The Royal Hashemite Court has released a
statement thanking all those who have expressed condolences over
the death of King Abdullah’s uncle, Prince Muhammed. The Royal
Court said: “By the order of His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al
Hussein, the Royal Hashemite Court extends thanks and gratitude to
all Jordanians and friends from Arab and foreign countries who have
expressed…
Jordan’s King Abdullah II is mourning the
death of his uncle, Prince Muhammad bin Talal, who died on
Thursday, 29 April at the age of 80. The Royal Hashemite Court said
the Prince, who was the King’s personal envoy, died in Amman. The
Royal Court said in a…
Queen Rania of Jordan visited the Al
Yusra Women Charity Society on Monday in Madaba. The Queen paid the
visit to learn more about women’s economic empowerment programmes
and to see how they are helping improve local families’
livelihoods. Her Majesty spoke…
King Abdullah and Prince Hamzah appear in public together for the first time since 'royal rift'
13th April 2021
Over the last few weeks, there has been a
lot of uncertainty about the political situation in Jordan, one of
the most stable states in the Middle East. The constitutional
monarchy is said to have been subjected to a planned coup that was
averted by Jordanian security forces. Now King Abdullah has
appeared with his half-brother, Prince Hamzah, for first time since
the Prince was place under house…
Queen Rania shared her memories of the
Duke of Edinburgh on the ITV News special “Prince Philip: A Royal
Salute.” The Queen consort of Jordan spoke about the role of a
consort, her memories of Prince Philip and the relationship between
the British and Jordanian…
There has been a lot of uncertainty over
the past week about the political situation in Jordan, one of the
most stable states in the Middle East. The small Middle Eastern
monarchy is said to have been subjected to a planned coup that was
averted. The President of the United…
King Abdullah sends letter to Jordanian people after thwarted plot to destabilise country
8th April 2021
King Abdullah of Jordan has broken his
silence after the plot to destabilise Jordan was thwarted and his
brother was put under house arrest. The King released a letter to
the Jordanian people yesterday saying that the rift with his
brother, Prince Hamzah, is over and that an investigation is
underway. On 3 April, a major situation developed in Jordan where
there were rumours of a potential…
Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the former
Crown Prince of Jordan, says he has been placed under house arrest.
The Prince, who is half brother to King Abdullah, claims that his
detention comes as part of a crackdown on critics. BBC News has
obtained a video of the Prince…
Saudi Arabia condemns coup attempt in Jordan as former head of Jordanian Royal Household is arrested
3rd April 2021
The Royal House of Saudi Arabia has
condemned an apparent coup attempt against King Abdullah, saying
they “stand by” Jordan’s monarch. Around 20 individuals have been
attested in Jordan for “security reasons.” Among those arrested is
Sharif Hassan…
Major situation developing in Jordan - dozens arrested in potential coup attempt against Royal Family
3rd April 2021
A major situation is developing in Jordan
this evening following reports of dozens of people being arrested
for “security reasons.” Among those arrested is a former senior
advisor to King Abdullah and a member of Jordan’s Royal Family.
Massive security deployment in the Dabouq area, near the Jordanian
royal palaces in Amman, #Jordan after a coup attempt has taken
place.
