Jordan's King Abdullah (R), his wife Queen Rania and son Prince Hashem attend the King Abdullah II prize for Physical Fitness award ceremony at Al-Hussein Sport City in Amman May 31, 2009. Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

Jordan's King Abdullah (R), his wife Queen Rania and son Prince Hashem attend the King Abdullah II prize for Physical Fitness award ceremony at Al-Hussein Sport City in Amman May 31, 2009.

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  1. King Abdullah II of Jordan, center, and his wife Queen Rania pray during a ceremony to receive the remains of three Jordanian peacekeepers killed in Haiti earthquake, on their arrival in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010.
  2. This undated photo released by the bin Zaid family on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 shows Ali bin Zaid. Bin Zaid, a senior Jordanian intelligence officer and relative of Jordan's King Abdullah II, was killed when a suicide bomber identified as Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi detonated a cache of explosives at Camp Chapman, a tightly secured CIA base in Khost province, a dangerous region southeast of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009.
  3. In this Saturday Jan. 2, 2010 photo released by the Jordan Royal Palace, King Abdullah II of Jordan, centre, and his wife Queen Ranian, centre left, look toward the coffin of Jordanian intelligence officer, Ali bin Zaid, during a ceremony in Amman, Jordan. Bin Zaid was killed with seven CIA employees when the Jordanian suicide bomber Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, attacked camp Chapman in Afghanistan on Dec. 30. 2009.
  4. In this photo released by the Jordan Royal Palace, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, left, receives King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010.
  5. Newly appointed Prime Minister Samir Rifai, left, receives congratulations from Jordan's Christian clergy in Amman, Jordan, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Jordan's king has sworn in a new Cabinet dominated by pro-U.S. liberals expected to push for reforms. The 29-member Cabinet is headed by Samir Rifai, 43. A close confidant of King Abdullah II, Rifai backs Jordan's 1994 peace treaty with Israel and warm relations with the United States.
  6. Jordanian newly appointed Prime Minister Samir Rifai, left, congratulated by Royal Court Chief Nasser Al-Lozi, right, after swearing in ceremony at the royal court in Amman, Jordan, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. The Royal Court says Jordan's king has sworn in a new Cabinet dominated by pro-U.S. liberals expected to push for reforms. The 29-member Cabinet is headed by Samir Rifai, 43. A close confidant of King Abdullah II, Rifai backs Jordan's 1994 peace treaty with Israel and warm relations with the United States.
  7. Jordanian newly appointed Prime Minister Samir Rifai arrives to the royal court in Amman, Jordan, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. The Royal Court says Jordan's king has sworn in a new 29-member Cabinet dominated by pro-U.S. liberals and headed by Samir Rifai, 43, a close confidant of King Abdullah II, who backs Jordan's 1994 peace treaty with Israel and warm relations with the United States.
  8. This Image provided by The Jordanian News Agency PETRA, Jordanian newly appointed Prime Minister Samir Rifai takes the Oath of Office, at the royal court in Amman, Jordan, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. The Royal Court says Jordan's king has sworn in a new 29-member Cabinet dominated by pro-U.S. liberals, and headed by Samir Rifai, 43, a close confidant of King Abdullah II, who backs Jordan's 1994 peace treaty with Israel and warm relations with the United States.
  9. King Abdullah II of Jordan , left, accompanied with Royal Court Chief Nasser Al-Lozi , right, after the following the swearing in ceremony at the royal court in Amman, Jordan, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. The Royal Court says Jordan's king has sworn in a new Cabinet dominated by pro-U.S. liberals expected to push for reforms. The 29-member Cabinet is headed by Samir Rifai, 43. A close confidant of King Abdullah II, Rifai backs Jordan's 1994 peace treaty with Israel and warm relations with the United States.
  10. FILE- In this April, 14, 2008 file photo Samir Rifai, seen, during an interview, in Amman, Jordan. Jordan's King Abdullah II has named a close confidant as his new prime minister. Samir Rifai, a former royal court secretary and an advisor to Abdullah, replaces Nader al-Dahabi, whose 29-member Cabinet resigned earlier in the day.
  11. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, gestures as he welcomes Jordan's King Abdullah II before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009.
  12. AMMAN, JORDAN - NOVEMBER 24: Jordanian parliament employees carry the belongings of one of the lawmakers after parliament was dissolved at the Jordanian Parliament offices on November 24, 2009 in Amman, Jordan. Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday dissolved Jordan's parliament mid-term and called early elections. No official reason has been given but the lower house had been accused of.
  13. AMMAN, JORDAN - NOVEMBER 24: Jordanian parliament employees pack the belongings of one of the lawmakers after parliament was dissolved at the Jordanian Parliament offices on November 24, 2009 in Amman, Jordan. Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday dissolved the Jordanian parliament, mid-term, that had clashed with his government over the economy and electoral law. It had also been accused of ineptly handling legislation and is some cases of corruption.
  14. AMMAN, JORDAN - NOVEMBER 24: Jordanian lawmakers greet each other after parliament was dissolved at the Jordanian Parliament offices on November 24, 2009 in Amman, Jordan. Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday dissolved the Jordanian parliament, mid-term, that had clashed with his government over the economy and electoral law. It had also been accused of ineptly handling legislation and is some cases of corruption.
  15. A Jordanian Parliament employee shows ordinary passports to be delivered to lawmakers after the lifting of legislative immunity on them and withdrawal of their special Parliament passports, at the Parliament offices in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Jordan's King Abdullah II has dissolved a parliament that had clashed with his government over the economy and an electoral law seen by the Islamic opposition as an attempt to limit its power.
  16. A Jordanian driver removes the Parliament plates of the car of one of the Jordanian lawmakers at the Jordanian Parliament offices in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday dissolved a parliament that had clashed with his government over the economy and an electoral law seen by the Islamic opposition as an attempt to limit its power.

