Topic: Queen Noor

On Aug. 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact. Less than two years later, Germany launched a blitzkrieg attack on Russia.

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The United Nations, during the Alliance of Civilizations forum in Madrid, announced its backing of a $100 million film fund to combat stereotypes in movies.

An unpublished story by British author Mary Haley Bell is being turned into a movie by Gold Circle Films.

The Jordanian government said Monday it had no previous knowledge of King Abdullah's decision to dismiss his half-brother, Hamzah, as crown prince and heir.

Jordan's King Abdullah II Sunday removed his half-brother, Prince Hamzah, as crown prince and heir to the Hashemite throne.

Colombia destroyed almost 6,800 of its landmines in a series of mass explosions as diplomats and others looked on, El Tiempo newspaper reported Monday.

An ancient Petra exhibit in Cincinnati unites Jordanian cultural relics with U.S. collections for the first major art collaboration between the nations.