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Congratulations to Princess Sara bint Faisal of Jordan 🎉🎉🎉

Source: Villa88

“Her Royal Highness Princess Sara bint Faisal of Jordan, the niece of Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, has announced her engagement to Ali Al-Sawaf.

Princess Sara celebrated the occasion in traditional Jordanian style with a family ceremony attended by her uncle, King Abdullah II; her cousin, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II; His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan Bin Talal; and her father, His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein.

Sara is the younger sister of Prince Omar and Princess Ayah and the identical twin of Princess Aisha. Her mother is Princess Alia Tabbaa, and she also has two younger half-siblings, Prince Abdullah and Prince Mohammed.

The Princess’s fiancé, Ali Al-Sawaf, was born in Jeddah and is an alumnus of King’s Academy, like Crown Prince Al Hussein, Princess Sara’s cousin. He holds a degree in Computer Science from King’s College in the UK and currently works as an AI engineer, specialising in advanced technological solutions.

Princess Sara, 27, holds a bachelor’s degree in Interior Architecture and a master’s degree in Events and Design Management from the University of Westminster in the United Kingdom.

Beyond her academic pursuits, Princess Sara is deeply committed to the development of Jordan’s sport sector. Her dedication to this field has driven her to contribute actively to its advancement.

Currently, she serves as the Assistant Director of the Olympic Preparation Centre, where she utilises her expertise to support Jordanian athletes and foster their growth.

The Royal Family has celebrated a series of engagements and weddings over the past year, including that of Princess Sara’s twin, Princess Aisha, and the Crown Prince’s long-time friend, Kareem Yazid Al Mufti, in June 2024.”

Wishing the couple a lifetime of happiness ❤️🎉

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خريجي مدرسة راشد للبنين 📚👨🏻‍🎓

صورة تجمع نخبة من خريجي مدرسة راشد للبنين ..

سيدي سمو الشيخ حمدان بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم، ولي عهد دبي نائب رئيس مجلس الوزراء وزير الدفاع.

ومعالي عمر سلطان العلماء، وزير دولة للذكاء الاصطناعي والاقتصاد الرقمي وتطبيقات العمل عن بُعد.

ومعالي الدكتور أحمد بالهول الفلاسي وزير الرياضة.

ومعالي عبدالله بن طوق المري، وزير الاقتصاد.

ومعالي فيصل عبدالعزيز البناي، مستشار رئيس الدولة لشؤون الأبحاث الإستراتيجية والتكنولوجيا المتقدمة.

والأخ سعيد جابر الحربي.

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Rashid School for Boys Graduates 📚👨🏻‍🎓

A photo showcasing the distinguished graduates of Rashid School for Boys:

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense.

His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications.

His Excellency Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Sports.

His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy.

His Excellency Faisal Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Bannai, Adviser to the UAE President for Strategic Research and Advanced Technology

Mr. Saeed Jaber Al Harbi.

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22 September 2023: Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein, President of the Jordanian Olympic Committee and member of the Executive Bureau of the International Olympic Committee, arrived in the evening evening in Hangzhou, China to attend the opening ceremony of the nineteenth edition of the Asian Games, which officially opens the day after.

His visit, accompanied by his children Princess Ayah & Prince Omar, comes to follow up on the Jordanian delegation and to support and motivate Jordanian athletes during competitions in order to achieve achievements in the tournament, which is considered the most important sporting event on the continental level.

His Highness Prince Faisal was received by the Jordanian Ambassador to China, Hossam Al-Husseini, and the Secretary General of the Jordanian Olympic Committee, Rana Al-Saeed, along with a number of administrators of the Jordanian delegation.

Jordan is participating in the Hangzhou edition with 78 male and female players representing 15 sports: bow and arrow, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, fencing, golf, gymnastics, jiu-jitsu, karate, electronic games, archery, taekwondo, triathlon, and weightlifting.

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مايو 2014: صور زفاف الأميرة آية بنت الفيصل ومحمد حلواني على مجلة Hola Magazine. كانت الملكة صوفيا ملكة إسبانيا أحد ضيوف حفل الزفاف. كما يشمل ضيوف العائلة المالكة عائلة الملك وعائلة العروس والأميرة فهدة الهاشم والأميرة هالة بنت هاشم والأمير راشد وزوجته زينة والأميرة نور بنت عاصم.

May 2014: Wedding photos of Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal & Mohammed Halawani on Hola Magazine. Queen Sofia of Spain were one of the wedding guests. Guests from the royal family also include the King's family, bride's family, Princess Fahdah Al Hashim, Princess Halaah bint Hashim , Prince Rashid and wife Zeina and Princess Noor bint Asem.

