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King Salman of Saudi Arabia opens the Haramain Railway

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27th September 2018
The second largest annual gathering of Moslems is the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. This week, King Salman of Saudi Arabia launched the Haramain High Speed Railway at Jeddah’s Al-Sulaymaniyah station. Opening to the public next month, the electric railway will whisk up to 60 million passengers a year with a fleet of thirty-five trains carrying just over four hundred passengers per…
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Emir of Qatar pledges ten billion euro investment in Germany

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9th September 2018
Many leaders in Europe are looking to invest in Africa, and as Royal Central reported last month, Princess Astrid is making a trip to Morocco. At a joint business forum in Berlin on Friday, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, standing alongside Chancellor Merkel of Germany, pledged to invest ten million euros over the next five years into the German economy. To a point, in recent…
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Who is Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia?

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31st August 2018
As his name suggests, Crown Prince Mohammad is the son of King Salman. He was born on the 31st August 1985 as the son of King Salman and his third wife, Fahda bint Falah bin Sultan bin Hathleen. He is the eldest of her children and is considered to be the power behind the throne and has brought in many reforms which have given women relatively more freedom in Saudi Arabia. Crown Prince Mohammad…
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His Royal Highness The Gyalsey features on Yellow Bhutan's August calendar

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3rd August 2018
A black and white photo of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey is featured on the August issue of the desktop calendar issued by Yellow Bhutan. With the calendar’s release a couple of days ago, Yellow Bhutan stated, “For the monthly calendar for August, we are delighted to share this wonderful photograph of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey.” Regarding the issue of their monthly…
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