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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.

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Jordan's King Abdullah II meets with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, left, in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Nov. 3 2009.

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King Abdullah II of Jordan (R) and Queen Rania (L) along with Rome's mayor Gianni Alemanno (C) admire the view from a balcony of Rome's town hall, the Campidiglio, in Rome on October 21, 2009. King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan are on an official visit to Italy.

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Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, second from left, review the honor guard on the occasion of King Abdullah II's official visit to the Quirinale Presidential Palace, in Rome, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009.

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King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan's car is escorted by the Italian presidential guard as the royal couple arrive for a meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano (not pictured) at the Quirinale, the Italian presidential palace in Rome on October 20, 2009. Jordan's royal couple...

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Jordan's King Abdullah II and Queen Rania (back-R) look at soldiers carrying the coffin of a comrade, who died in a plane crash last week in Haiti, during an official repatriation ceremony at the airport in Amman on October 14, 2009. The bodies of five Jordanian soldiers, who were serving...

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Jordan's King Abdullah II and Queen Rania attend an official repatriation ceremony for Jordanian soldiers, who died in a plane crash last week in Haiti, at the airport in Amman on October 14, 2009. The bodies of five Jordanian soldiers, who were serving in the UN peacekeeping mission in the...

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King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, and Queen Rania receive the repatriated bodies of 5 Jordanian U.N. peacekeepers killed in a Haiti air crash at a ceremony at Queen Alia airport, South of Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Six Uruguayans and five Jordanians, who had been in Haiti for...

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King Abdullah II of Jordan ,left, receives U.S. Middle East Peace envoy George Mitchell, right, in Amman, Jordan, Thursday,17 Sep 2009. Mitchell discussed with the King, the results of his talks with the Palestinians and Israeli officials regarding settlement buildings.

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King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, receives Palestinian President Mahomoud Abbas, left, at Beit Al-Urdon palace, in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009.

Visiting Jordanian King Abdullah II (R) talks to Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the Brunei International Defence Exhibition (BRIDEX) in Bandar Seri Begawan August 12, 2009.

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King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, speaks with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, during their meeting at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan, Monday, July 27, 2009. Gates said Monday the United States will seek much tougher United Nations sanctions on Iran if that nation spurns the...

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King Abdullah II of Jordan, left, meet with U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates, right, in Amman, Jordan, Monday, July, 27, 2009. Jordan's King Abdullah II said he stressed in talks with Gates the "important role which America could play to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in line...

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AMMAN, JORDAN - JULY 27: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) speaks with King Abdullah II (R) of Jordan after a meeting at the King's palace July 27, 2009 in Amman, Jordan. Gates traveled to Israel and Jordan, and U.S. special envoy George Mitchell to Egypt for talks with President Hosni...

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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...

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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.

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Jordan's King Abdullah II, his eldest son Prince Hussein (L), and his daughter Princess Iman (back) walk along the red carpet to welcome Pople Benedict XVI at the royal palace in Amman on May 8, 2009. King Abdullah II officially named his elder son, Hussein, 15, as crown prince in a royal...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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Jordan's King Abdullah II poses before a lunch meeting at the royal castle in Stockholm on June 23, 2009.

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Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) listens to King Carl Gustaf of Sweden before a lunch meeting at the royal castle in Stockholm on June 23, 2009.

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Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) says goodbye to his wife Queen Rania outside 10 Downing Street in central London, as they leave to attend separate functions following a meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, on June 22, 2009.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2nd R) bids farewell to Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) and his wife Queen Rania (L) outside 10 Downing Street in central London, on June 22, 2009.

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Jordan's King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein is seen attending a European Union - Jordan Summit at the EU Council building in Brussels, Wednesday June 17, 2009.