Jordan

Queen Rania calls for increased attention to the challenges faced by Arab women

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28th September 2018
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan spoke at the 2018 HeForShe Impact Summit in New York on Wednesday, 26 September. Speaking at the event held on the sidelines of the 73rd UN General Assembly, Her Majesty talked about the need for increased attention on the challenges Arab women are facing. Alluding to the ongoing Syrian conflict and other turmoil in the Middle East, Queen Rania stressed that women…
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Jordan

Queen Rania visits renovated King Abdullah II Orphanage

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13th September 2018
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited the completed renovations at the King Abdullah II Orphanage in Al-Salt on Wednesday, 12 September. The Office of Her Majesty and Nashmi Center for Youth Empowerment collaborated together to assist in renovation to “transform the orphanage into a model site for orphan care,” according to Her Majesty’s Press Office. Copyright © 2018…
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Jordan

Queen Rania visits Al Kifah Cooperative Society

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27th August 2018
Yesterday, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited the Al Kifah Cooperative Society in Ajloun to see the projects they have been carrying out. While there, Her Majesty was able to meet and speak to the women who are beneficiaries of the projects in an effort to learn about their work in organic and sustainable agriculture. Upon arrival, she was welcomed to the Al Kifah Cooperative Society…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William visits Jerash and recreates the Duchess of Cambridge's childhood picture

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26th June 2018
Yesterday, the Duke of Cambridge visited the Jerash Greco-Roman archaeological site with Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein – who is regent while his father is on a trip to the United States. Jerash is one of the best preserved Roman provincial towns across the globe, and it is where a young Kate Middleton was pictured with her father, Michael and younger sister, Pippa in the 1980s. At the…
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