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King Abdullah to be first Arab head of state to meet with Biden

King Abdullah will visit Washington for the first time in two years and is to meet with US President Joe Biden on July 19.
Jordanian King Abdullah and his son Crown Prince Hussein

US President Joe Biden will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on July 19 as the king faces increasing domestic pressures at home.

The visit, Abdullah’s first during the new US administration, comes just three months after Jordanian authorities arrested the king’s half brother, Prince Hamzah, in response to an alleged plot to seize power.

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