King Abdullah and Queen Rania Current Events 2: September 2004-March 2005

[kinneret5764]

Looks like KA is growing his beard again.

 

[abir]

I come across the article down, which summaries KA recent' speech ...
May I missing something or KA exagerated when he spoke about Jordan success, democratie and arabs knocking on his door to learn



In S.F., Jordan's king calls for compromise
[font=geneva,arial]- Janine DeFao, Chronicle Staff Writer
[/font][font=geneva,arial][size=-2]Sunday, December 12, 2004
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Jordan's King Abdullah II said Saturday that the Middle East is at a critical juncture on the path toward peace and stability.


"The next few critical months will set the course and speed of progress in my region for a long time to come. A promising but extremely tough journey has begun," Abdullah told a crowd of 500 gathered at San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel at a speech sponsored by the Commonwealth Club and the World Affairs Council.

Abdullah, who was in Washington, D.C., on Monday to meet with President Bush to seek support for Palestinian independence, never mentioned in his speech the death last month of Yasser Arafat.

But he said upcoming Palestinian elections could be a crucial milestone in addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"It is time to move seriously toward the two-state solution, which is the basis for lasting peace. That calls for action and compromise on both sides," said Abdullah, who said it is important to get the so-called "road map" back on track.

But in answer to a question, Abdullah expressed concerns about how much of the West Bank would be included in a Palestinian state.

"If we no longer have a viable Palestinian state on the ground, physically, that means there may not be peace between the Israelis and Palestinians," necessary for Israel to normalize relations with the rest of the Arab world, he said.

"We do have this small window," he said. "If we don't do it, I think the Middle East will be doomed, unfortunately, to many more decades of violence."

Abdullah also addressed the elections in neighboring Iraq scheduled for Jan. 30. While he said he supports elections as soon as possible, he stressed the importance of the minority Sunni population participating, because the winners will write the country's new constitution.

Without sufficient Sunni participation, Abdullah suggested that a national committee or national referendum help draft the constitution.

Abdullah, who succeeded his father, King Hussein, after his death in 1999, has attempted to follow the late king's role as a moderator in the Arab region. Last month, Abdullah issued a religious tract condemning Islamic extremism and showing the basis in the Quran for moderation, tolerance and peace.

Saturday, he stressed the importance of addressing the economic needs of the growing number of young people in Jordan and the Middle East -- where half the population is under 18 -- though he did not specifically mention that those disenfranchised youths are increasingly feeding the ranks of Muslim extremists.

"We have a remarkable possibility in the Middle East. If we get it right, 50 percent of this young Arab population can be such a positive impact," he said. "If you don't cater to these young people with aspirations, then you can have a time bomb."

Abdullah said he has made efforts to democratize his own country -- though critics have called the actions halfhearted -- improved the economy by becoming the first Arab nation to sign a free-trade area agreement with the United States, and revamped the education system to make it one of the best in the world.
"A lot of Arab countries are knocking on our door. They want to know why we're so successful, and copy," he said. "We're the tip of the spear. ... If we falter, it is an excuse for all the radicals and extremists to say, 'Let's not open our society.' "


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/12/12/MNGGHAAQ3L1.DTL

 

[Safaa Batin]

King Receives British Prime Minister

King Receives British Prime Minister

Aqaba, Dec. 30(Petra)-- His Majesty King Abdullah II received
on Thursday in Aqaba British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is
currently on a private visit to Jordan.
During the meeting, the two sides exchanged view on the
current regional issues as well as bilateral ties.

 

[Monalisa]

16 january 2005.


In the first picture rania looks like if she looses 10cm of height ,she's exactly the same height as king abdallah,and the photo was taken from the front ,so it doesn't flatter anybody . Now while she's pregnent in the last months,she could not wear very big heels!

 

[Alexandria]

King Abdullah and Queen Rania and Family: News Thread, Part 1

A fresh thread for the latest news on King Abdullah and Queen Rania and their family.

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[Alexandria]

King Abdullah and Queen Rania and Family: Picture Thread, Part 1

A fresh new thread for pictures of King Abdullah, Queen Rania and their family.

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[salma]

old pics of Abdullah and Rania:

 

[amina1]

............

 

[maryshawn]

"Godparents?"

Interesting! The King presides over "naming" ceremony, right?

Do the children have "godparents" or the equivalent? I have read a bit on islamic tradition but could not find this....and was curious. Does anyone know?

Thank you!

 

[Balqis]

Army and Race Car Driving Days

From the King's Official Website:

 

[Balqis]

King Abdullah with Queen Rania

From the King's Official Website:

 

[Balqis]

With Family

From the King's Official Website:

 

[Monalisa]

King abdallah lost a lot of weight from 4 years ago

Does he applied rania's secrets to loose dramatically weight?


Actually i like more his face before,now his features look like frozzen

 

[Monalisa]

Does she announcing him that she's pregnent?

