Prince Hamzah of Jordan has renounced his
royal title a year after he was placed on house arrest after an
alleged attempted coup to overthrow his half-brother, King Abdullah
II. In a letter published on his Twitter account, Hamzah
declared his intentions of renouncing his title of Prince, stating
that he would continue to serve the country “in his private life,”
according to a translation…
Princess Haya of Jordan has released a
lengthy statement after a judge has granted her the full
responsibility of raising her two children with Sheikh Mohammed bin
Rashid al-Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, after declaring she was a victim
of “exorbitant” domestic…
Jordan’s Princess Haya has won custody of
her two children after a London court ruled that her ex-husband,
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, inflicted
domestic abuse against her. A senior judge has given Princess Haya
the sole responsibility of…
Queen Rania visits innovative phone provider on Mother's Day
24th March 2022
Queen Rania of Jordan visited the
headquarters for Maqsam, a phone company with a very innovative
profile. Her Majesty visited on 21 March, a day that corresponds to
Jordan’s celebration of Mother’s Day. The Queen had marked the
occasion on her social media accounts by posting a picture of
herself surrounded by her own mother and her three youngest
children, Princess Iman, Princess…
Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan attended
the opening ceremony of the first National Youth Dialogue
Conference, organised by an initiative of the Jordanian Senate. His
Royal Highness made the 60-kilometre (or 37-mile) journey from
Amman to the Dead Sea, where the…
A meeting of friends as the King of Jordan is welcomed to Oslo by Norway's Royal Family
14th March 2022
King Abdullah II of Jordan is on a
two-day long official visit to Norway. The Jordanian monarch
arrived in Norway on March 13th 2022 and attended both a military
exercise and held meetings with Norway’s Prime Minister. Day two of
the visit, March 14th 2022, started…
The Kingdom of Jordan and the Kingdom of
Norway have developed close ties in the recent decades and the two
royal families have visited each other many times. King Abdullah of
Jordan is now on a visit to Norway which began on March 13th 2022.
His Majesty attended joint defence, maritime, and tactical
exercises, held over two days between JAF’s King Abdullah II
Special Forces Group and the…
Eleven months after being the most
prominent name in a list of alleged plot conspirators in Jordan,
Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein wrote an apology letter to King
Abdullah II. In it, he stated that the past few months have
given him the opportunity to “honestly look…
King Abdullah and Queen Rania praise Jordan's women in passionate speeches for International Women's Day
9th March 2022
During a meeting with several Jordanian
women, King Abdullah and Queen Rania have expressed their best
wishes for International Women’s Day. Their Majesties presided over
a meeting for women from several Jordanian governorates, during
which the King highlighted…
Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan encourages political participation
24th February 2022
The Crown Prince of Jordan has encouraged
the youth in his country to take part in upcoming regional and
municipal elections. Crown Prince Hussein has made his
remarks in a youth forum in Zarqa, a town northeast of the capital
Amman, during an event reuniting young activists from different
sections of society. The forum took place on Tuesday. The heir to
the throne also remarked that…
