West Bank

The fall of the Berlin Wall: what a testament to the power of peaceful revolution. Even as a high school student in Kuwait, it was impossible not to be swept up in the emotion, as I watched people clamber to freedom, family and friends for the first time.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - London) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al- Abdullah launched a major new appeal to provide medical and food aid to vulnerable Palestinians inside the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Cherie Blair, the wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, joined Queen Rania in launching the appeal, which is hoped to raise half a million pounds to fund activities of the Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), a British charity that provides medical assistance and rehabilitation services in the West Bank and Gaza.