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  1. King Abdullah II of Jordan, center, and his wife Queen Rania pray during a ceremony to receive the remains of three Jordanian peacekeepers killed in Haiti earthquake, on their arrival in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010.
  2. King Abdullah II of Jordan and his wife Queen Rania pray during a ceremony to receive the remains of three Jordanian peacekeepers killed in Haiti earthquake, on their arrival in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010.
  3. This undated photo released by the bin Zaid family on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 shows Ali bin Zaid. Bin Zaid, a senior Jordanian intelligence officer and relative of Jordan's King Abdullah II, was killed when a suicide bomber identified as Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi detonated a cache of explosives at Camp Chapman, a tightly secured CIA base in Khost province, a dangerous region southeast of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009.
  4. In this Saturday Jan. 2, 2010 photo released by the Jordan Royal Palace, King Abdullah II of Jordan, centre, and his wife Queen Ranian, centre left, look toward the coffin of Jordanian intelligence officer, Ali bin Zaid, during a ceremony in Amman, Jordan. Bin Zaid was killed with seven CIA employees when the Jordanian suicide bomber Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, attacked camp Chapman in Afghanistan on Dec. 30. 2009.
  5. In this Saturday Jan. 2, 2010 photo released by the Jordan Royal Palace, King Abdullah II of Jordan, centre, and his wife Queen Ranian, centre left, look toward the coffin of Jordanian intelligence officer, Ali bin Zaid, during a ceremony in Amman, Jordan. Bin Zaid was killed with seven CIA employees when the Jordanian suicide bomber Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, attacked camp Chapman in Afghanistan on Dec. 30. 2009.
  6. In this photo released by the Jordan Royal Palace, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, left, receives King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010.
  7. Newly appointed Prime Minister Samir Rifai, left, receives congratulations from Jordan's tribal leaders in Amman, Jordan, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Jordan's king has sworn in a new Cabinet dominated by pro-U.S. liberals expected to push for reforms. The 29-member Cabinet is headed by Samir Rifai, 43. A close confidant of King Abdullah II, Rifai backs Jordan's 1994 peace treaty with Israel and warm relations with the United States.
  8. Newly appointed Prime Minister Samir Rifai receives congratulations on new cabinet in Amman, Jordan, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Jordan's king has sworn in a new Cabinet dominated by pro-U.S. liberals expected to push for reforms. The 29-member Cabinet is headed by Samir Rifai, 43. A close confidant of King Abdullah II, Rifai backs Jordan's 1994 peace treaty with Israel and warm relations with the United States.
  9. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) watches as her husband King Abdullah (not pictured) addresses delegates during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.
  10. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) watches as her husband King Abdullah (not pictured) addresses delegates during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.
  11. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) watches as her husband King Abdullah (not pictured) addresses delegates during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.
  12. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) watches as her husband King Abdullah (not pictured) addresses delegates during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010. Also pictured is Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa (R).
  13. Jordan's King Abdullah and his wife Queen Rania (L) pray during a ceremony for three Jordanian peackeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake, upon their arrival at Amman airport January 19, 2010.
  14. Jordan's King Abdullah and his wife Queen Rania (C) stand during a ceremony for three Jordanian peacekeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake upon their arrival at Amman airport Jannuary 19, 2010.
  15. AMMAN, JORDAN - JANUARY 02: Jordan's King Abdullah (R) arrives with his son Crown Prince Hussein (2nd from R) and wife Queen Rania (L) for the funeral of Jordanian officer Sherif Zeid Ali who was killed in Afghanistan, during an official ceremony on his arrival at Queen Alia airport on January 2, 2010 in Amman, Jordan. Zeid, a distant relative of the Jordanian Royal family, had been in Afghanistan for 20 days when he was killed on the day he was due to return.
  16. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) and Turkish President Abdullah Gul's wife Hayrunnisa visit a children's museum in Amman, December 1, 2009.

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