[royal-confessions]

“I wonder if the other sons (Faisal, Hashim and Ali) of King Hussein think the same as King Abdullah or Hamzah, or even if their sons (Omar and Abdullah bin Ali) are jealous of the Crown Prince. I would like to know what ideas they have or do they just stay quiet and work without feeling envy or resentment towards their brother the King.” - Submitted by Anonymous

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Masjid-e-Quba: Islam’s First Mosque To Expand Tenfold, Says Crown Prince

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prays inside Quba Mosque in Madinah. (SPA)

— Tareq Al-Thaqafi & Mohammed Al-Kinani | April 08, 2022

New capacity for 66,000 worshippers, as part of plan to restore 130 ancient mosques

About 57 sites, including wells, farms and orchards, are to be revitalized under the King Salman development project

MAKKAH/JEDDAH: Madinah’s Quba Mosque, the first place of worship built by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), will increase tenfold in size, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced.

In 2018, the crown prince ordered the restoration of 130 historical mosques, which forms part of the government’s national revitalization program.

The crown prince believes in the importance of these ancient mosques, for their rich religious, social, cultural and architectural significance.

The structure will undergo the largest development in its history, expanding to 50,000 square meters.

Named after King Salman, the project aims to increase the mosque’s capacity to 66,000 worshipers.

Its current praying area is 5,000 square meters, with the building and facilities taking up 13,500 square meters. It has a total capacity for 20,000 worshipers.

The crown prince said the plan would ensure the mosque can cater for large numbers of worshipers during peak seasons.

It will preserve the architectural style of the mosque and other monuments close to it.

Shaded courtyards will be constructed on four sides, which will connect to prayer areas that are not structurally attached to the current building.

The crown prince said the revitalization would heighten the devotional and cultural experience for visitors.

It would further solve overcrowding and enhance the safety of worshipers. In addition, the road system would be revamped to provide easier access to the mosque.

As many as 57 sites, including wells, farms and orchards, are to be developed or rehabilitated as part of the project.

The crown prince praised King Salman for his commitment to these preservation initiatives, which forms part of the goals and objectives of Vision 2030.

During his visit to Madinah, the crown prince prayed at the Prophet’s Mosque, including at the Rawdah, an area between the Sacred Chamber (known as the Prophet’s house), and the Prophet’s minbar (or pulpit).

He was accompanied by Prince Faisal bin Salman, governor of Madinah, and several senior officials.

He also visited and prayed at Quba Mosque.

At Taiba Palace in Madinah later, the crown prince met with prominent scholars and leaders, and a group of citizens who came to greet him.

Quba Mosque is located 5 kilometers south of the Prophet’s Mosque. It was the first place of worship in the history of Islam, and constructed in 1 A.H. (622 A.D).

It is believed that Prophet Mohammed used to frequently pray in Quba Mosque, especially on Saturdays. He also urged his companions to do so.

There is a Hadith about the mosque, with the Prophet reported to have said: “Whoever makes ablutions in this house and offers one prayer therein, will be rewarded the equivalent of one Umrah.” This is why the mosque remains of considerable religious and historical importance to Muslims.

The mosque was renovated during the eras of both caliphs Othman bin Affan and Omar ibn Al-Khattab. The latter was the first to add a minaret to the structure.

A number of benefactors over the years have renovated the mosque, including in 1057, 1177, 1293, 1355, 1462 and 1503. This includes several times during the Ottoman era, the last of which was during the reign of Sultan Abdul Majid.

During the Saudi era, Quba Mosque, along with other houses of worship, were regularly revitalized. In 1968, its northern side was expanded, and then in 1985 King Fahd ordered several enlargements, while maintaining the building’s historically significant architectural features.

Abdul Haq Al-Uqbi, an architect who specializes in mosque architecture in Madinah, welcomed the King Salman development project, which he said would not only increase the capacity for worshipers but also ensure that its cultural and religious significance would be enhanced.

An additional positive element was that the entire Quba complex and surrounding area would be revitalized. This forms part of the “exceptional” urban regeneration program that the government has embarked on throughout the country. Many visitors would now be able to learn more about the 57 historically significant locations around the mosque, he said.

Dr. Hamza Al-Muzaini, a writer and academic, agreed that the expansion was of considerable social and cultural importance, and was fitting for the city of Madinah, which is a center of such symbolism and history for Muslims around the globe.

He added that residents of Madinah would be able to comfortably attend prayers in the mosque during Hajj and Eid Al-Fitr, when there is normally an increase in the number of pilgrims visiting the city.

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ABH vs RAE Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Football, Top Picks, Predicted XI

ABH vs RAE Dream11 Prediction for Today’s match | Abha will square off against Al-Raed in the first match of today’s Saudi Arabian Pro League fixtures. Abha lost back to back in their last two games and is now looking to make a comeback.

S Beguir has scored 4 goals and 2 assists for the team this season and he is surely a part of my dream11 fantasy football team. They are now placed at the 11th position in the league standings with 7 wins and 3 draws in their account.

On the other hand, Al-Raed also lost their previous three games back to back and is looking to make a comeback. K El Berkaoui has scored 7 goals this season and he is a worthy part of your fantasy football team.

They are now placed at the 14th position in the league standings with 5 wins and 4 draws in their account. Here is the Dream11 prediction for  today match.

