'Utmost danger': Jordan cracks down on 'threat to stability' | Politics News
A Jordanian royal family member has lashed out at the ruling elite in rare criticism after several former high-level officials were arrested in what the military said are moves against a threat to national security. Former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein – a half brother of King Abdullah II and popular figure in Jordan – said he had been placed under house arrest, a claim the military denied. Others close to Prince Hamzah were arrested, however, including Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a member of the royal family, and Bassem Ibrahim Awadallah, a former head of the royal court in 2007-2008, a...
Source: aljazeera.com