight will also carry certain Italian citizens with specific health conditions. Additional buses are available for transfers from the UAE to Oman, and further charter flights, arranged […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli opened the Arctic Connections Conference and met with Eivind Vad Petersson, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway

Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli opened the annual international Arctic Connections Conference this morning, organized by the Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI) in collaboration with the Royal Embassy of Norway in Italy and the High North Center for Business and Governance. The event comes at a key moment for the global Arctic agenda and […]

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Group of Italians transferred from Dubai departed from Oman on a charter flight to Italy

A first charter flight departed from Muscat with 127 Italian citizens stranded in Oman or transferred from Dubai to Oman with the assistance of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Oman, embassies and consulates are working to facilitate the transfer of Italian citizens to operational airports in the region. Etihad […]

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Tajani’s hearing before the joint Foreign Affairs Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate on Iran and the Persian Gulf

The joint Foreign Affairs Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate held a hearing with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, on the situation in Iran and the Persian Gulf.    

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Information Note – CANCELLATION – Ministerial Meeting on the Western Balkans (March 3, 2026)

Please be informed that the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the “Friends of the Western Balkans” Group and the Foreign Ministers of the Western Balkans with the European Union, scheduled for tomorrow, March 3, at 1:30 PM, has been canceled

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Tajani and Pichetto took part in the “export” meeting, also dedicated to initial assessments of the impact of the war in Iran on the oil and financial markets

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto, participated in a meeting convened to promptly update Italian trade associations and companies on the crisis in Iran and the escalation in the region, focusing on the potential economic consequences of the conflict and assessing the impact of the latest […]

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The February issue of the SFIM newsletter is online

Every month the SFIM Newsletter delves into the latest news on Italian education abroad, ranging from the most relevant and interesting initiatives to the educational projects and cultural activities of the Italian Education System in the World. SFIM includes Italian schools and sections abroad, Italian language and culture courses, as well as lectureships and assistantships at foreign universities. This issue focuses on the following topics: Annalena Benini, Director of the […]

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Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on developments in the Middle East

The European Union follows developments in Iran and the Middle East with utmost concern. The European Union has adopted extensive sanctions in response to the actions of Iranian authorities, whether their brutal repression and human rights violations against the Iranian people or threats to the region and to European and international security, through Iran’s ballistic […]

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Tajani participated in an extraordinary meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. “Let us not forget the courage of the Iranian people. Let us protect our fellow citizens together.”

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani took part in an extraordinary EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting convened by High Representative Kaja Kallas to discuss the crisis in Iran and the situation in the region. The EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting provided an opportunity to review three aspects: support for de-escalation efforts; the safety and security of Iranian […]

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also following the case of approximately 200 WSC students and tutors stranded in Dubai

The Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate in Dubai are following the cases of hundreds of Italian citizens stranded in the United Arab Emirates due to the closure of airspace caused by the ongoing crisis in Iran. Among them is a group of Italian high school students: the count of WSC World Student Connection […]

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“Gulf Task Force” established at the Farnesina to assist Italians stranded in the region

Following the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, the Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani created a “Gulf Task Force” to strengthen the work of the Crisis Unit, to support the efforts of Embassies and Consulates in the region, and to address the thousands of requests for assistance from thousands of citizens stranded in the […]

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Italy’s commitment to Gaza outlined to UN Secretary-General Guterres

Italy’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Giorgio Marrapodi, met today with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to illustrate, at Minister Tajani’s request, Italy’s commitment to the stabilization and reconstruction of Gaza in coordination with UN agencies. Ambassador Marrapodi reaffirmed Italy’s full support for the 20-Point Plan for the cessation of the conflict in Gaza – adopted […]

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