Word: hassanal
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...fractious, riven Mideast, a funeral is as good a time as any to talk a little peace. So, as nearly 2 million Moroccans thronged in their capital of Rabat to bid farewell to King Hassan II, who died of a heart attack Friday, President Clinton was careful to pay respects not only to the fallen king but to the cause of which Hassan had been a solid ally: Mideast peace. Clinton, Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and PLO leader Yasser Arafat met for about five minutes on Sunday for an insta-summit (the first meeting for the trio) that...
...Camping's fun; CNN's better Not far from the First Lady's desert encampment were R.V.s equipped with showers, toilets and TVs. Coca-Cola machines were also provided, courtesy of Morocco's King Hassan...
...battle against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. His physicians believed as much when they sent him home. But a week after, the King began to grow weaker. He was working on a draft of a document that would rewrite Jordanian history--a letter replacing his 51-year-old brother Hassan as heir with his son Abdullah, 37. When doctors advised him to return to the U.S., Hussein quickly finished the letter, had it read on Jordanian television and flew to the Mayo Clinic...
...disappointments were legion: the vanquishing of Hashemite rule in Jerusalem and the West Bank; the vain efforts to negotiate a permanent Palestinian settlement; the bittersweet peace with Israel; even the falling out with his younger brother Hassan in the last six months of his life. His quiet but unflinching partnership with the West earned him little but trouble from other Arab states. Despite everything, his charisma and unwavering hope created a powerful bond with his subjects and made Jordan one of the Middle East's most respected nations...
...Prince Abdullah, made successor three weeks ago, is on the Jordanian throne. The abrupt dismissal of Hassan as crown prince did not elicit too much surprise in Israel. Abdullah has his father's politics and his father's support among the key factions of Jordanian society: the Beduoin tribe that hold the commanding posts in the military. But the predicted success and stability for the reign of the next Hashemite king was only a side-bar to the real feelings on both sides of the Jordan River this weekend: how to say goodbye to an ally who became a trusted...