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 Alibaba Group, Mr Jack Ma
who was visiting Edraak’s new offices in Amman. The money will
go to the foundation and the…
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…
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 literary works or activities
which best promote the values of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
King Abdullah spearheaded the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Royal Hashemite Court releases statement against false reports of King arresting brothers
30th December 2017
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…
Yesterday, His Majesty King Abdullah II
of Jordan represented Her Majesty The Queen at the
Sandhurst Sovereign’s Parade as the Reviewing Officer, where
his son, Crown Prince Hussein, also graduated on Friday. Before His
Majesty inspected the parade, the Jordanian national anthem was
played. The Sovereign’s Banner to the Sovereign’s Platoon, the
Senior Division’s best performing…