ABH vs RAE Match Details:

Venue: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Khamis Mushait

Date: February 22, 2021

Time: 6:40 PM

ABH vs RAE Broadcast Details:

Abha vs Al-Raed match live streaming is available on BT Sport. Unfortunately, the broadcast is not available in India. But you can watch live scores and commentaries on different websites across the internet.

Key Players:

Abha Key Players:

Benjamin Tatar

Carlos Strandberg

Omar Al-Ruwaili

Abdulaziz Alijamman

Ahmed Mefleh

Al-Raed Key Players:

Azeedine Doukha

Aqel Al-Sahbi

Abdullah Magrshi

Abdullah Almogren

ABH vs RAE – Recent Form

Abha: D L W L L

Al-Raed: W W L L L

ABH vs RAE Squads:

Abha (ABH):

Benjamin Tatar, Carlos Strandberg, Omar Al-Ruwaili, Abdulaziz Aljamman, Ahmed Mefleh, Mohamed H El Qahtani, Abdulelah Hawsawi, Adel Al Qahtani, Ahmed Al Zein, Ali Al-Olayani, Mohammed Aseri, Mansor Assiri, Saad Bguir, Karim Aouadhi, Thaar Al-Otaibi, Fahad Bin Jumayah, Saleh Al-Amri, Muath Afaneh, Riyadh Sharahili, Abdullah Qaisi, Saud Zidan, Abdulrahman Al-Barakah,

Hazza Asseri, Abdullah Al-Qahtani, Bandar Daghrery, Abdalrahman Medhwh, Ali Madkhali, Badr Al-Dosari, Hassan Al-Qarni, Hussein Nahi, Jaber Asiri, Mohammed Adnan Bakar, Yasser Asseri, Khalid Zailai, Abdullah Nasser, Musab Muharraq, Tariq Al Shahrani, Mehdi Tahrat, Amine Attouchi, Mohammed Salem Khanfir, Sari Amro, Osama Ashoor, Saeed Al Hamsal, Ahmad Al Hbeab, Saeed Ali, Karam Barnawi, Fahad Al-Johani, Mohanad Alqaydhi, Abdo Ali Khadri, Abdulqader Al Shehri, Abed Al-Zahrani,

Al-Aseeri, Faraj Al-Shehri, Hani Al-Gifri, Hassan Al-Barqi, Jaber Farhan, Majed Al-Masoud, Mohamed Abo Hathra, Mohamed Kadadd, Mohammed Morjan, Naef Al-Harthee, Riyadh Ayedh, Tariq Al-Anzi, Turki Assiri, Abdelali Mhamdi, Abdullah Al Shammari, Ali Al-Mazidi, Saqer Mohamed Rabie, Khaled Awagy, Moteb Aseri, Musa Al Darabi, Salem Aseri, Salim Aseri, Sami Al-Thawabi, Daouda Camara, Houssem Tabboubi, Ahmed Al-Sulami, Ibrahim Assiri, Mohammed Bokhari, Ali Abdullah Assiri, Eisa Al-Qahtani, Hazem Mostafa Faraj, Abdullah Al-Enezi.

Al-Raed (RAE):

Karim El Berkaoui, Nemanja Nikolic, Abdulfattah Adam Mohammed, Ronnie Fernández, Abdulrahman Al Ghamdi, Rayan Al Marshoud, Marko Marin, Mohammed Fouzair, Arnaud Djoum, Mansour Al Bishi, Sultan Farhan, Jaber Issa, Jaber Issa, Ahmad Al-geaidy, Ahmad Zain, Mohamed Al-Sahli, Abdullah Magrshi,

Mohammed Alsubaie, Abdullah Almogren, Sultan Saad Bin Jamal, Bandar Faleh Al Enezi, Yahya Otayn, Sultan Al-Ghalimish, Mohanad Alshudukhi, Ali Bakri, Nemanja Miletić, Mansour Al-Harbi, Awdh Faraj, Mohammed Al-Dosari, Aqel Al-Sahbi, Abdullah Al-Fahad, Marwan Abker, Mohammed Reeman, Faisal Darisi, Khalid Al-Khathlan, Eric Chipeta,

Hussain Al-Showaish, Muteb Al Mutlaq, Fahad Al-Suyayfy, Mohammed Krishan, Azzedine Doukha, Ahmad Al Harbi, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Abdulbasit Abdullah, Mshari Sanyoor, Abdulrahman Shanar, Marwan Mohammed Abkwer.

ABH vs RAE Probable XI

Abha Probable XI: Benjamin Tatar, Carlos Strandberg, Omar Al-Ruwaili, Abdulaziz Aljamman, Ahmed Mefleh, Badr Al-Dosari, Hassan Al-Qarni, Hussein Nahi, Jaber Asiri, Mohammed Adnan Bakar, Majed Al-Masoud.

