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Jordan's future Crown Princess carries out second official engagement

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27th January 2023
Jordan’s future Crown Princess carried out an official engagement alongside her fiancé this week in Amman. Crown Prince Hussein and Rajwa visited the Fragrance of Colors programme in Jordan’s capital city to learn more about how it teaches blind and visually-impaired people to draw and identify colours using their sense of smell. On his official Instagram account, Crown Prince Hussein…
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Jordan reveals date for Crown Prince's wedding

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31st December 2022
Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court has revealed the date for Crown Prince Hussein’s wedding to Rajwa Khalid Alseif. The pair will wed in a Muslim ceremony on 1 June 2023. The location was not revealed. In the announcement, the Royal Hashemite Court said…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia begin historic state visit to Jordan

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17th November 2022
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have begun their three-day state Visit to Jordan.  The royal couple and the Swedish delegation landed at Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport and, after receiving the welcome from authorities, including the Swedish Ambassador, were escorted to Al Husseiniya Palace, where the visit officially began with the welcome ceremony.  After the…
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Crown Prince Hussein attends opening of first National Youth Dialogue Conference

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23rd March 2022
Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan attended the opening ceremony of the first National Youth Dialogue Conference, organised by an initiative of the Jordanian Senate. His Royal Highness made the 60-kilometre (or 37-mile) journey from Amman to the Dead Sea, where the conference was inaugurated on Sunday, 20 March, in the presence of the President of the Senate, the Minister of Youth, the House…
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King Abdullah directs government to reopen schools

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14th January 2021
On Tuesday, King Abdullah of Jordan directed the government to reopen schools and various sectors in a systematic manner that safeguards public health and the national economy. This was announced by the Jordanian government in a press release late Tuesday evening. King…
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Crown Prince Hussein delivers keynote address at virtual summit

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6th September 2020
The Crown Prince of Jordan gave a keynote address at third Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS). This year’s event was held virtually due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic and the world’s response to it were key themes of the event, and it was hosted by the United Arab Emirates and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). The…
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