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Syrian refugees extinguish fire after it caught on a tent at Zaatari Syrian refugees camp, in Mafraq, near the Syrian border, Jordan, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. A refugee tent caught on fire, and the family who lives in it was evacuated by the refugees. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)
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King Abdullah II of Jordan (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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King Abdullah II of Jordan (center) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) walk past honor guards prior to their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec. 6, 2012. Jordan’s King Abdullah II has begun a brief visit to the West Bank in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ successful bid for U.N. recognition of a state of Palestine. (Associated Press)
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Hajaj Al-Rai, Amman, Jordan
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Jordanian forces stand on alert near the Interior Ministry Circle in Amman on Wednesday during a protest after an announcement that Jordan would raise fuel prices. The protests are the largest and most sustained to hit since the start of the Arab Spring. (Associated Press)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, center, walks with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, second left, and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative to Jordan Andrew Harper, right, during his visit to Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. British Prime Minister David Cameron, visiting a camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan, said the U.S., Britain and other allies should do more to "shape the opposition" into a coherent force and open channels of communication directly with rebel military commanders. Previously, Britain and the U.S. have acknowledged contacts only with exile groups and political opposition figures inside Syria. (AP Photo)
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British Prime Minister David Cameron (front row center) walks with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (second from right) and Andrew Harper (right), U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative to Jordan, during his visit to the Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo)
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Jordan Staal, now with the Carolina Hurricanes, participated in Friday's "Champs for Charity" exhibition game with a number of other locked-out players. (Associated Press)
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Newly arrived Syrian refugees unload their belongings after crossing the border from Tal Shehab, Syria, through the Al Yarmouk River Valley, and arriving near Ramtha, Jordan, on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
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Syrian refugees chant slogans to protest against the visit of Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, not pictured, to the Zaatari Refugees Camp in Jordan for Syrians who fled the civil war in their country in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
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Lakhdar Brahimi (left), the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, speaks in Mafraq, Jordan, on Tuesday as Andrew Harper, the UNHCR representative to Jordan, listens during a visit to the Zaatari refugee camp for Syrians who fled the civil war. (Associated Press)
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Jordan’s King Abdullah II has made a rare television appearance urging the Muslim Brotherhood to contest the elections and said substantial political reform will take hold in time. (Associated Press)