Al-Raed Probable XI: Azzedine Doukha, Aqel Al-Sahbi, Nemanja Miletić, Abdullah Magrshi, Abdullah Almogren, Karim El Berkaoui, Awad khamis Al Faraj, Hussain Al-Showaish, Al-Fahad, Mohammed Fouzair, Nikolic.

Dream11 Team for today’s match:

Goal-Keeper

1) A Mhamdi

Defender

2) N Abdullah Al- Sharari

3) A Saeed

4) A Attouchi

5) A Al-Fahad

Mid-Fielder

6) S Beguir

7) R Sharahili

8) A Khamis Al-Faraj

9) A Magrashi

Forward

10) S Al-Amri

11) K El-Berkaoui

Dream11 team shown here is only a match before the team and the original team can be different after the release of lineups.

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Tour in Wadi Rum desert tours. Adventures in the desert The charm of the desert at Wadi Rum, stories that become film and golden sand where the gaze is lost. In the tour this and much more 10 November 2017 - About 60 kilometers east of Aqaba, in southern Jordan, there is a valley known as Wadi Rum or Valley of the Moon excavated in the past millennia by the flow of a river on sandy soil, and by the instability of the tectonic masses that pushes to outside the earth's crust huge sandstone rocks have given rise to majestic walls that the wind and the passage of time have carved. They are huge boulders that emerge from the underlying sand and change their color from white to pink and from red to orange based on sunlight. We are talking about the Wadi Rum desert tours elected World Heritage Site, a unique place in the world that will remain indelible in your travel memories. In this place, Prince Faisal Bin Hussein and Lawrence of Arabia decided to establish the headquarters during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman people during the First World War, and most of their historical struggles took place in the dunes of Wadi Rum which in 1962 it will become the location of the epic film "Lawrence of Arabia", inspired by the aforementioned historical figure (in the cast, prestigious names such as Peter O Toole, Alec Guinnes and Omar Sharif stood out). Reaching Wadi Rum you will be immediately captivated by the desert atmosphere, the sand, the warm wind that caresses the skin and the sun that beats on the Jabal, the mountains that rise above the small Bedouin villages will put you in the presence of this powerful and generous nature . In the Wadi Rum visitor center you will find all the information to better organize your itinerary. You can decide to rent 4 × 4 vehicles with a driver and guide that will allow you to explore the most famous sites, or opt for something more distinctive and unrepeatable and take a camel ride, accompanied by a guide. Some remote areas are not accessible to cars so it will be necessary to continue on horseback or by camel. Caravans can also be used and for the more adventurous a mountain bike tour is a valid opportunity to test yourself. From April to June and from September to December, you can even fly over the Wady Rum aboard a hot-air balloon that will transport you up to 2,000 meters and show you an overview of the desert from above. Still in the visitor center inside the wagons of the historic train next to the Rest House, you will find a souvenir emporium where you can buy handicraft products of remarkable beauty. Now all you have to do is choose the solution that suits you best to enter Wadi Rum. • Being a desert, it is necessary to organize well the various points you want to reach, to get to the Burdah Stone Bridge which at 35 meters high is the highest of Wadi rum desert resort. Then turn into the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, it takes a whole day if you have decided to move with the car, while with the camel it is also necessary at night. It is good to remember to have suitable clothing because when the sun goes down the temperatures drop considerably and the air becomes cold. • One would think that since it is a desert and considering it to be a poor place, it has never been inhabited; instead the 30,000 petroglyphs engraved on the rocks show the opposite. In Khazali Canyon there are rock inscriptions dating back to the 4th century BC. The Wadi rum desert tours Will take you to see rock formations created thousands of years ago and that the wind erosion has made very special, as in the case of the Rock Bridge arches for which the desert is famous. It will also be interesting to visit the Pozzo di Lawrence, a temple of the Nabataeans and the oases of the desert, wherever you look, breathtaking views will be ready to surprise you. To reach the Wady Rum by car or taxi, starting from Amman heading south you will have to follow the Desert Highway or the Route of the Kings, for a journey that takes about four hours; while from Aqaba heading north it will take you about an hour to reach your destination. Click here for more information: https://wadirumbubble.com

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Royal babies Class of 2016

Unknown Date:

Princess Florence von Preussen  & Mr. James Tollemache welcomed their first daughter, Sylvie Tollemache. Princess Florence von Preussen is the great x4 granddaughter of Queen Victoria through her eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal.

January:

7th:

Princess Nejla bint Asem of Jordan  & Nasser Talhouni welcomed their first child, Kareemah Talhouni. Princess Nejia is a 3rd cousin of King Abdullah II through  King Abdullah I.

16th:

Isabella Alexandra May Windsor is the daughter of Lord and Lady Fredrick Windsor. She joins big sister Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor. She is presently distantly in succession for the British Throne. 

February:

1st:

Prince Talal bin Rashid of Jordan, second child and son of T.R.H. Prince Rashid bin Hassan of Jordan and his wife, née Zeina Shaban.

