Stranded Lebanese students living on 5 euro a week under Italy’s lockdown – The National

Stranded Lebanese students living on 5 euro a week under Italy’s lockdown – The National

Stranded Lebanese students living on 5 euro a week under Italy's lockdown. While many countries put on special flights to airlift stranded nationals out of one of the worst-hit countries in the world, Beirut sent no such aircraft.. Mohamad Kamal, a Lebanese PhD student at the University of Turin, has called about 150 other Lebanese students across northern Italy to assess their needs.. Donations started coming in the past days and 100 students received 100 euros each.. A generous Lebanese donor living in Italy, who asked to remain anonymous, provided the bulk of the sum, said Lebanon's consul general in Milan, Khalil Mohamad. ". We connect the student to the donor who sends it directly to their account," he said.. Mr Mohamad said that there are 400 Lebanese students in northern Italy in total. ". In the past days, the rules blocking money transfers from Lebanon to the students have also been eased for some.. Many second and third year students do not have accounts at Bank of Beirut but talks are ongoing with other financial institutions to implement similar measures.. "The president of the Association of Banks is closely following the issue of securing funds for Lebanese students stuck