You think that things are bleak in the Middle East and around the world, and then you get some good news in your inbox: "The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is proud to announce that HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein will accept the ADC Global Leadership Award on behalf of her husband HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum at this year's Annual National Convention during the Saturday June 9, Gala Dinner Banquet beginning at 7:30 pm." If that does not thrill you, nothing will.
PS A "well-placed" Jordanian source sent me this: "But in the past when the Jordanian air force was not flying ammunition to Lebanon to attack refugee camps, they spent a lot of their time flying her horses and all their equipment around the world for her FAILED showjumping career. In fact, I think the Jordanian taxpayers spent a lot on that."