5th:

The Gyalsey, Crown Prince of Bhutan is the son of the King and Queen of Bhutan. He is first in line for the Bhutanese throne. On 17 April, his name was announced: Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck

9th:

Teresa Julie Elisabeth is the first daughter of  Count Friedrich zu Ortenburg & Countess Friedrich zu Ortenburg.

17th:

Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein and Princess Zeina Faisal of Jordan welcomed a son, Prince Abdullah bin al-Faisal. Prince Abdullah is their first child together, and fifth child of Prince Faisal. He joins older paternal half-siblings:

Princess Ayah (1990)

Prince Omar (1993)

Princess Sara (1997) 

Princess Aisha (1997).

24th:

Archduchess Magdalena Maria Alexandra Zita Charlotte of Austria is the second child of Archduke Imre and Archduchess Kathleen. She joins big sister Archduchess Maria Stella. She is named for  Archduchess Magdalena of Austria who was the daughter of  Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and  Anne of Bohemia and Hungary.

March:

2nd: 

Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, The Duke of Skåne is the second child of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden. He is currently 3rd in succession after his big sister, Princess Estelle. He is named for his grandfather (Carl) and father (Prince Daniel’s actual name is Olof). His Dukedom was last held by his greatx2 grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf.

Prince Abdul Malik al-Bolkiah of Brunei & Dayangku Raabi’atul ‘Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah welcomed their first child,  Princess Muhee'ah Raayatul Bolqiah of Brunei

April:

8th:

Princess Badiya bint Al-Hamzah of Jordan is the fourth daughter of Prince Hamzah Bin Al Hussein of Jordan and Princess Basma bint Al-Hussein of Jordan. She joins big sisters:

Princess Haya bint Hamzah  of Jordan (2007, half sister, from her father’s 1st marriage)

Princess Zein bint Hamzah of Jordan (2012)

Princess Noor bint Hamzah of Jordan (2014)

19th:

Prince Carl Philip of Sweden & Princess Sofia of Sweden welcomed their first child, a son {Source} The child’s name, title and style is HRH Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, The Duke of Södermanland {Source}. He is currently 5th in Swedish succession and distantly for the British succession.

22nd:

Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma & Princess Annemarie, Duchess of Parma welcomed their third child and first son together: Prince Carlos Enrique Leonard of Bourbon-Parma, Hereditary Prince of Parma. He joins big sisters Luisa and Cecilia, and much older paternal half brother who is also named Carlos {Source}.

May:

9th:

Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma & Princess Viktoria of Bourbon-Parma welcomed their second daughter, Princess Gloria Irene of Bourbon-Parma {Source}. Gloria joins big sister, Princess Zita Clara of Bourbon-Parma   and shares a birthday with her first cousin,  Princess Luisa Irene of Bourbon-Parma. 

17th:

Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este & Archduchess Elisabetta of Austria-Este welcomed their first daughter, Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este{Source}. She is currently 7th in succession for the Belgian throne, is the first great granddaughter of King Albert II & Queen Paola, and first grandchild of Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz. She was named Anna for her paternal greatx2 grandmother (her paternal grandfather’s grandmother), Princess Anne d’Orleans and her paternal grandmother (Princess Astrid)’s grandmother, Princess Astrid of Sweden. Due to recent title laws passed by her great uncle King Philippe, she is not entitled to the title Princess of Belgium, however, she is an Archduchess of Austria-Este through her paternal grandfather.

June:

2nd:  Prince Jean d’Orléans, Duke of Vendôme & Princess   Maria Magdalena Philomena d’Orléans, Duchess of Vendôme welcomed their 4th child,   Prince Joseph Gabriel David Marie d’Orléans. Prince Joseph joins older siblings:

 Prince Gaston d’Orléans(2009)

 Princess Antoinette  d’Orléans (2012)

Princess Louise-Marguerite  d’Orléans (2014)

5th: Don Fernando Humberto Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón and Nadia Halamandari  welcomed their first child, a son, Don  Nicolás Gómez-Acebo y Halamandari. 

23rd:  Prince Moulay Rachid bin Hassan of Morocco and his wife,  Oum Kalthum Boufarès, welcomed their first child, Prince  Moulay Ahmed.

July:

Unknown Date: Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria, Countess of Limburg-Stirum & Count Rodolphe of Limburg-Stirum welcomed their third son, Count Gabriel. He joins older brothers Count Léopold  de Limburg-Stirum  and Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum.

