71.   The Jordanian monarch held talks with Arafat in Gaza City on Sunday in a bid to rescue an agreement on a partial Israeli troop withdrawal from Hebron.

72.   The Jordanian monarch met Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Sunday in Gaza, then travelled to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

73.   The Jordanian monarch on Saturday evening flew by helicopter to Tafileh and then on to Karak to survey the scene of the rioting, officials said.

74.   The Jordanian monarch visited Israel Sunday to pay condolence visits to the families of seven Israeli schoolgirls slain by a Jordanian soldier during a field trip to Jordan.

75.   The Jordanian monarch was due in Washington late Monday for the talks and could meet with Clinton shortly after his arrival, McCurry said.

76.   The Jordanian monarch was expected to remain hospitalized for two or three days, according to a statement from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

77.   The Jordanian monarch would be accompanied by a delegation including Crown Prince Hassan and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali, he added.

78.   The Jordanian monarch and Palestinian leader also discussed the upcoming Israeli-Palestinians talks on the final status of the Palestinian territories.

79.   The Jordanian monarch had been set to meet with Clinton at the White House Tuesday.

80.   The Jordanian monarch was met at the airport by the president of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan al-Nahayan, it said.