11.   Powell was to fly to Jordan for discussions with the Jordanian king on Thursday and then on Israel later in the day.

12.   The Jordanian king made a brief stopover in Khartoum and flew later Saturday to Morocco.

13.   The Jordanian king was optimistic that moderate Arab states would prevail at the summit and back the Saudi proposal.

14.   The Jordanian king agreed.

15.   The Jordanian king was in Paris as part of a European tour focusing on U.S. strikes on Afghanistan and ways to revive stalled Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations.

16.   The Jordanian king, who is on a tour of Arab states, made a brief stopover in Khartoum and later Saturday flew to Morocco.

17.   The prime minister, who will attend the Monday funeral in Amman with President Ezer Weizman, also recalled the Jordanian king as a poignant figure.

18.   The Saudi, Moroccan and Jordanian kings sent congratulatory messages, while officials in Egypt offered praise.

19.   The Yediot Ahronot newspaper said Halevy had close ties with then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who appointed him to be his special mediator with the Jordanian king.

20.   While the world focusses on combating terrorism, Israel is undermining the Palestinian leadership and trying to blow up Mideast peacemaking, the Jordanian king said on Tuesday.