17th:  Don Luis Beltrán Ataúlfo Alfonso Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón and his second wife,  Andrea Pascual Vicens welcomed a son. {Source}. This son is the 9th grandson of Infanta Pilar of Spain. His son’s name was later revealed to be:  Juan Gómez-Acebo y Pascua

August:

11th: Prince  Abdülaziz, the son of Prince Abdülhamid Kayihan Osmanoglu (Turkey) and his wife Walaa

30th: Princess Amélia of Orléans-Braganza and Alexander James Spearman welcomed their first child, Alexander Joaquim Pedro Spearman. Alexander Joaquim Pedro is presumably for his father (Alexander),  Joaquim (the Portugese version of Joachim) and Pedro (for her deceased elder brother, Prince Pedro, who died in a plane accident in 2009)

September:

5th:  Count Alexander and Countess Isabel zu Stolberg-Stolberg welcomed a son, Count Lorenz zu Stolberg-Stolberg

November:

17th: Georg, Prince of Prussia & Sophie, Princess of Prussia welcomed baby #4.... Heinrich Albert Johann Georg, Prince of Prussia. He joins almost 4 year old twins  Prince Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Prussia & Prince Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht of Prussia and 18 month old Emma Marie, Princess of Prussia. Little Heinrich is named:

Heinrich: likely a name they liked

Albert: Likely a name they liked

Johann: his maternal greatx2 grandfather  Count Johann Wolfgang von Saurma-Jeltsch 

Georg: For his father

     The little prince is currently 3rd in succession for the defunct kingdom of             Prussia after his twin brothers.

28th: Prince Felix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg welcomed their second child, a son. His title is His Royal Highness Prince de Nassau.  He joins big sister Princess Amalia Gabriela Maria Teresa de Nassau and is currently 4th in succession. 

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The destruction of Mecca

Goodbye to all that

AS THE governor of Mecca, Prince Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud has been able to compensate for earlier failings. He came to his role in 2007 from Asir province, where his plans to erect modern tower blocks in the city of Abha were largely unfulfilled. He successfully erased Abha’s quaint old town, with its beehive houses made of wattle, only to replace them with squat breeze-block bungalows. Not a high-rise was to be seen.

Now, on top of what was Mecca’s old city of lattice balconies and riwaq arches, the prince has overseen the Middle East’s largest development project. Skyscrapers soar above Islam’s holiest place, dwarfing the granite Kaaba far below. Diggers flatten hills that were once dotted with the homes of the Prophet’s wives, companions and first caliphs. Motorways radiate out from the vast new shrine. Local magnates are as keen to build as the government. Jabal Omar Development, a consortium of old Meccan families, is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to erect two 50-floor towers on the site of the third caliph’s house. Such is the pace that for a time the holy...

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‏‎K.S.A Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Ali.bin.Yahya.Akkadi -------------------------------- #إمارة_#منطقة_#مكة_#المكرمة_ جولة نائب أمير منطقة مكة المكرمة بدر بن سلطان بن عبدالعزيز | #بمشروع#جبل#عمر # Emirate _ # District_ # Mecca_ # Mecca_ Tour of the Deputy Governor of Makkah Region Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz # Project # Mountain # Omar -------------------------------- #أمير_#منطقة_#مكة_#المكرمة - خالد الفيصل نائب أمير منطقة مكة المكرمة بدر بن سلطان بن عبدالعزيز وكيل إمارة منطقة مكة المكرمة د. هشام الفالح .. Prince of Makkah Region Khalid Al Faisal Deputy Governor of Makkah Region Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Deputy of the Emirate of Makkah Region d. Hisham Al Faleh -------------------------------- Ali.bin.Yahya.Akkadi فيسبوك : https://m.facebook.com تويتر : https://twitter.com/ailcyh76 جوجل : https://plus.google.com يوتيوب : https://m.youtube.com إنستقرام : https://www.instagram.com/p/BuKLaPBh3ik/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1l7u1mtzlpsdf ------------------------------------ . Ali.bin.Yahya.Akkadi . K.S.A البريد الإلكتروني : ‏‪ailcyh76@gmail.com‬‏ : . Jeddah . : للتواصل واتساب : 966544270743+ K.S.A ------------------------------------- ‎‏ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwey4b1D1JP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1awxkujcdcp0k

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25 May 2021: King Abdullah II, at a ceremony marking Jordan’s 75th Independence Day held at Raghadan Palace, bestowed the Order of the State Centennial on a number of leading figures in appreciation of their contributions to the advancement and progress of the nation.

The ceremony was attended by Royal family members and senior officials and officers, paid tribute to Jordan’s 100-year history and highlighted various milestones from the past to the present day. The ceremony also underscored Jordan’s close connection, through the Hashemite Custodianship, to Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites. Earlier this year, King Abdullah bestowed the Medal of the State Centennial on families of martyrs and on veterans of Al Karamah Battle at a ceremony marking its 53rd anniversary, and bestowed the Order of the State Centennial on all the nation’s martyrs at a ceremony marking the state’s centennial at the Martyr’s Memorial. More national figures who have contributed to Jordan’s progress and achievements will be honoured throughout the year. (Source: RHCJO)

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(محمد عبدالوهاب العمد )

تشرف بالاشراف والتدريب في تنمية المهارات الشخصية في برامج المعسكرات التدريبية للسادة الامراء سمو ولي العهد الامير حسين بن عبدالله الثاني، وسمو الاميرة ايمان بنت عبدالله الثاني ،وسمو الامير عمر بن فيصل، وغيرهم ممن تشرف بهم .

(Mohammed Abdel-Wahhab Al-Amad)

She supervised the supervision and training in the development of personal skills in the training camps programs for the princes, His Highness the Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II, Her Highness Princess Iman bint Abdullah II, His Highness Prince Omar bin Faisal, and others whom she supervised.

