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Over 950 Youth From 19 Arab Nations Have Applied for the King Abdullah II...
PR Newswire ...deadline is February 28th, 2009 The King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD) announced that until today over 950 youth from 19 Arab nations have ...

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