Princess Salma bint Abdullah of Jordan, 17, graduated from high school at the International Amman Academy (IAA) on Tuesday, 22 May. Her older brother, Crown Prince Hussein handed her, her diploma after doing a sibling secret handshake and a hug.
IAA is a bilingual school (Arabic and English), and the graduation ceremony was in English as the announcer could be heard congratulating the graduates in…
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited the Al Aytam Society on 21 May to support the Nashmi Centre Project for Orphan Care. She was welcomed upon her arrival by Director of the Society, Zuhrieh Al Salman, and Founder of Nashmi Center, Ala’ Al Bashiti.
The…
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…
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 joined 300 students from across Jordan as they celebrated the achievements of the Initiative’s Masahati student club…
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…
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…
Queen Rania visits Al Fayha’ Village in Madaba to announce support for 100 families
19th March 2018
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…
After yet another deadly terror attack, this one in Barcelona, Spain, royals have reacted on social media and sent their condolences.
At least 13 have been killed and over 100 injured after a terrorist ran over pedestrians with a van in the Las Ramblas district of Barcelona.
Later, five terrorists were shot dead, and one was wounded by Spanish police in the nearby tourist town of Cambrils. Police…
