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Queen Rania presents German Chancellor Merkel with Golden Victoria Honorary Award

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan was in Berlin, Germany, last evening to present German Chancellor Angela Merkel with the Golden Victoria Honorary Award for Political Leadership at the Association of German Magazine Publishers (VDZ) Publishers‘ Night. The Queen spoke at the event praising the leadership of Chancellor Merkel as well as her moral courage and steadfast commitment in…
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Queen Rania calls for increased attention to the challenges faced by Arab women

Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan spoke at the 2018 HeForShe Impact Summit in New York on Wednesday, 26 September. Speaking at the event held on the sidelines of the 73rd UN General Assembly, Her Majesty talked about the need for increased attention on the challenges Arab women are facing. Alluding to the ongoing Syrian conflict and other turmoil in the Middle East, Queen Rania stressed that women…
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King Abdullah II sits down with Theresa May

His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan met with British Prime Minister Theresa May this week. While most thoughts in Great Britain are concerned with the approaching deadline for Brexit, there have also been economic problems in the Gulf area with all the various diplomatic…
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The royals you can expect to see at the UN this week

As the United Nations plans to hold its annual General Assembly in New York, royals from several royal families from across the globe will be in attendance for the 73rd session. The royal families of Belgium, Denmark, Jordan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Tonga will be represented in New York City this year. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians arrived in New York this weekend and attended an…
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Queen Rania visits renovated King Abdullah II Orphanage

Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited the completed renovations at the King Abdullah II Orphanage in Al-Salt on Wednesday, 12 September. The Office of Her Majesty and Nashmi Center for Youth Empowerment collaborated together to assist in renovation to “transform…
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Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan begins UK military course

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II of Jordan is to begin a military course in the United Kingdom, the Royal Hashemite Court has announced today. The 24-year-old future King of Jordan, who holds the rank of second lieutenant in the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, has enroled in a military course with a battalion at an unspecified location in the UK. The course will last…
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