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Jordanian royals welcome King Harald and Queen Sonja for their 50th state visit

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3rd March 2020
King Harald and Queen Sonja started their three-day-long state visit to Jordan on Monday. The Norwegian royals have been in Jordan since Wednesday last week on a private holiday. On Sunday evening, they were warmly welcomed at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Amman, Jordan.The day started with an official welcome ceremony where King Harald and Queen Sonja were officially welcomed to Jordan by…
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HistoryMiddle East

Farah, Last Empress of Iran

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28th February 2020
Early LifeBorn on 14 October 1938, Empress Farah Pahlavi was the only child of Sohrab Diba and Farideh Diba Ghotbi in Tehran.Less than ten years later, in 1947, she would lose her father at an early age; as Farah was very close to her father, his death deeply…
Jordan

Crown Prince of Jordan delivers keynote address at TechWadi forum in Silicon Valley

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10th February 2020
Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan delivered the keynote address at the TechWadi Annual Forum 2020 in Silicon Valley last Thursday.The Crown Prince, who graduated from university in Washington D.C., addressed 400 representatives of international ICT companies, stressing that the industry has the most impact on society. He also called on people to be put at the heart of technological…
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Oman

Buckingham Palace flag flies at half-mast following Omani royal death

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12th January 2020
The flag at Buckingham Palace was at half-mast on Saturday due to the death of a close ally to the United Kingdom.The Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said Al Said, died on over the weekend at the age of 79 triggering mourning all over the world.The Sultan was the the longest-serving ruler in the Middle East, having served as Oman’s Sultan for 50 years.As a mark of respect, the flags…
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Sultan Qaboos laid to rest as condolences pour in

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11th January 2020
Sultan Qaboos of Oman, who died on 10 January 2020, at the age of 79 after almost five decades on the throne, has been laid to rest today at the Royal Family Cemetery in Baushar. It is tradition to have a burial as soon as possible.A statement issued by the Oman News Agency said: “The funeral was led by His Majesty the Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, and was attended by Their…
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