Category Archives: Royal House of Jordan

Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan Presides Over the QRF Board Meeting. (VIDEO)

On November 11, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan presided over Queen Rania Foundation and Development (QRF) board meeting in Amman.

According to Petra News, today’s meeting focused on:

“…a potential early childhood development project which the QRF will discuss with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social Development.  The program aims to improve the level of services provided to children and infants in nurseries at public schools and organizations as well as  build a number of partnerships with institutes  that work in the same field.

The meeting also discussed the latest developments of EDRAAK, a massive online course (MOOC) platform, that was launched by Queen Rania last May.  Since its launch EDRAAK has hit more than 110,000 registered users, out of which 40% are females.”

Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan Celebrates the 5th anniversary of the Queen Rania Teacher Academy. (VIDEO)

On Monday, November 10, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Queen Rania Teacher Academy (QRTA) in Amman.

According to Petra News, during today’s visit Her Majesty “…praised the efforts of the QRTA’s and added that she considers teacher training a priority as teachers are the most important pillar of the educational system.  [She] also expressed her hope that parents would witness the positive impact teacher training has had on their children’s performance in the classroom…”  

HM Queen Rania of Jordan Visits the UNESCO in Paris, France. (VIDEO)


On Wednesday, September 17, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan visited the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Paris headquarters.

During her visit Her Majesty met with the UNESCO Director-General, Ms. Irina Bokova, where they discussed:

“…cooperation between UNESCO and Jordan. [Discussions also focused on] the growing role of information technologies in education. Emphasizing the growing pressures on schools because of instability in the Arab region, Queen Rania expressed the intention to focus on education via the internet.”

Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan Visits Darat Samir Shamma. (VIDEO)


On June 30, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan accompanied by her daughter, Her Royal Highness Princess Iman of Jordan, visited the Darat Samir Shamma nursing home in Amman.

According to Petra News, during today’s visit Her Majesty and the princess “…spent some time with the elderly and was assured on their conditions. [They also] checked on services and activities by a number of volunteers from the Jordan River Foundation…”

News Regarding Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan. (VIDEO)


On Wednesday, June 18, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan attended the launch of Oasis500′s new investment track, Creative Industries Fund, which “…support[s] and invest[s] in artistic and cultural entrepreneurship…” according to Petra News.

The newspaper goes on to note that the:

“…fund will target talented entrepreneurs in all governorates of the kingdom, and aims to help them transform their ideas into fruitful projects that can contribute to the Jordanian economy.

Her Majesty also inaugurated and toured the Oasis500, ‘Entrepreneurial Talent Exhibition’, an exhibition which included 20 artistic creations by 20 different Jordanian entrepreneurs. Her Majesty reviewed the ideas behind the different projects which ultimately aim to harvest, through the medium of arts and culture, sustainable and income generating projects that serve economic development in Jordan.

Queen Rania met with the artists who participated in the exhibition and expressed her admiration of their creations, adding that their talent and thirst for success is evident in their work.”

Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan Meets with Youth Volunteers. (VIDEO)


According to Petra News, on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan:

“…joined a group of young volunteers taking part in activities carried out at Al Mattal Citadel by two local initiatives: Ahel Al Balad and Art for All.

Ahel Al Balad, a non-political, community-based movement, aims to spread awareness and create positive change towards building safer and healthier communities in Jordan.

While Ahel Al Balad’s focus is to keep Amman clean through volunteer work, Art for All is a nonprofit project that aims to beautify local areas by bringing in artists from around the world to paint street wall art in underprivileged communities in order to enhance tourism and invigorate the economy.

At Al Mattal, Queen Rania spoke with founders of both initiatives — Luma Qadumi and Mohammad Asfour, co-founders of Ahel Balad, and Zaid Derbi, co-founder of Art for All.

The Queen was briefed on the progress of projects that have been implemented so far and informed about future plans that the initiatives aspire to achieve.

During her tour of the area, Her Majesty stopped to talk to a number of young volunteers partaking in a clean-up campaign carried out by Ahel Al Balad. They told the Queen that the project helped create awareness in different neighborhoods about the importance of cleanliness, increased the number of volunteers, and created an understanding among members of the community about the deficiencies that cause a serious littering problem in the country.”