Jordan

Who is Queen Rania of Jordan?

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31st August 2019
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…
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Middle East

Monarchist party formed in Israel

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28th August 2019
The Republic of Israel has seen the formation of its first-ever royalist political party. The Royalist Party of Israel was created in Jerusalem in July 2019. On its website, the party says that they want to restore a moral authority upon the State of Israel, allowing harmony…
Jordan

Jordan's former Queen dies at the age of 89

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21st August 2019
Jordan’s former Queen, Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, died in the early hours of Wednesday morning at the age of 89.Dina was the first wife of the late King Hussein and like many children of Arab aristocratic families, she was sent to a boarding school in England. She later obtained a degree in English literature from Cambridge University as well as a post-graduate diploma in social science from…
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Middle East

Emir of Kuwait recovers from health setback

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19th August 2019
The Emir of Kuwait, 90-year-old Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber al-Sabah, has recovered from his recent health setback according to the state news agency KUNA in Kuwait.They reported that he is “in a good condition now.”KUNA cited Kuwait’s acting…
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A look at the Jordanian line of succession

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9th August 2019
Continuing our summer series on the lines of succession to the world’s monarchies, we are looking at the line of succession to the Jordanian throne, which operates under agnatic primogeniture. Specifically, the line of succession is governed by Article 28 of…
Saudi Arabia

King Salman issues Royal Decree giving women more freedom for travel

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2nd August 2019
King Salman of Saudi Arabia issued a Royal Decree this week that Saudi women will no longer need to acquire permission from a “male guardian” (husband, father, brother, etc.) to obtain a passport, travel or work in another step forward for women’s rights in the kingdom.The decree, written in a gender-neutral manner according to Arab News, was issued on 29 July stresses the…
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Saudi Arabia

Saudi King's older brother dies

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29th July 2019
King Salman of Saudi Arabia’s older half-brother, Prince Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud died yesterday evening in Jeddah at the age of 96, the Saudi Press Agency confirmed late Sunday quoting the Saudi Royal Court.Prayers will be held today after the Isha prayers at…
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Prince saves defendant on death row from execution

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20th July 2019
The Governor of Asir, Prince Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has intervened to save the life of a man sentenced to death for murder. Prince Turki bin Tallal was able to mediate between the convicted man and the victim’s family. In doing so, he convinced the victim’s family to forgive the man who killed their son. In turn, he was relieved of the death penalty. Prince Bin Talal spoke of…
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