May 25, 2013
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Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein is the king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 upon the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah, whose mother is Princess Muna al-Hussein, is a member of the Hashemite family.
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![Jordan caught between demands for king's ouster and pleas for reform [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-14248000/14248558/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=5b18bd929b4d8cecc1c0c48ae91cfb40)
![Anti-Abdullah protests erupt across Jordan over gas prices [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-14196000/14196179/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=eb3748e60dcb573c56e21cbf0c6fc673)
![Jordan's King Abdullah swears in caretaker government [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-12223000/12223427/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=3d0c8681eced393dd673fd33dd8a5f5c)
![Jordan's King Abdullah appoints PM to prepare for elections [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-11976000/11976246/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=269b1701eb1dad1c48769bd6bf3ce64e)
![Jordan's King Abdullah II dissolves parliament [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-11620000/11620507/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=3f33b8b5d9171a333c8ff1237c373965)
![World leaders speak out on Syrian crisis [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-11213000/11213603/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=e4f70b40cc758eed96728dc49ef6e67a)
![Syrian army pounds Aleppo as Jordanian king warns of turmoil spilling over [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-10277000/10277771/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=b5de04f9d73016374a9677398f961c92)
