21.   They never met the king despite repeated requests, the agency added.

22.   He is to meet the king Wednesday.

23.   In February, he met the king in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, near Jeddah.

24.   Adhikari and Nepal met the king Tuesday evening at the palace to request permission to form a minority government.

25.   And King Hussein and Mubarak visited earlier this month without meeting the king.

26.   Arafat was met at the airport by Crown Prince Hassan ibn Talal, and was immediately whisked off to the royal palace in Aqaba to meet the king.

27.   Arafat, who arrived for a brief visit Saturday, met the king late in the evening and then travelled to Mecca.

28.   US Secretary of State Warren Christopher will officially open the crossing point, before Rabin travels to Aqaba for his first official visit to Jordan to meet the king.

29.   Israeli officials predicted after Rabin met the king a year ago that Morocco would shortly establish diplomatic relations with Israel.

30.   Israeli army radio said late Thursday that Netanyahu had met the king in London last week but gave no other details.