ARAB FORUM Archive 2009
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is warmly regarded and enjoys great respect worldwide. This stems from King Hussein’s (1935 – 1999) policies of reconciliation and tolerance in a hotspot in history. King Abdullah II is continuing the polices of his father, whose economic and social reforms are elaborated below by H. E. Issa Ayyoub, Jordan’s ambassador in Germany.
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Morocco’s Embassy and the man in charge, Ambassador Rachad Bouhlal, have by now gained the reputation of operating an “open house” and practicing active public diplomacy. A bridge between the Maghreb Kingdom and Germany is being built with art through regular exhibits.
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Ministerpräsident Böhmer visited König Abdullah II. Saxony-Anhalt and Jordan – stood until now above all for excellent relations in academic fields. In order to further develop economic integration, the Federal State went on the offensive – and in February set off on a journey to Amman in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.more...
The Royal Family has recognized the great importance education, art and culture has for the country and its citizens. Princess Sumaya Bint El-Hassan, daughter of Prince El-Hassan Bin Talal and President of the Princess Sumaya University of Technology, is regularly present when a book exhibit opens or some other cultural event takes place, and Princess Wijdan Ali, university professor, expert on Islamic art, author, and Jordan’s ambassador to Rome, is President of the Royal Art Society, and the excellent art museum. more...
The Cultural District on Saadiyat Island is the future – the art and cultural events in the posh Emirates Palace hotel are the present. Within just a few years, Abu Dhabi has made the leap from a cultural desert to a cultural oasis – thanks to the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH). Only just in the second year of existence, the book fairs, the ArtParis Abu Dhabi art fair, and the MEIFF (Middle East International Film Festival) have already been a sensational success and are introducing Hollywood glamour to the Emirate. more...
With the exception of rivers, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has scenically much to offer: 200 natural islands, of which the desert islands are presently being developed, miles of beaches, artificial lakes, deserts with high, red sand dunes, the Liwa Oases and Jebel Hafeet near Al Ain – a mysterious mountain massif. Also visitors interested in culture will get their money’s worth because the promotion of cultural tourism stands at the very top of the government’s list of priorities. more...
Interview with Dr. Saeed Abdullah Salman, President of Ajman University of Science and Technology Network, conducted by Rainer Schubert, Managing Editor, ARAB FORUM, Education is one subject, if not the subject, deemed in the Arab countries as being relevant to the future. For one thing, the majority of the population is under 25 years old and, for another, the oil-producing states must be ready for the time when their oil wells and their revenues dry up. more...
With borders facing Iraq, Syria, Israel and Saudi Arabia, Jordan has only 26 kilometers of coastline in the extreme southwest on the Gulf of Aqaba. The region around the port town of Aqaba has been a special economic zone since 2001. The vast majority of the population lives in the northwest of the country on the banks of the Jordan River. The Hashemite Kingdom relinquished its claim to the West Bank in 1988 in favor of a future Palestinian state.more...
Moncef Ben Abdallah, the new Doyen presiding over the Arab ambassadors in Berlin, is an experienced economics expert from the Republic of Tunisia. The 62-year-old mathematician and engineer, born in Tunis, began his career in 1972, after graduating from Ecole Centrale in Paris, as chief engineer with the Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (STEG). From 1992 to 1996, he presided over STEG as its president. more...
The German-African Business Association’s one-day Moroccan business conference on December 1, 2008 in Hamburg. Morocco as a business location has said goodbye to the macro-economic problems of the 1980s, according to the Moroccan Minister of Industry and Commerce, Chami, and is now focusing on the tourism sectors and the development of the industry and agriculture. more...
