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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia begin historic state visit to Jordan

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17th November 2022
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have begun their three-day state Visit to Jordan.  The royal couple and the Swedish delegation landed at Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport and, after receiving the welcome from authorities, including the Swedish Ambassador, were escorted to Al Husseiniya Palace, where the visit officially began with the welcome ceremony.  After the…
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The monarch's role in Jordan

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12th November 2022
The country of Jordan has been a monarchy for just over 100 years. In 1921, the monarchy was set up as a result of the Arab Revolt and World War I. Abdullah I was the first ruler, and he oversaw many changes during his time as leader. Jordan began as a British…
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Queen Rania dusts off her coding skills to launch new school project

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13th October 2022
Queen Rania of Jordan visited Al Jandaweel Secondary School in Amman to learn about Road2Code, a new programme by INJAZ. Upon her arrival at the school on Sunday, 9 October, Her Majesty took part in an activity for the Hour of Code initiative, a global project aimed at teaching students the basics of programming and coding through non-traditional and more enjoyable methods.  The Queen…
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A surprise royal wedding lights up Amman

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6th September 2022
On Saturday, as a total surprise, the Royal Hashemite Court released a statement announcing the wedding of Prince Ghazi and Princess Miriam. The ceremony was held on Saturday, 3 September, in what looks like one of Amman’s royal palaces, in the presence of King Abdullah II, Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Prince Talal bin Muhammad.  Prince Ghazi is a cousin to King Abdullah and…
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King Abdullah reminisces about his time in the military with veterans

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9th June 2022
King Abdullah of Jordan reminisced about his days in the Armed Forces during a meeting with military veterans. The monarch was accompanied by senior military leadership, like the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Major General Yousef Hneiti, the Director of the General Intelligence Department, Major General Ahmad Husni and the Director of the Public Security Directorate, Major…
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