The Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development (QRF) has received support from the Jack Ma Foundation (JMF) through grants. In the presence of Queen Rania on Monday, the first stage of a three million USD sum was announced by Lead-founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group, Mr Jack Ma who was visiting Edraak’s new offices in Amman. The money will go to the foundation and the…
Princess Haya bint Al Hussein was born on 3 May 1974 as the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife, Queen Alia. Her Royal Highness has ten siblings including her half-brother of King Abdullah II of Jordan. She is a 41st generation direct descendant of the…
Yesterday Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan made an official visit to Millennium Park to attend a carnival organised by the Madrasati Initiative. Her Majesty launched the Initiative in 2008 to improve learning environments in Jordanian public schools and at the carnival she…
King of Jordan attends 2018 King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week Prize Ceremony
25th April 2018
King Abdullah of Jordan was at Al Husseiniya Palace yesterday to present awards to winners of the 2018 King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week Prize. Launched in 2013 by the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, the annual prize ceremony recognises three literary works or activities which best promote the values of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
King Abdullah spearheaded the…
Princess Muna al-Hussein, born on 25 April 1941, was the second wife of King Hussein I of Jordan; she is the mother of Jordan’s current monarch, King Abdullah II.
She was born asAntoinette “Toni” Avril GardinerinChelmondiston, Suffolk…
His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan delivered the opening address of the 29th Arab Summit yesterday in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The Jordanian monarch was president of the 28th Arab Summit – held in Jordan in March of last year – and in his speech, he thanked the Secretary…
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited the Sweileh Secondary School for Girls yesterday. There, she was able to show her support for a new campaign “Say No to Bullying” to combat bullying in schools. It also works to offer innovative solutions to stop its spread.
The anti-bullying campaign was launched by Aziz Maraka, a Jordanian singer, in collaboration with the Ministry of…
Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan visited Al Fayha’ Village in Madaba yesterday where she announced financial support for 100 local families.
The families will be given money to assist them in creating income-generating projects of their own. Sunday saw her visit Al…
Royal Hashemite Court releases statement against false reports of King arresting brothers
30th December 2017
Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court has released a strongly worded statement denying reports circulating that His Majesty King Abdullah II had his brothers arrested for reportedly being involved in a Saudi-UAE led coup to overthrow the Jordanian monarch.
The Court has said…
Yesterday, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan represented Her Majesty The Queen at the Sandhurst Sovereign’s Parade as the Reviewing Officer, where his son, Crown Prince Hussein, also graduated on Friday.
Before His Majesty inspected the parade, the Jordanian national anthem was played. The Sovereign’s Banner to the Sovereign’s Platoon, the Senior Division’s best performing…
