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Palace turmoil, wave of arrests over plot to destabilise Jordan Sun 04th April 2021 | 08:40 PM Amman, April 4 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Apr, 2021 ) :Jordan said Sunday it had foiled a plot to "destabilise" the kingdom involving a half-brother of King Abdullah II and arrested at least 16 suspects. Hamzah bin Hussein -- a former crown prince stripped of that title by the monarch in 2004 -- and the others had worked with foreign parties to "undermine the security" of Jordan, Deputy...

Jordans King Abdullah II: Western ally in turbulent region AFP 1 hr ago AFP © - Jordanian King Abdullah II at the House of Representatives in the capital Amman on March 23 Jordans King Abdullah II is a key Western ally who has made the stability of his country in the restive Middle East a top priority. In recent days, that image of stability has taken a hit, amid a palace rift in which his younger half-brother Prince Hamzah is accused of plotting against him. Abdullah, 59, ...

I’m not going to obey, says Jordan Prince Updated: Updated: April 05, 2021 21:25 IST In an audio message, the detained royal says he would defy limits on his movement, communications Share Article AAA Defiant mode: A file photo of Jordanian Prince Hamza bin al Hussein in the Wadi Rum desert, Aqaba.   | Photo Credit: KHALIL MAZRAAWI In an audio message, the detained royal says he would defy limits on his movement, communications Jordan’s Prince Hamzah, accused of a “wicked” plot agai...

ABDEL AZIZ IBN SAUD WITH SIR PERCY COX The covert alliance between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Zionist entity of Israel should be no surprise to any student of British imperialism. The problem is the study of British imperialism has very few students. Indeed, one can peruse any undergraduate or post-graduate British university prospectus and rarely find a module in a Politics degree on the British Empire let alone a dedicated degree or Masters degree. Of course if the European led imper...

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Safadi’s talks with Romania’s Aurescu focus on bolstering bilateral relations By JT - Apr 05,2021 - Last updated at Apr 05,2021 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi meets with Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu on Sunday (Photo courtesy of Foreign Ministry) AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi on Sunday met with Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu to discuss bolstering cooperation in the field of economy, inves...

Suspicious foreign parties For the Jordanian public trying to get to the bottom of the alleged plot authorities said had been exposed over the weekend, the main question was "who are the foreign parties that Amman said want to destabilise the country”? According to London-based newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi, much confusion was sown by the arrests of several figures and detention of the former crown prince, Hamzah bin Hussein. Primarily this was over the question of the alleged "ambitions and del...

Jordan makes multiple arrests over plot to destabilise country World Mon, Apr 05, 2021 Jordanians follow the latest political developments in their country on a television set at a cafe in the capital Amman, on April 4, 2021. Photo: AFP  Deputy PM Ayman Safadi says King Abdullahs half brother Hamzah and others had worked with foreign parties to "undermine the security" of Jordan. Hamzah had released a video message via the BBC in which he accused Jordans rulers of nepotism and corruption. Sta...

COVID fatality curve needs 2 weeks to fall By JT - Apr 05,2021 - Last updated at Apr 05,2021 AMMAN — Lower House Environment and Health Committee on Sunday discussed the Kingdom’s epidemiological situation. During a meeting attended by Health Minister Firas Hawari, the committee highlighted the necessity of reconsidering coronavirus-containment measures to strike a balance between economy and public health. MP Ahmed Sarahneh, head of the committee, stressed the need for speeding up the vacc...

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