JERUSALEM, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Failure to achieve a two-state solution jeopardizes the future of the Middle East, Jordan's King Abdullah II said in an exclusive interview with Haaretz.

SHUNEH, Jordan, May 18 (UPI) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres said Sunday in Jordan that he sees "eye to eye" with King Abdullah II after a meeting with the Jordanian monarch.

WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI wants to make his eight-day visit to Jordan and Israel a powerful symbol of his determination to reduce hatred in the world and build better ties between the Roman Catholic Church he heads and the other great monotheistic religions of Islam and Judaism. But the times are against him.

LONDON, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Bulletproof designer fashion is now available through Britain's best-known retailer.

BAGHDAD, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Jordanian King Abdullah II made a secret trip to Iraq Monday, making him the first Arab head of state to visit the nation since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

BAGHDAD, July 9 (UPI) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II postponed his scheduled trip to Iraq, thought to occur Wednesday, reportedly over security concerns.

AMMAN, Jordan, June 30 (UPI) -- Jordanian officials said Monday the country would appoint its former consul in the United Arab Emirates as ambassador to Iraq "as soon as possible."

AMMAN, Jordan, June 13 (UPI) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II offered full support to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and promised to restore the Jordanian ambassador to Baghdad.

BAGHDAD, June 12 (UPI) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani called for stronger diplomatic relations with Australia and Japan during a meeting with officials in Baghdad Thursday.