A Saudi Prince has been named Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by King Salman via Royal Decree. This was part of a parital cabinet reshuffle taking place to help improve the kingdom’s image after the death of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The young 44-year-old royal, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, assumed his post on 23 October 2019. He…
The Jordanian Royal Family has just gotten a little bigger. King Abdullah and Queen Rania have become an uncle and an aunt once again as the King’s younger half-brother, Prince Hashim’s wife, Princess Fahdah gave birth to their fifth child. The Royal Hashemite…
Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan met with women from the Abbadi tribe on 30 September in Amman’s Al Mu’tamed bin Abbad Charitable Society.
Upon arrival, she was welcomed by Nashmiyat Bani Abbad group’s founder, Dr Mervat Mheirat; the president of the…
Personal bodyguard of King Salman of Saudi Arabia killed in personal dispute
30th September 2019
King Salman of Saudi Arabia’s personal bodyguard, named as Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz Al-Fagham, was killed in a personal dispute on Saturday night.
The bodyguard was shot dead at a property in Jeddah by a friend after a “personal dispute,” according to the state news agency. No further details were given regarding the incident.
Saudi state television tweeted the news saying…
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia takes responsibility for Khashoggi killing: "It happened under my watch"
26th September 2019
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said he bears responsibility for the killing of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi because it “happened under my watch.” The son of King Salman of Saudi Arabia made the comments on a PBS interview documentary set…
Crown Prince Haakon meets Alec Baldwin and King Abdullah in New York
26th September 2019
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is one of several royals who is attending the high-level week of the United Nations in New York. The Crown Prince arrived on Sunday; on Monday, the Crown Prince had a hectic programme, and this continued on Tuesday. His Royal Highness the Crown…
King Abdullah II of Jordan addressed the UN General Assembly’s 74th session yesterday in New York City.
The King focused on Palestine, saying that the continued occupation of the territory is a moral tragedy.
“No occupation, no displacements, no acts of force, can erase people’s history, hopes, or rights, or change the true heritage of shared values among the three…
Daughter of Saudi King found guilty of ordering assault on French worker in Paris
20th September 2019
Last week, a Paris court found Princess Hassa bint Salman Al Saud guilty of ordering her bodyguard to beat up a French worker in 2016. The Princess was not present at court, where she was found guilty of violence and complicity to hold someone against their will. Princess…
Princess Haya reportedly appointed Deputy Chief of Mission at the Jordanian Embassy in Britain
8th September 2019
Princess Haya of Jordan has been reportedly appointed the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Jordanian Embassy in Britain by her half-brother, King Abdullah II, according to the London based Al Quds. This comes after Britain did not accept Haya’s asylum request as she…
Rania Al-Yassin was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on 31 August 1970, to Faisal Sedki al-Yassin, a pediatric doctor, and Ilham Yasmin, both of whom were Palestinian. Her parents moved from the West Bank to Kuwait just before the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. She has one older sister, Dina and one younger brother, Magdi. The family regularly visited their family in the West Bank. For her education, she…
