King, Queen honour outstanding tawjihi students
Amman, Aug 30 (Petra) –– His Majesty King Abdullah II and Her Majesty Queen Rania Tuesday received outstanding students, who obtained the highest scores in the General Secondary Certificate Exam (tawjihi), and commended their achievements.
During the audience at Al Husseiniyeh Palace, the King praised the students from the various streams across the Kingdom for the perseverance and diligent work behind their success.
He told the students that he was proud of the academic progress and excellence made by many students in Jordanian schools, which will "qualify them to pursue their studies and achieve the future they aspire for".
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King voices pride in Jordan's Olympic achievement
Amman, Aug 30 (Petra) –– His Majesty King Abdullah II Tuesday expressed his pride in the level of Jordan's participation in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, where the Kingdom won its first ever Olympic gold medal.
The King said as he and Her Majesty Queen Rania received members of the Jordanian Olympic mission at the Al Husseiniyeh Palace that the participation of Jordanian athletes in the Rio Olympics is "a key step that should be built on in the future to make more achievements that all Jordanian men and women are proud of".
King Abdullah praised Ahmad Abu Ghaush, who scored gold for the country in the taekwondo -68kg event, during the audience, attended by the champion's parents, saying it an achievement that "held Jordan's name high in international sporting events".
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