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Jordanian King Orders Facilitation of Iraqis

King Abdullah II of Jordan has ordered his government to facilitate the entry and residency of the near half a million Iraqi refugees in his country. captcpsoqg17291208201339photo00photodefault-326x4771

The King issued instructions for authorities to take “urgent and immediate steps” to allow such rights for the Iraqis as residency permits, the royal court said.

He made the remarks as he presided over a meeting of top officials to discuss moves for easing measures which have been adopted by the Jordanian border authorities over the past months to limit the influx of Iraqis to the Hashemite Kingdom.

Abdullah said he was keen to take all needed steps to ease the movement of the Iraqis, who are welcomed guests and enjoy care and respect upon arrival in the kingdom.

Prime Minister Nadir Dahabi said the government will evaluate the current procedures regarding entry of Iraqis and amend them to remove all obstacles hindering their movement and entry into the kingdom.

Jordan became flooded with Iraqi refugees after the United States and other countries invaded Iraq in 2003.

Queen Sofia Visits Haiti

The Queen of Spain arrived in Port-au-Prince yesterday, to visit locations in Haiti where the Spanish government gave money to. Funds from Spain came in last year after four hurricanes devastated the country. HAITI/

Queen Sofia already spent 72 hours in neighboring Dominican Republic where Spanish funds also helped the local people.

Upon arriving, the Queen first met with President Rene Preval.

The next day, she flew over a mountain reforestation project aboard a U.N. helicopter. S

Later on, the Queen visited fishermen and market vendors supported by the Spanish government in the southern city of Jacmel.

She plans to meet with refugees in the storm-lashed city of Gonaives on Thursday.

Nearly 800 Haitians were killed when four hurricanes struck Hispaniola, the island it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is perhaps the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, where most of its citizens live on less than $2 a day.

Dubai Sheikh Discusses Recession With Malaysian Prime Minister

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum met with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the Zabeel Palace in Dubai today. The Sheikh, who is both ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, talked with his Malaysian counterpart about how to deal with the current global recession. satellite

The two leaders suggested unifying the energies in the Islamic countries for the sake of regaining the growth of their respective economies in a steady way.

They also noted that the Islamic countries have the capability for overcoming this phase of economic slump through harnessing their energies, intellectual powers, material resources and a joint vision.

The UAE and Malaysia both rely on each other for economic reasons. There are around 6,000 Malaysians living and working in the UAE as of now, and last year about 34,000 people from the UAE toured Malaysia.

Many Malaysians countries are active in building up the United Arab Emirates, and the Malaysian Prime Minister will take time to visit those projects.

The Prime Minister’s visit to the UAE was the final stop in his tour of the Middle East. His previous stops included Bahrain and Qatar.

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