Princess Salma bint Abdullah of Jordan,
17, graduated from high school at the International Amman Academy
(IAA) on Tuesday, 22 May. Her older brother, Crown Prince Hussein
handed her, her diploma after doing a sibling secret handshake and
a hug. IAA is a bilingual school (Arabic and English), and the
graduation ceremony was in English as the announcer could be heard
congratulating the graduates in…
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of
Jordan visited the Al Aytam Society on 21 May to support
the Nashmi Centre Project for Orphan Care. She was welcomed
upon her arrival by Director of the Society, Zuhrieh Al
Salman, and Founder of Nashmi Center, Ala’ Al Bashiti. The…
After an exciting game of football at the
King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Sports City (Al-Jawhara) Stadium on
Saturday evening, King Salman, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques,
crowned Jeddah’s Al-Ittihad as King’s Cup Champion and handed them
the King’s Cup after they beat…
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plans
for Saudi reform are being backed by young people in the country.
Ninety percent of Saudi youth believe the prince’s plans for their
country will be beneficial. 97 percent believe he is a
“strong” leader, according to the ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller survey
involving 3,500 young people from 16 Arab nations. Vision 2030 is
proving popular with the…
The Queen Rania Foundation for
Education and Development (QRF) has received support from the Jack
Ma Foundation (JMF) through grants. In the presence of Queen Rania
on Monday, the first stage of a three million USD sum was announced
by Lead-founder and Executive Chairman of…
Princess Haya bint Al Hussein was born on
3 May 1974 as the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his third
wife, Queen Alia. Her Royal Highness has ten siblings including her
half-brother of King Abdullah II of Jordan. She is a 41st
generation direct descendant of the…
Yesterday Queen Rania Al Abdullah of
Jordan made an official visit to Millennium Park to attend a
carnival organised by the Madrasati Initiative. Her Majesty
launched the Initiative in 2008 to improve learning environments in
Jordanian public schools and at the carnival she joined 300
students from across Jordan as they celebrated the achievements of
the Initiative’s Masahati student club…
King of Jordan attends 2018 King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week Prize Ceremony
25th April 2018
King Abdullah of Jordan was at Al
Husseiniya Palace yesterday to present awards to winners of the
2018 King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week Prize. Launched
in 2013 by the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, the
annual prize ceremony recognises three…
Princess Muna al-Hussein, born on 25
April 1941, was the second wife of King Hussein I of Jordan; she is
the mother of Jordan’s current monarch, King Abdullah II. She was
born as Antoinette “Toni” Avril
Gardiner in Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England and
raised as a…
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, Chairman
of the Pontifical Council for Interfaith Dialogue at the Vatican,
visited Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in his office in Riyadh on
Wednesday. Following a flurry of meetings between senior Saudi
figures and representatives of various Christian traditions in
recent months, the pair met in Al-Yamamah Palace. Also in
attendance was Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud…
