11.   Unrest has begun to stir in this once-tranquil desert kingdom.

12.   Welcome to the desert kingdom, where oil and Islam rule and the rigid tenets of religion run head-on into the challenges of doing business in the Internet Age.

13.   A blizzard carrying snow and sleet swept across Jordan on Monday, stranding motorists, cutting power lines and bringing life to a standstill in the desert kingdom.

14.   A Saudi suspected of involvement in the bombing of U.S. military housing in the desert kingdom was living off welfare since his arrival in Canada last August.

15.   A senior State Department official plans to go to Saudi Arabia this week to confer with officials of the desert kingdom about efforts to counter terrorism.

16.   A strong hint of the Saudi position came just hours before Cohen arrived in the desert kingdom.

17.   A snowstorm swept across Jordan, stranding motorists, cutting power lines, shutting schools and delaying international flights in the desert kingdom.

18.   An official five-day mourning period for King Hussein ended Friday with prayers for the late monarch in mosques across the desert kingdom.

19.   As the oil-based economy of the desert kingdom sputters with cash-flow problems and rising unemployment, the committee is increasingly spreading strident calls for resistance.

20.   Bush did not mention the desert kingdom in his speech, but he has sought its wealth and its influence in promoting Palestinian reforms.