Jordan has been exceptionally generous with refugees.
January 14, 2016
January 14, 2016
Amman — His Majesty King Abdullah (click here) and US President Barack Obama met briefly
on Wednesday at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington as the two leaders
were leaving the US capital.
The King and Obama agreed to meet next month, according to a Royal Court statement.
The
Associated Press reported from Washington that the two leaders crossed
paths at the base, which houses Air Force One, as King Abdullah was
preparing to leave the US at the end of his visit and Obama was
departing for Nebraska.
Earlier
on Wednesday, the King continued a series of meetings with US Congress
members that he started on Tuesday, discussing Jordanian-US relations
and the latest developments in the Middle East, especially in relation
to combating terrorism.
King
Abdullah met with Speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan
(R-Wisconsin), Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) and
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California), according to the Royal
Court.
The King expressed
Jordan's gratitude for US support through the House of Representatives
and through other financial assistance, which has reached around $1.2
billion annually, helping Jordan better deal with the repercussions of
regional challenges and the issue of Syrian refugees....
January 13, 2016
January 13, 2016
Amman — Her Majesty Queen Rania (click here) on Tuesday met with Queen Mathilde of Belgium
and other officials in Brussels to discuss mobilising international
support for Jordan’s education sector.
Queen
Rania met with Belgium’s Prime Minister Charles Michel and European
Commission President Jean-Claude Junker to discuss ways to address the
increasing strain on Jordan’s education sector as a result of the Syrian
refugee crisis, according to a statement from her office.
Her Majesty’s meetings focused on showcasing the struggles Jordanians face in cities that are densely populated by Syrians.
She
highlighted the impact the crisis has had on the Kingdom’s resources,
infrastructure, and especially schools, which have accommodated 150,000
Syrian students.
This has
affected the quality of education at schools that have been forced to
run double shifts, with teachers under pressure to handle larger numbers
of students in each class, the statement said.
Her
Majesty’s meetings are part of Jordan’s extensive efforts at all
levels, ahead of the Syria Donors Conference in London in early February
where education will be a key theme....
AMMAN
— Her Majesty Queen Rania on Tuesday met with Queen Mathilde of Belgium
and other officials in Brussels to discuss mobilising international
support for Jordan’s education sector.
Queen
Rania met with Belgium’s Prime Minister Charles Michel and European
Commission President Jean-Claude Junker to discuss ways to address the
increasing strain on Jordan’s education sector as a result of the Syrian
refugee crisis, according to a statement from her office.
Her Majesty’s meetings focused on showcasing the struggles Jordanians face in cities that are densely populated by Syrians.
She
highlighted the impact the crisis has had on the Kingdom’s resources,
infrastructure, and especially schools, which have accommodated 150,000
Syrian students.
This has
affected the quality of education at schools that have been forced to
run double shifts, with teachers under pressure to handle larger numbers
of students in each class, the statement said.
Her
Majesty’s meetings are part of Jordan’s extensive efforts at all
levels, ahead of the Syria Donors Conference in London in early February
where education will be a key theme.
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