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CIA concludes Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia ordered death of Jamal Khashoggi

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17th November 2018
According to CNN, citing a US senior official, the CIA has concluded that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia personally ordered the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi – who had been highly critical of the Saudi government and the Crown Prince’s policies. The Saudi government has denied that the son of King Salman was involved. According to CNN, “the…
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King Abdullah of Jordan receives 2018 Templeton Prize

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15th November 2018
King Abdullah of Jordan has received the 2018 Templeton Prize at a ceremony in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. His Majesty @KingAbdullahII receives the 2018 Templeton Prize from Foundation President Heather Templeton Dill#TempletonPrize2018 pic.twitter.com/oT0W6cWOPy — RHC…
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Queen Rania presents German Chancellor Merkel with Golden Victoria Honorary Award

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6th November 2018
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan was in Berlin, Germany, last evening to present German Chancellor Angela Merkel with the Golden Victoria Honorary Award for Political Leadership at the Association of German Magazine Publishers (VDZ) Publishers‘ Night. The Queen spoke at the event praising the leadership of Chancellor Merkel as well as her moral courage and steadfast commitment in…
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Sweden's Crown Princess Couple conclude visit to Jordan

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18th October 2018
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden have completed their visit to Jordan as part of their Middle East trip to the Hashemite Kingdom and Lebanon. Their Royal Highnesses were in Amman, Jordan, from 15 through 17 October before moving on to Lebanon today. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kungahuset ?? (@kungahuset) The beginning of…
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King Salman of Saudi Arabia opens the Haramain Railway

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27th September 2018
The second largest annual gathering of Moslems is the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. This week, King Salman of Saudi Arabia launched the Haramain High Speed Railway at Jeddah’s Al-Sulaymaniyah station. Opening to the public next month, the electric railway will whisk up to 60 million passengers a year with a fleet of thirty-five trains carrying just over four hundred passengers per…
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