Hussein `holding up very well'

Amman - King Hussein of Jordan, being treated in the United States after a cancer relapse, completed a bone marrow transplant…

Amman - King Hussein of Jordan, being treated in the United States after a cancer relapse, completed a bone marrow transplant yesterday, Jordan's ambassador to Washington, Mr Marwan Muasher, said. Speaking from the Mayo Clinic where the king returned for urgent treatment last week, Mr Muasher said the 63-year-old monarch was "holding up very well".

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