The son-in-law of Spain’s King Juan Carlos has been summoned to appear before a judge as a suspect in a corruption case.

Ten moderate Saudi scholars say they have formed the kingdom’s first political party and have asked the king for recognition.

The king of Jordan today sacked his government in the wake of street protests and asked an ex-army general to form a new cabinet, the country's Royal Palace said.

Jordan's Queen Rania has undergone a non-surgical procedure in New York to correct an irregular heartbeat, the Royal Palace said today.

Belgium's King Albert II has today accepted the government's resignation after the coalition of the prime minister broke down last week.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II today pressed the need to resolve the decades-long Palestinian-Israeli conflict amid renewed calls for peace during a crucial two-day visit by US President George Bush that also was set to include talks with Iraq’s prime minister.

US President George Bush arrived at Amman airport tonight to begin a two-day visit with Jordan’s king and Iraq’s prime minister for talks on finding a way to calm the sectarian violence that threatens to tear Iraq apart.

Princess Cristina, the second daughter of Spain’s King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, has given birth to a girl, her fourth child and the royal couple’s sixth grandchild, the Royal Palace said today.

The people of Monaco gathered today for Easter Mass with a special prayer planned for Prince Rainier III, facing a life-and-death battle against kidney, lung and heart failure in a hospital’s intensive care unit.

EGYPT yesterday denied remarks by retired US General Tommy Franks that President Hosni Mubarak told him that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.