Jordanian government accuses king's half-brother of "conspiring with foreign elements" in a "malicious plot" By Amjad Tadros April 5, 2021 / 9:22 AM / CBS News Amman — Jordan's deputy prime minister, Ayman Safadi, has accused the half-brother of King Abdullah II of "conspiring with foreign elements" in a "malicious plot" that threatened the security of the country. In a televised news conference on Sunday, Safadi said security services had been monitoring "the activities and the movements" of former heir to the Jordanian throne Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, along with ...