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Ever since the midterm election, conservative media in the United States have targeted with special zeal Ilhan Omar, an incoming Somali-American Democratic congresswoman and a devout Muslim who wears hijab. In response to Democrats’ push to remove a headwear ban on the House floor to accommodate Omar, conservative commentator and pastor E.W. Jackson complained on a radio show that Muslims were transforming Congress into an “Islamic republic.”

The Democratic Party has several rising political stars with Arab or Muslim backgrounds, all of whom have become objects of such conspiracy theories. But it’s not only American conservatives who have been indulging in this culture war. The organized attacks have also been coming from abroad—specifically, from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.The midterm elections have amplified an existing suspicion in Middle Eastern media of Muslim political activism in the United States. Academics, media outlets, and commentators close to Persian Gulf governments have repeatedly accused Omar, Rashida Tlaib (another newly elected Muslim congresswoman), and Abdul El-Sayed (who made a failed bid to become governor of Michigan) of being secret members of the Muslim Brotherhood who are hostile to the governments of Saudi Arabia and the UAE. On Sunday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya published a feature insinuating that Omar and Tlaib were part of an alliance between the Democratic Party and Islamist groups to control Congress. The article accused the two of being “anti-Trump and his political team and options, especially his foreign policy starting from the sanctions on Iran to the isolation of the Muslim Brotherhood and all movements of political Islam.”

In another example, a talk show on Saudi-owned station MBC discussed the Muslim congresswomen and more broadly the implications of Democrats taking the House. Prominent Arab anchor Amr Adib debated the matter with Egyptian political scientist Moataz Fattah, who suggested that Trump’s successful combating of Islamists would be undermined by the Democrats’ victory. The attacks have become so ubiquitous in the Persian Gulf that the trend itself is the subject of debate, both online and on television.

Occasionally these attacks have been made by officials of those governments, in apparent anxiety that their countries’ expensive public relations and lobbying efforts might be undermined. Just hours after Omar won her election, for example, a staffer at the Saudi Embassy in the United States accused her of following the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, which he said has permeated the Democratic Party. “She will be hostile to the Gulf and a supporter of the political Islam represented in the Brotherhood in the Middle East,” tweeted Faisal al-Shammeri, a cultural advisor at the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission to the United States, which is part of the embassy, and a writer for Al Arabiya.

El-Sayed, an American born to Egyptian immigrants, noticed the attacks from the region during his campaign. Media in the Middle East amplified accusations by a Republican candidate for governor, Patrick Colbeck, that El-Sayed had links to the Brotherhood. Egyptian newspaper Youm7, for instance, reported that El-Sayed likely lost the election to his link to the “radical” Nation of Islam, and his relationship with Muslim-American activist Linda Sarsour, “known for her radical views.”

El-Sayed told me that political elites in places like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE felt threatened by American politicians who are also Muslim. For average Middle Easterners, his story is inspiring. (The clearest instance of Middle Easterners drawing such inspiration, ironically, was the first presidential election victory of Barack Obama, who faced false accusations of being a Muslim.)

The rise of politicians like El-Sayed, Omar, and Tlaib also undermines a core argument advanced by dictators in the Middle East: that their people are not ready for democracy. “People would not have access to power in their countries but they would if they leave; this destroys the argument by Sisi or bin Salman,” El-Sayed said, referring to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “What’s ironic is there is no way I would aspire to be in leadership in Egypt, the place of my fathers.”American allies in the region also fear that the Democratic Party’s new Arab leaders will advocate for political change in their countries. Having spent millions of dollars for public relations campaigns in Western capitals, the Persian Gulf countries feel threatened by any policymakers with an independent interest in and knowledge of the region. They have thus framed these officials’ principled objections to regional violations of human rights and democratic norms as matters of personal bias. One commentator, who is known to echo government talking points and is frequently retweeted by government officials, recently spread the rumor that Omar is a descendent of a “Houthi Yemeni” to undermine her attacks on the Saudi-led war on Yemen.

The most common attack online by the Saudi-led bloc on the Muslim-American Democrats has been to label them as members of the Muslim Brotherhood, or more generally as ikhwanji, an extremist catch-all term. These attacks started long before this year’s elections. In 2014, the UAE even announced a terror list that included the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) for its alleged links to the Muslim Brotherhood.The attacks attempting to tie Omar and Tlaib to the Muslim Brotherhood started in earnest after CAIR publicly welcomed their election to Congress. One UAE-based academic, Najat al-Saeed, criticized Arabic media for celebrating the two Muslim women’s victories at the midterms, and pointed to CAIR’s support for them as evidence of their ties to the Brotherhood.

The attacks on Omar have also indulged in racism. While Tlaib and Omar have both been the targets of smears, it’s been easier for Gulf Arabs to single out Omar for insults because of her African heritage. Negative stereotypes about Africans— who serve as poorly treated migrant workers in the Gulf’s oil economy— are widespread throughout the region.

