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Great thread, Humera. Thank you. This is an old article from JTimes capturing the spirit of those days:
Royal family brings magic, keen interest to Arab Games
By Ziad Raad
Agence France Presse
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah and the Royal family have brought magic to the home teams and keen interest to the 9th Pan-Arab Games which they are hosting, in the fine tradition set by the late King Hussein.
A sports fan and athlete in his own right, King Hussein, who died in February after a long battle with cancer, raced cars, water-skied and had advanced belts in taekwondo and karate.
http://www.jordanembassyus.org/082599001.htm
Royal family brings magic, keen interest to Arab Games
By Ziad Raad
Agence France Presse
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah and the Royal family have brought magic to the home teams and keen interest to the 9th Pan-Arab Games which they are hosting, in the fine tradition set by the late King Hussein.
A sports fan and athlete in his own right, King Hussein, who died in February after a long battle with cancer, raced cars, water-skied and had advanced belts in taekwondo and karate.
http://www.jordanembassyus.org/082599001.htm