2006

(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.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan, the youngest queen in the world, turned 36 today.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Al Jiza) Schools across the Kingdom started their new academic year today after a long summer holiday; at Al Jiza Secondary School for Girls students said they were pleasantly surprised to be returning to school to find Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah on their campus.

(Royal Hashemite Court, Communication & Information Division - Amman) Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania Al-Abdullah on Monday received the Spanish royal couple, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, who started a three-day State visit to the country.

King Carlos and Queen Sofia are due to meet with Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit, Senate President Zeid Rifai and House Speaker Abdul Hadi Majali.

King Carlos was also scheduled to address the Spanish-Jordanian Business Forum.

(Royal Hashemite Court, Communication & Information Division - Amsterdam) Muslims living in Europe should take an active role in society, King Abdullah said Tuesday.
 
“One does not need to sacrifice a Muslim identity to be a good citizen,” King Abdullah said at Amsterdam City Hall while on a state visit to the Netherlands.
 
“Islam calls on people to be active participants in public life, to uphold the welfare of the community, to strive for good, not for ourselves alone, but for all — Muslim and non-Muslim alike,” he said.
 

(Royal Hashemite Court, Communication & Information Division - The Hague) His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday urged the international community to press Israel and the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table and forge a lasting Middle East peace. 
 
"It's time to move the peace forward," King Abdullah said in remarks to the Dutch parliament. 
 

(Royal Hashemite Court, Communication & Information Division - Amman) His Majesty King Abdullah, the supreme commander of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF), and Her Majesty Queen Rania on Monday attended a ceremony held by the JAF in celebration of the King's 44th birthday.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department—New York) Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al-Abdullah have long been supporters of cross-cultural dialogue, and have been working hard to increase understanding and tolerance all over the world. On Monday night, Queen Rania took the podium at the launch of the new animated Rubicon-produced TV series, Ben and Izzy, and spoke of the reasons she has supported the unique cartoon from the start.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – South Africa) At the opening session of the World Health Organization's 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion in Durban, South Africa, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah urged global leaders, physicians and citizens of the world, on Sunday, to "elevate humanity's primal instinct to shield loved ones into a global instinct to shelter and safeguard one another."

الاربعاء، 29 تشرين الثاني 2006حوار مع أحمد بهبهانيمجلة اليقظة، 2006

 الملكة رانيا العبدالله: "واقع الطفل الفلسطيني والأم الفلسطينية مؤلم جدا، فهناك أجيال لم تعرف الطمأنينة والسلام، وهذا غير مقبول، ونحن في الأردن نرى انه لا يمكن للمنطقة ان تنعم بالسلام والاستقرار الا عندما تحل القضية الفلسطينية، ونرى ان الحل يتمثل في قيام دولة فلسطينية مستقلة على الاراضي الفلسطينية"