Saudi Arabia

King Salman of Saudi Arabia receives COVID vaccine

King Salman of Saudi Arabia, 85, has received the COVID-19 vaccine in Neom. He received the jab on Friday, 8 January – a day before Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh received their shots in the UK. King Salman received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Friday. Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Health, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, said: “Today, the King received the…
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Middle East

Yearly Review: Arab royals

This year was not what anyone planned, and the COVID-19 pandemic impacted all of the royals across the globe. The Middle Eastern royals had a rough year with the deaths of two monarchs and forced virtual meetings instead of seeing their people in person. Let’s take a…
Jordan

Queen Rania shares new family photo

Queen Rania of Jordan has shared a new photo of her family to mark 2020 coming to an end. The family photograph shows King Abdullah II and Queen Rania with their four children: Crown Prince Hussein (26), Princess Iman (24), Princess Salma (20) and Prince Hashem (15). The Jordanian Royal Family releases a new family portrait each December to celebrate the New Year, and as such, the family…
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BhutanMiddle East

Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck travels to Kuwait to express condolences on death of late Emir

Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck of Bhutan was sent to Kuwait on behalf of his older half-brother, King Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, to convey the condolences of the King, Royal Family and Bhutanese people on the death of the late Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah died at the age of 91 on 29 September in a hospital in the United States where he had been…
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UAE

The quest to free Dubai's kidnapped Princess continues

The story of Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is well-known. She is the daughter of the Ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who attempted to escape the UAE in 2018. She got as far as international…
Middle East

Emir's choice for Crown Prince of Kuwait named

Kuwait has named their new crown prince as veteran security chief Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad. The Emir’s office made the announcement on Wednesday, 7 October. Lawmakers – on the last day of parliament’s term – will vote on whether to accept Meshal as the heir tomorrow. He is the younger half-brother of reigning Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, 83…
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