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President Obama tours ancient desert city of Petra
US President Barack Obama took a tour of the ancient archaeological site of Petra in Jordan today on the final leg of his tour of the Middle East.
As news emerged that the US Senate had passed its first Budget plan in four years, the President was surveying a Treasury hewn out of stone more than two thousand years ago.
He was accompanied by at least five members of his personal protection team who surveyed the route ahead of him.
President Obama to visit desert city of Petra
US President Barack Obama has the final engagement of his Middle East tour today - a visit to the archaeological remains of Petra in Jordan.
Associated Press correspondent Julie Pace tweeted a photograph of the presidential helicopter en route:
Flying across Jordan en route to Petra http://t.co/gAH1b4HaDr
From @jpaceDC on Twitter:Overcast skies be damned, Obama is making the hour-long chopper ride to Petra
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Obama pledges £130m for Syrian refugees in Jordan
President Barack Obama said his administration would work with the US Congress to provide an additional $200m (£131m) in humanitarian support to Jordan this year to help with Syrian refugees.
Speaking at a press conference with Jordan's King Abdullah, a key Middle East ally, Obama also said he welcomed Abdullah's moves toward "necessary" political reforms in his country.
Abdullah said he would refuse to close Jordan's borders to Syrian refugees, and Obama said he was concerned Syria could become an enclave for extremists.
In pictures: Royals visit Syrian refugee camp
529 children at the refugee camp in Jordan
- There are 921 Syrian refugees at the King Abdullah Park camp in Jordan
- 529 of those refugees are children under the age of 18
- 250 children from the camp are transported to a Jordanian state school in a nearby town everyday
Source: Unicef
Royals visit Syrian refugee camp
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have visited a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, which is home to just under 1,000 people who have fled the conflict.
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Camilla: 'Heartbreaking' seeing children
Speaking at a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan near the border of the civil war torn nation, the Duchess of Cornwall said:
– Duchess of CornwallSeeing all these children, some of them have lost their parents and been adopted by others, I feel it is quite heartbreaking.
Charles: 'Heartbreaking' plight of Syrian refugees
The Prince of Wales described the plight of Syrian refugees as "heartbreaking" as he toured a camp near the border of the civil war torn nation.
Many of these children have been traumatised by the horrors of what they've witnessed before they got here.
Some of them have lost their parents and had horrendous experiences and it is remarkable what all these wonderful NGOs (non-governmental organisations) are doing to deal with this unbelievable and heartbreaking situation.
In some ways children are quite adaptable and resilient but at the same time one of their teachers was telling me that just looking at trees reminded them of where they have been.
The hope is that they will get back there again.
Camp home to 1,000 Syrian refugees
Charles and Camilla visit Syrian refugee camp in Jordan
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are visiting a refugee camp near the Syrian border in Jordan that houses nearly 1,000 people who have fled the conflict.
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