Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan spoke
at the 2018 HeForShe Impact Summit in New York on Wednesday, 26
September. Speaking at the event held on the sidelines of the 73rd
UN General Assembly, Her Majesty talked about the need for
increased attention on the challenges Arab women are facing.
Alluding to the ongoing Syrian conflict and other turmoil in the
Middle East, Queen Rania stressed that women…
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…
His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan
met with British Prime Minister Theresa May this week. While most
thoughts in Great Britain are concerned with the approaching
deadline for Brexit, there have also been economic problems in the
Gulf area with all the various diplomatic…
King Abdullah II of Jordan spoke to the
73rd United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York City.
The King’s speech focused on the challenges facing the world today
– including the issue regarding Palestine and Israel and the
two-state solution. He also called on countries to pull together to
get the peace process between Israel and Palestine “back on track.”
The status of…
As the United Nations plans to hold its
annual General Assembly in New York, royals from several royal
families from across the globe will be in attendance for the 73rd
session. The royal families of Belgium, Denmark, Jordan, the
Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Tonga will be…
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited
the completed renovations at the King Abdullah II Orphanage in
Al-Salt on Wednesday, 12 September. The Office of Her Majesty
and Nashmi Center for Youth Empowerment collaborated together
to assist in renovation to “transform the…
Queen Rania delivers keynote address of the XIN Philanthropy Conference
6th September 2018
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah
of Jordan delivered the keynote address of the XIN
Philanthropy Conference on Wednesday, 5 September in Hangzhou,
China. In her remarks at the Alibaba Group’s conference, she called
for a global response to the education crisis. The Queen also spoke
about the importance of charity, stressing that generosity is vital
to the survival of humankind. “Giving…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al
Hussein bin Abdullah II of Jordan is to begin a military course in
the United Kingdom, the Royal Hashemite Court has announced today.
The 24-year-old future King of Jordan, who holds the rank
of second lieutenant in the Jordan Armed…
As his name suggests, Crown Prince
Mohammad is the son of King Salman. He was born on the 31st August
1985 as the son of King Salman and his third wife, Fahda bint Falah
bin Sultan bin Hathleen. He is the eldest of her children and is
considered to be the power behind the…
Yesterday, Queen Rania Al Abdullah
of Jordan visited the Al Kifah Cooperative Society
in Ajloun to see the projects they have been carrying out.
While there, Her Majesty was able to meet and speak to the women
who are beneficiaries of the projects in an effort to learn
about their work in organic and sustainable agriculture. Upon
arrival, she was welcomed to the Al Kifah Cooperative Society…