 

[kinneret5764]

King abdallah lost a lot of weight from 4 years ago

Does he applied rania's secrets to loose dramatically weight?


Actually i like more his face before,now his features look like frozzen

His majesty had liposuction about three years ago in London. That is the reason for the weight loss.

 

[kinneret5764]

Does she announcing him that she's pregnent?

I think they were "in the process" when this picture was taken. If I can remember correctly this picture was taken sometime in April 2004. They were probably being "diligent" towards conceiving a 4th child.

 

[Monalisa]

His majesty had liposuction about three years ago in London. That is the reason for the weight loss.

He would not loose weight from face without a diet.

I see that he lost his belly before ,but he lost more weight during 2004!

 

[Balqis]

His majesty had liposuction about three years ago in London. That is the reason for the weight loss.

Really? That's rather an unbstantiated claim. Sounds more like a rumour to me...

Just from observation, a person who has had lipo, would need a few weeks recovery. As far as I know King Abdullah has never been away from the public for so long. So just on that basis, things don't stack up.

Wait there was one article about how King Abdullah had a doctor flown in to Jordan to perform a liposuction surgery. I think Sean posted it. Now was it done in London or Amman? A person just can't keep up with all these different stories...

 

[Balqis]

King Abdullah in Egypt

Some recent pics of King Abdullah from Yahoo and Jordan Times:

Pics 1-5: Egypt, February 8

 

[salma]

From Petra:
Feb. 16, 2005

King Abdullah and Queen Rania Al Abdullah Receive Czech President his Spouse

Amman/Feb.16(Petra)--- Their Majesties King Abdullah and
Queen Rania Abdullah received on Wednesday Czech President Vaclav
Klaus and his spouse, who are on a visit to Jordan

pics from Petra: we can see Prince Ali

 

[Humera]

From Petra:
Feb. 16, 2005

King Abdullah and Queen Rania Al Abdullah Receive Czech President
his Spouse
Amman/Feb.16(Petra)--- Their Majesties King Abdullah and
Queen Rania Abdullah received on Wednesday Czech President Vaclav
Klaus and his spouse, who are on a visit to Jordan

Finally a picture of Rania!
Thanx for this salma.
I've been waiting to see when she'd make her first public appearance since the birth of Prince Hashem.

 

[Lyonnaise]

AMMAN, JORDAN: Czech President Vaclav Klaus (R) and his wife (2nd L) are received by Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) and Queen Rania in Amman 16 January 2005. Klaus in on a five-day visit to Jordan and Saudi Arabia

 

[salma]

From Petra:
Feb. 16, 2005

King Abdullah and Queen Rania Al Abdullah Receive Czech President
his Spouse
Amman/Feb.16(Petra)--- Their Majesties King Abdullah and
Queen Rania Abdullah received on Wednesday Czech President Vaclav
Klaus and his spouse, who are on a visit to Jordan

The same pic from Petra:

http://207.228.233.96/nepras/2005/Feb/16/1556I.htm

 

[Monalisa]

From Petra:
Feb. 16, 2005

King Abdullah and Queen Rania Al Abdullah Receive Czech President
his Spouse
Amman/Feb.16(Petra)--- Their Majesties King Abdullah and
Queen Rania Abdullah received on Wednesday Czech President Vaclav
Klaus and his spouse, who are on a visit to Jordan

Q.Rania looks tired after this pregnency!her features are shooted a gan,and she get big circles!

 

[monamona]

Q.Rania looks tired after this pregnency!her features are shooted a gan,and she get big circles!

IMO...i do not see her that tired or more precisely, i could not tell because of the makeup.

 

[cut1me]

Q.Rania looks tired after this pregnency!her features are shooted a gan,and she get big circles!

I agree she looks tired, she tried to hide it with make up but it didnt work

the wife of the czech president went to several different places on her own, usually QR goes with the leaders wives, I wonder how she is coping with the new baby

 

[salma]

Queen Rania Condoles Hariri Family


Beirut, Amman, Feb. 18 (Petra) -- Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah visited Lebanon for a several-hour visit during which she presented condolences over the death of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Queen Rania expressed her sorrow and grief to the family of Hariri over the great loss of a man who served his country and nation.​

Prime Minister Faisal Fayez and his wife accompanied Queen Rania in her visit and presented condolences to the family of Hariri. ​

//Petra//

 

[monamona]

Nazik Hariri, left, wife of the slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, receives condolences from Queen Rania of Jordan, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Feb. 18, 2005. Hariri was assassinated in a car bomb attack last Monday. (AP Photo/Dalati Nohra

Thanks Salma for posting the pics..It's nice of Rania to have gone to Lebanon to give her condolenances to Nazek Hariri

 

[Humera]

Thank you salma. Those are such sad pictures. Just the other day I was looking at much happier pictures of Rania with both Mr. and Mrs. Hariri from last year. Its all very sad.

 

[pdas1201]

More pics...

It is truly a sad event. My condolences...