Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L) and his wife Sheikha Mozah Bint-Nasser Al-Missned arrive at a dinner during a EU-Mediterranean summit in Paris July 13, 2008. Some 43 heads of state and government are attending the French-inspired summit intended to revitalize cooperation between the European Union and Mediterranean countries. Reuters Pictures 11 months ago

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L) and his wife Sheikha Mozah Bint-Nasser Al-Missned arrive at a dinner during a EU-Mediterranean summit in Paris July 13, 2008. Some 43 heads of state and government are attending the French-inspired summit intended to revitalize cooperation between the European Union and Mediterranean countries.

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