On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah participated in a meeting with members of the Jordanian government and private sector stakeholders in Amman.
According to the Petra News Agency, discussions focused on:
“…ways to overcome obstacles facing business and investment sectors in the kingdom. His Majesty reiterated that the ‘private sector is one of the main pillars of our economy [which] has a role in providing job opportunities for our youth and the government must keep supporting it.’ His Majesty also stressed the need to focus on forming partnerships between Jordanian and foreign investors…”
In other news, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan was spotted in New York City yesterday afternoon. And, that’s it. 🙂
On Sunday, May 12, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan was in Irbid where she visited the Al Ashrafieh Elementary School for Girls and Al Ashrafieh Secondary School for Girls to “…check on the construction work done by Madrasati initiative as part of its fifth phase which includes around 100 schools in the northern governorate.”
During both tours of the schools Her Majesty met with staff, students “… visitedseveral workshops and activities carried out by Madrasati volunteers, checked on the completed construction work and the positive effects the improvements had on the school’s environment and the teaching-learning process at the Al Ashrafieh Secondary School for Girls…” according to the Petra News Agency.
In other news, His Majesty King Abdullah II visited the Public Security Directorate this morning as well as held a meeting with German political foundation, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Amman. Discussions focused on bilateral ties between Jordan and Germany and the never-ending Syrian crisis.
On May 8, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan attended the 2013 Microsoft Jordan Imagine Cup competition in Amman.
“The Imagine Cup brings the brightest young minds together to build apps with the magic of technology.
Microsoft created the Imagine Cup over ten years ago with the idea that students can change the world. What begins with a burst of inspiration and a lot of hard work can become a future software breakthrough, a jump-start for a career, or a flourishing new industry.
The Imagine Cup invites students from around the world to learn, collaborate and change the world by applying their imagination, passion and creativity to technology innovations.”
According to the Petra News Agency this year’s competition had “…450 participating students from various Jordanian universities and schools.” After visiting various exhibits “…showcasing projects by 10 semi-finalists teams…” Her Majesty presented awards to three teams for basically doing a super awesome job. This years winners are: Team Jordan University of Technology, Team Petra University and Team Jubilee School.
His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan held an audience this morning at Al-Hummar Palace in Amman with the Foreign Minister of Iran, Mr. Ali Akbar Salehi. Discussions focused on regional developments and the Syrian crisis.
Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan was in Amman on Tuesday to attend in the Teacher Training and Curriculum Development session during the Arab Education Summit (AES).
The purpose of this important three-day event is to “…bring together industry experts and government leaders to discuss ways to ensure world-class delivery of education, science and technology across the Middle East…” according to the Petra News Agency.
For more information about the Arab Education Summit please click here.
On May 6, 2013, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan held an audience with the Prime Minister of Yemen, Mr. Mohammad Basindawa, at Al-Hummar palace in Amman. According to the Petra News Agency, discussions focused on the developments in Syria, ways to further cementing bilateral ties between the two countries as well as ways to achieve peace in the Middle East.
On Sunday, May 5, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan visited the Queen Rania Al Abdullah Center for Community Empowerment and the Khawia bin Al Azwar School for Girls in Aqaba to “…check on the different programs implemented by the Jordan River Foundation…”During both visits Her Majesty met with staff, students, toured the facilities and listened to presentations.
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