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 Harmah City’s Al-Faisali 3-1. The scores had been tied 1 -1 after ninety minutes, but during extra time, Al-Ittihad scored…
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…
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 Prophet Muhammad as a member of the Hashemite family.
Princess Haya studied in the United Kingdom. She attended Badminton…
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…
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 asAntoinette “Toni” Avril GardinerinChelmondiston, Suffolk, Englandand raised as a Christian in the United Kingdom. Her parents were Walter and Doris Gardiner. She was educated atBourne…
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…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are named as two of the world's most influential people
19th April 2018
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been named among the world’s most influential people in TIME’s annual list of the top 100 most influential people in the world.
Prince Harry was nominated to be put forward on the list by singer Sir Elton John, a close friend…
His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan delivered the opening address of the 29th Arab Summit yesterday in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The Jordanian monarch was president of the 28th Arab Summit – held in Jordan in March of last year – and in his speech, he thanked the Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and the staff of the Arab League for all their work during the 28th Arab Summit.
Speaking to the…