This was evident in the social media campaign launched last month against Omar by Ahmad al-Farraj, a Saudi writer and researcher with UAE-based Trends Research and Advisory—a firm founded by a former Dubai police official and consultant. He attacked Omar for criticizing Trump’s muted response to the CIA assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely directed the murder of former U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. “These miserable beings coming from the underdeveloped worlds are more hateful to their race and to you than any enemy,” Al Farraj tweeted to his more than 60,000 followers. A steady stream of racist attacks followed in response. One person tweeted a picture of Omar accompanied by the caption “whenever you buy a slave, buy a stick along with the slave. The slave is miserable filth.”

Other than the flurry of racist comments, Omar was trolled based on two false accusations: that she was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and that she had married her brother. Hashtags also began trending with dozens of anonymous accounts tweeting slightly different variations of the same language, and echoing known government-affiliated accounts. The pattern is typical of Twitter troll armies that seem to be used regularly by Mohammed bin Salman to silence the kingdom’s critics.

It should be little surprise that America’s authoritarian allies have responded with panic and fear to voices like Tlaib and Omar. These regimes have always benefited from the false choice they present to policymakers in the West—in Muslim countries, they say, extremists are the only alternative to dictators. That argument is eloquently undermined by American politicians who share those regimes’ religion, but not their cynicism about democracy.

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Gabon President, Ali Bongo Hospitalised

President Ali Bongo of Gabon has been taken into medical care after suffering a bout of exhaustion during a trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, four days after he was hospitalised. The President’s spokesman Ike Ngouoni said in a statement that the 59-year-old leader was in the Saudi capital for a flagship economic forum when he fell ill. “The doctors who assessed him said he is suffering from severe fatigue due to extremely high levels of activity in recent months,” he said. Bongo is feeling better and has been told to rest, Ngouoni added, while calling for “vigilance” against “fake news” following false reports of his death. A Cameroon TV station had announced live on air on Saturday that the Gabon president had died, without providing any evidence, he said. Bongo was scheduled to appear Wednesday on a panel at the Future Investment Initiative forum, but was not seen during the discussion. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited him in Riyadh’s King Faisal hospital that evening, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said on Thursday. However, in a separate dispatch, SPA said Bongo attended a speech by Prince Mohammed at the conference later Wednesday. Bongo took over as leader of the oil-rich equatorial African nation in 2009 on the death of his father Omar Bongo, who had ruled since 1967. In 2016, Ali Bongo was re-elected by just a few thousand votes in a controversial presidential election. The country went to the polls this month for the first time since that vote, with the second round of legislative elections Saturday seeing Bongo’s party coasting towards victory. Sourced From: Leadership Newspaper Read More Posts Like, "Gabon President, Ali Bongo Hospitalised", On disnaija.com. https://disnaija.com/gabon-president-ali-bongo-hospitalised/

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Hollywood Reaps Dividends From MBS’s U.S. Tour

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s goodwill tour of Hollywood is starting to pay dividends.

The Saudi General Entertainment Authority on Wednesday announced deals to bring shows from Cirque du Soleil, Feld Entertainment Inc. and National Geographic to the country, part of an effort to diversify its economy. Earlier, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. announced plans for as many as 100 theaters.

An estimated 200 film and TV producers and dealmakers turned out in Beverly Hills, California, to hear presentations from the entertainment authority. The event was held at the Four Seasons Hotel, fronted by a statue of Marilyn Monroe in her immortal pose from “The Seven Year Itch,” with a blast of wind from a subway lifting her skirt.

Under the accords, Cirque du Soleil will bring high-wire acts to the capital Riyadh, while closely held Feld Entertainment will stage productions such as “Disney on Ice” using local performers. National Geographic Encounter plans events in 10 locations and IMG Artists will create custom programs. The Marvel Experience will open later this year in Jeddah and Riyadh. The government plans to build venues for entertainment.

“We have seen tremendous interest from the private sector,” Ibrahim Al Omar, governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, said in an interview. Officials have met with more than 180 companies since the start of their visit, he said.

On Thursday the delegation travels to San Francisco.

“The objective is to open the whole market” to investment, with the exception of some sensitive sectors, Al Omar said. The government wants to promote a “friendly business environment” and draw international visitors, he said.

See More: AMC Cinemas Tiptoes Into Saudi Arabia as Theater Ban Lifted

For U.S. companies like AMC Entertainment, which said Wednesday it was granted the first license to operate a commercial theater in Saudi Arabia in more than three decades, the opportunity to tap into a young, affluent population with few other distractions is enticing. AMC estimated the movie market could reach $1 billion in revenue in a few years.

The country is aiming for 200 to 300 theaters by 2030, each with an average of seven screens, Faisal Bafarat, chief executive officer of the General Entertainment Authority, said in an interview. Bafarat said the country has major ambitions for its entertainment industry.

“The Saudi consumer is used to American movies,” he said.

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