King Abdullah & Queen Rania Current Events 26: January 11-March 17, 2008

[Little_star]

Riyadh, Feb. 27 (Petra) -- His Majesty King Abdullah II arrived today in Saudi Arabia where he will hold talks with Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on bilateral ties and means of further cementing them in various fields.
Jordan News Agency - Petra - King arrives in Riyadh

[Elsa M.]

Originally Posted by salma

Jordan's Queen Rania (R) stands next to Portuguese first lady Maria Cavaco Silva (L) in Amman, 17 February 2008. Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva is in Jordan on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with Jordanian officials. The talks are expected to focus on issues of common interest and mechanisms of boosting bilateral cooperation

Here's a video: the Portuguese First Lady presents Queen Rania with a jewel designed in the Açores, by Paulo do Vale:



More photos, from this state visit:

ACTUALIDADE - Página Oficial da Presidência da República Portuguesa

ACTUALIDADE - Página Oficial da Presidência da República Portuguesa

[Little_star]

Thanks for that, Elsa M.

[Little_star]

27th February 2008
Queen Rania at an Arab Youth Leaders' meeting
http://petra.gov.jo/Temp/Images/Original/News-22987.jpg

[Adamari]

The photos from the Portuquese president's website are far better — and more extensive — than any of the official photos of official visits that you get from Jordan's official news agency, Petra. I liked the range of photos as well as the obvious use of natural lighting for some of them.

Thanks elsa m.

[asturiana]

Originally Posted by Adamari

The photos from the Portuquese president's website are far better — and more extensive — than any of the official photos of official visits that you get from Jordan's official news agency, Petra. I liked the range of photos as well as the obvious use of natural lighting for some of them.

Thanks elsa m.

I agree with you. Thank you, Elsa M. .

[asturiana]

Originally Posted by Little_star

27th February 2008
Queen Rania at an Arab Youth Leaders' meeting
http://petra.gov.jo/Temp/Images/Original/News-22987.jpg

Thanks Little Star . I like the color of the blouse.

[Princess Mahala]

Funny article about kings visits...to safeway.
Longing for home
Scroll down a bit, more on next page.

[Godiva]

Originally Posted by Little_star

27th February 2008
Queen Rania at an Arab Youth Leaders' meeting
http://petra.gov.jo/Temp/Images/Original/News-22987.jpg

Rania is just beautiful in this particular photo (and in most of the photos of course).

[Little_star]

Al-Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans and USAID collaborate to provide job opportunities for orphaned youth in governorates across Jordan



The Fund, an independent NGO founded by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah in 2006, organized two initial events, the first in Irbid and the second in the governorate of Zarqa, in an effort to provide Jordan's orphaned youth with the opportunity to explore potential employment prospects
Al-Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans and USAID collaborate to provide job opportunities for orphaned youth in governorates across Jordan | Al-Aman Fund

[Joumana]

http://pdf.lahamag.com/pages/03-2008/389People01.pdf

[jroneida]

I found the Harper's Bazaar March edition that had been mentioned a while back. I liked the article and it has some pictures that I think are unique to the article. I am a little fuzzy on the rules regarding picture scans and if they should go here or into the QR picture topic

[Humera]

jroneida, you can post the scans in Queen Rania's picture thread. You'll have to upload them to an image-hosting site first.

[Little_star]

Amman, March 10 (Petra) – His Majesty King Abdullah II held talks today with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the latest developments in Palestine. King Abdullah underlined the importance of uniting the Palestinian stand in the present time to achieve the ambitions of Palestinians in establishing their independent state on the national soil.
Jordan News Agency - Petra - King Abdullah, Palestinian President hold talks

The Dead Sea, March 10 (Petra) – Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah met today with wife of Angolan President Ana Paula dos Santoshttp://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=1&Section=1&Artical=25499

Photo:
http://petra.gov.jo/Temp/Images/Original/News-25483.jpg

[Humera]

For news and pictures of King Abdullah and Queen Rania's activities over the past two weeks, please visit the following threads:

Official visit to the US: February 28 - March 6, 2008

4th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport: March 8-10, 2008

[reeda2000]

http://pdf.lahamag.com/pages/03-2008/390People03.pdf

[Humera]

Pictures of Queen Rania's March 12 engagement can be found here:

Jordan River Foundation

[yamamah]

Suria, it is nice to know I am not the only one who sees these things We have different perspective because we saw this lady at the beginning and since in real life and the big changes with our own eyes, not just photo's. We could say about the other changes too but perhaps people will not like it, but we know because we see

[Little_star]

Originally Posted by jroneida

Here are the Harper's Bazaar photos. They are from the British edition March 2008. The interview that goes with it is worth a read as well, if people can track down the magazine

Photos

Thanks for the photos!

Originally Posted by yamamah

Suria, it is nice to know I am not the only one who sees these things We have different perspective because we saw this lady at the beginning and since in real life and the big changes with our own eyes, not just photo's. We could say about the other changes too but perhaps people will not like it, but we know because we see

I know people who have seen Rania in person who would disagree completely with what you said.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder at the end of the day.