2006

(Jordan Times, Mohammad Ghazal - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania joined public high school students from around the Kingdom in Amman on Sunday in a discussion during which they briefed her on their criteria for a distinguished teacher. The meeting took place during the launch of the logo for the Queen Rania Excellence Award for Teaching, which is dedicated to distinguished teachers this year.  During the discussion with the students, who took part in workshops to determine the characteristics of a distinguished teacher, the Queen underlined the importance of a teacher's role in developing st

(Jordan Times - Amman) His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday met with a delegation of Japanese parliamentarians to discuss the latest political development in the region.

King Abdullah and the visiting parliamentarians examined ways that Japan can further contribute to Middle East issues.

“Japan is ready to play a larger role in the region, not only to provide financial support but also to contribute on the political level, in backing regional stability,” a member of the Japanese House of Representatives, Kono Taro, said at a press conference following the meeting.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah met, Sunday, with the assessors of the Queen Rania Award for Excellence in Education where the assessors briefed Her Majesty on the progress of the selection process.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - New York) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah met with Ted Turner, Chairman of the United Nations Foundation (UNF) Board of Directors, Wednesday, to discuss her involvement in the foundation. Queen Rania joined the UNF Board of Directors Sept. 13.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) As teachers around the world celebrate World Teacher's Day, five outstanding educators in Jordan are celebrating their recognition as the most distinguished teachers in the Kingdom.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Salt) In her first visit to Salt City this year, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah visited the King Abdullah II School for Excellence, Wednesday, to meet with the students and faculty and encourage their efforts in maintaining an environment of excellence.

Dozens of students lined the entrance and joined the Minister of Education, Khalid Touqan, and the school principal, Nimat Abu Talib in welcoming the Queen. Touqan and Abu Talib accompanied Queen Rania on a tour of the school.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurship among student youth across Jordanian universities, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, on Sunday, recognized the six winning teams of the Princess Sumaya National Entrepreneurship Competition and placed the foundation stone for the Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship in the presence of Her Highness Princess Sumaya Al-Hassan, Chairman of the university.  During the ceremony at the Friendship Auditorium of the PSUT Campus, Queen Rania distributed awards to the winners for their outstanding achiev

(Jordan Times, Press Department - Amman) The committee charged with overseeing the Queen Rania Award for Distinguished Teachers on Wednesday decided on the value of the various levels of the award.During its meeting, the award’s higher committee decided to distribute JD3,000 to each of the first prize winners in the award’s five categories. Those who rank second will receive JD1,500 each while winners in the various categories at the level of education departments in the country will each receive JD500. Her Majesty Queen Rania attended a workshop held yesterday for the 70 coordinators of th

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Sharm El-Sheikh) At the closing ceremony of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah joined WEF Founder, Klaus Schwab, on Monday, in a one-on-one discussion, highlighting the need for a greater role for the private sector in socioeconomic development, a genuine integration of women, and the need for positive impact by Arab youth in global discourse. Her Majesty concluded by welcoming participants back to the WEF home base of the Dead Sea, Jordan for next year's forum.
 

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - New York) At the turn of the century, world leaders came together to outline the most pressing needs and obstacles to be addressed and set a deadline for tackling them. They called these the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the deadline for achieving them is 2015. As we approach 2015, many countries are on track to meet those deadlines, but most underdeveloped nations still have a long way to go.