Jordan king doubles down on sedition claims against brother
The Hindu
The monarch appeared to be doubling down on the allegations against Prince Hamzah while at the same time trying to reassure Jordanians that the nation was returning to business as usual.
Jordan's King Abdullah II addressed the unprecedented public rift within the royal family for the first time on Wednesday, portraying it as an attempted sedition involving his half-brother that had been “nipped in the bud," but caused him anger, pain and shock. The monarch appeared to be doubling down on the allegations against Prince Hamzah, a former crown prince, while at the same time trying to reassure Jordanians that the nation was returning to business as usual. But even if the current crisis is eventually defused, major challenges loom for the Western-allied monarchy as it confronts growing internal dissent.More Related News