11.   Sheikh Khalifa was overthrown in June by his eldest son, Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani, in a bloodless palace coup while he was in Europe.

12.   The emir flew in to a welcome from King Hussein, on his first such visit since deposing his father in a bloodless palace coup in June.

13.   The emir was on his first visit to Jordan since deposing his father in a bloodless palace coup in June.