1.   Israeli officials said Netanyahu would greet the king at Ben-Gurion Airport and would accompany him on his condolence visits in a public demonstration of their reconciliation.

2.   Bush and first lady Laura Bush greeted the king and his wife, Queen Sofia, as the royal couple arrived at the White House.

3.   Hundreds of people lined the streets leading to the Royal Palace to greet the king.

4.   Israeli radio stations played songs in Arabic, and hundreds of Israelis lined the streets of Tel Aviv to greet the king.

5.   Many people kissed his hand, a traditional way for subjects to greet the king.

6.   Officials had said they had expected a million people to greet the king.

7.   Syrian President Hafez Assad greeted the king at Damascus airport in a ceremony.

8.   The king was greeted in a red carpet ceremony by Arafat and most members of the Palestinian Cabinet.

9.   Thousands of Romanians have turned out to greet the king, but there is no solid support for a return to the monarchy.

10.   Hundreds of children are due to greet the king along the road to Beit Gabriel.