Jordan

Queen Rania visits Sweileh Secondary School for Girls

Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited the Sweileh Secondary School for Girls yesterday. There, she was able to show her support for a new campaign “Say No to Bullying” to combat bullying in schools. It also works to offer innovative solutions to stop its spread. The anti-bullying campaign was launched by Aziz Maraka, a Jordanian singer, in collaboration with the Ministry of…
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Jordan

Queen Rania visits Al Fayha’ Village in Madaba to announce support for 100 families

Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan visited Al Fayha’ Village in Madaba yesterday where she announced financial support for 100 local families. The families will be given money to assist them in creating income-generating projects of their own. Sunday saw her visit Al Fayha’ Secondary School for Girls and the Madaba Women’s Charity Association. While at the all-girls school, Queen Rania…
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Jordan

Royal Hashemite Court releases statement against false reports of King arresting brothers

Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court has released a strongly worded statement denying reports circulating that His Majesty King Abdullah II had his brothers arrested for reportedly being involved in a Saudi-UAE led coup to overthrow the Jordanian monarch. The Court has said they will pursue legal measures against those who have reported “lies and false claims” against the members of…
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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian prince killed in helicopter crash

On Sunday, the helicopter carrying a Saudi Arabian prince crashed killing him and seven others. Prince Mansour bin Muqrin was a son of former Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz who served as Crown Prince for four months in 2015 until he was forced out by his brother, King Salman. The crash occurred near the country’s border with Yemen according to the state media. Prince Mansour bin Muqrin…
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