The measures have also been ratified by Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Erdogan's AKP ally.
CNN's Thom Patterson, Carma Hassan, Halimah Abdullah, Holly Yan and Tom Cohen contributed to this report.
Qusair resident and opposition activist Hadi Abdullah said civilians had sought shelter in basements.
This left Abdullah, who had had his eye on Mesopotamia, looking for a throne.
On Friday, Abdullah met with Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice.
The king of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Aziz bin Saud, is almost 90 years old.
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Mr Barrak's lawyer, Abdullah al-Ahmad, told AFP news agency he will appeal Monday's decision.
With the exception of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, all education is gender-segregated.
King Abdullah promised to continue the work that his father set out to do.
But there are signs that Razaleigh, a Mahathir-ally-turned-foe-turned-friend-again, may challenge Abdullah - or Mahathir.
He was appointed by his party in 2009 to replace former leader Abdullah Badawi.
King Abdullah of Jordan had an optimistic appraisal -- followed by a serious question.
Last year, the CIA sent a plane to Khartoum and brought Salah Abdullah Gosh to Washington.
Mr. Najib knows this better than anyone, having benefitted from the ouster of Mr. Abdullah.
But being soft-spoken and shy, Abdullah is not considered to have the right stuff.
You wouldn't expect Anwar to make those kinds of concessions - or Abdullah or Najib.
And they point as evidence to the fact that Abdullah Gul's wears an Islamic headscarf.
In October last year a pro-business moderate, Abdullah Badawi, was elected to succeed Mahathir.
King Abdullah is 87, and his successor, Crown Prince Sultan, is only one year younger.
Mr Najib Razak assumed office in the wake of the election, replacing Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
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King Abdullah asked the president to get more involved in Middle East peace efforts.
Police commissioner Abdullah Riyaz said no-one should blame anyone else, and all should show restraint.
Once inside the office Mr Abdel-Fattah tweeted that he had refused to answer Mr Abdullah's questions.
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Not so his counterpart, King Abdullah of Jordan, who assumed the throne 18 months earlier.
Both Abdullah and Ghani hailed anti-corruption measures and government transparency as centerpieces of their campaign platforms.
In the beginning, I would like to thank King Abdullah for hosting this meeting.
UMNO's Su-preme Council urged that Mahathir and Abdullah be nominated for the party leadership unopposed.
Abdullah argued that people's dissatisfaction with the Karzai government has helped strengthen the insurgency.
"The weakest refugees are struggling now just to survive this year's harsh winter, " Abdullah said.
The King Abdullah Economic City seems likely to be at the forefront of the change.
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