King Abdullah of Jordan met with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal on the Hamas chief’s first official visit to Jordan since he was expelled in 1999.

The visit is seen as an attempt to engage increasingly influential Islamists in the Arab world. Still, an AP report quoted a Jordanian official  as saying that Jordan will not allow Hamas to reopen a branch in Jordan.

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