Jordanian PM says Prince Hamzah won't stand trial
Jordan's Prince Hamzah Bin Al-Hussein, in 2015. (KHALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP) AMMAN, Jordan — Jordanian King Abdullah II’s half-brother Prince Hamzah, allegedly involved in a plot to destabilize the country, will not face trial, the prime minister told a closed session of parliament Monday. Lawmakers who attended the meeting also quoted Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh as denying there had been an “attempted coup.” Earlier this month, the government accused Hamzah — a former crown prince who was sidelined as heir to the throne in 2004 — of involvement in a conspiracy to “d...