11.   The king also met U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Negroponte who is on a Mideast tour.

12.   The king also met with Gennady Seleznyov, speaker of the State Duma or lower house of parliament, to discuss the economic situation in Russia.

13.   The king met Monday evening with House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia and Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas.

14.   The king has been meeting with Iraqi opposition groups in London in an effort to convince them to unite their ranks and convene the meeting in the kingdom.

15.   The king will meet with Bush Wednesday.

16.   But Saudi officials said the Hashemite king would not meet his Saudi counterpart, who was also in Mecca.

17.   But the king did not meet his Saudi counterpart, who was also in Mecca.

18.   They added that the king met with clan leaders from the towns hit by the wave of unrest in a bid to defuse tension.

19.   On Tuesday, the king met with the sole deputy from the Valencia Union Party, Jose Maria Chiquillo.

20.   On Tuesday, the Belgian king will meet Japanese Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.