AMMAN (AFP) – Jordan's Queen
Rania "twittered" on the social online network about Pope
Benedict XVI's first ever visit to an Arab country on Friday, as
the pontiff kicked off a regional tour.
"Just choppered to airport to receive the Pope. Husband
piloting, he got acrobatic to quiet butterflies in stomach... told
u he was action man!" the stylish young queen said of her husband
King Abdullah II.
Her office said in a statement that the queen decided to
register on the Internet social network Twitter on the site http://twitter.com/QueenRania to mark
Benedict's first Middle East pilgrimage.
The king and queen gave the German pontiff a red carpet welcome
at Queen Alia Airport as he began
his eight-day pilgrimage will on Monday take him to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
"Just listened to Pope's speech. Our region so needs a message
of Peace," Rania said in a message on Twitter.
"Special day here in Amman; not everyday
pope drops by 4 a visit."
Last year Rania made headlines when she launched her own
Internet channel on YouTube in a bid to
encourage young people to help tackle stereotypes of Muslims and
Arabs.
And she urged viewers to interact online with her and respond
with their opinions of the Middle East "and to acknowledge
stereotypes they've heard of Arabs and Muslims."