it was talk about the 0 hour to government said that prompted jordan's king abdullah to give the green light for the arrest of mordant dozen people including bessemer would allow a former head of the royal court and finance minister he then became part of the inner circle of prince hamza bin hasin to have read of the king who was also a crown prince until he was removed from the role in 2004 jordan's the p.g. prime. amun assefa he said that beyond a doubt in the circle of prince hamza were coordinating with foreign parties and opposition abroad a plot to destabilize the country with. the state intelligence with already has been closely monitoring activity from his highness hum's a surefire some desired by some of the lower and others whose movements were aimed at undermining our stability and security the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures aimed at undermining else to belittle shortly after the arrests prince hamza appeared in the video saying he had been put under house arrest for bidden from communic

abdullah and i found this really a close. leninists as you're saying as you're saying the jordanian authorities said that the former crown prince had foreign support in this alleged blast had they said anything about where that foreign support might be coming from. the implication is so again maybe are all the m.s. because the other man who they arrested who is the former a former adviser of can abdullah he has 3 a he's an advisor now 400 missing man but the strange thing about the whole narrative is that this particular man some of the last hate he has been because as we come and mystery between king abdullah and and congress come up with someone who has been got i'm back and forth between the 2 kings it with the king and the congress of. saudi arabia so this is a well known fact as well so how can he. he's also he's and he's a go between between the king and the conference and is accused of plotting with a former top prince of joint and right i don't mind. it or any is the king is really. let me say is this about a feud wit

king abdullah is being said to be trying to resolve this within the family — an effort failing so far. so much is so unclear. there have long been some strains between brothers. hamzah was called the favourite of their father, the late king hussein. there's a striking resemblance between them. but when the king lost his long battle with cancer in 1999, he chose his eldest son, abdullah, to succeed him. hamzah became crown prince. 2004 was a pivotal yearfor the prince. he got married and was stripped of his royal title. the king made his own son second in line. prince hamzah has expressed veiled criticism before, but nothing like this. this crisis in a quiet corner of a volatile region has rattled neighbours, including other arab monarchies. they've rushed to back the king. the kingdom already worried about discontent over an economic crisis made much worse by a painful pandemic, now there's uncertainty over whether this is a family crisis or one which goes much further. lyse doucet, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to dr annelle sheline, senior research fellow for the middle east programme

king abdullah was crowned and prince hamza became the crown prince of jordan however king abdullah stripped him of this title 5 years later following saturday's arrests regional leaders including the g.c.c. were quick to express solidarity with king abdullah security personnel have been deployed in the capital amman and other parts of the country there are still more questions than answers about the highly unusual arrests and what flaunting it says it a stable country in the middle east lower about in money. let's explore this further let's bring in my associate professor of political science at long island university joins us from new jersey. welcome to the program how do you remember what's going on here. this is really reflective of a domestic internal rift and the wording of the former crown prince about corruption really is reflective of what's been happening economically in jordan you know this king king abdullah has been running or talking about economic reforms not really political reform since he took office and you have a country that's hurting economically it becomes a point wher

former crown prince says he's under house arrest after what he calls a crowd down on critics of king abdullah. fully battle royal watching al-jazeera live from doha also ahead with the. don't lose hope the pope's easter message as millions of europeans face tougher coronavirus restorations dog areas prime minister seeks a 4th term in office despite its months of protests against corruption. the air and a spectacle fit for kings and queens egypt's moves its royal ancient mummies to a new resting place. thank you very much for joining us the former crown prince of jordan says he's under house arrest in amman in a video prince hamza accuse jordan's leaders of corruption incompetence and harris mintz. agenda heard or do you there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside looking from behind the scenes listen to these accusations over and over again this is only in order to make a smokescreen over the retreat and retraction that we witnessed in the country every day in our beloved country we hope that the country moves forward and may god protect our dear ge

now jordan says it's prevented what it called a malicious plot by top officials and king abdullah's half brother to destabilize the country the deputy prime minister says security forces it into stepped it communications between the former crown prince hamza and foreign policies planning to undermine jordan's security at least 14 people have been arrested so far for exams and says he's been placed placed under house arrest and has hit back accusing jordan's leaders of corruption and incompetence he's popular in jordan is a favorite son of the late king hussein his mother queen noor has described the allegations against him as wicked sunda but leaders around the middle east have voiced support for king abdullah with his saudi and moroccan counterparts calling him to express their solidarity or to abdul hamid has our report. it was talk about the 0 hour to government said that prompted jordan's king abdullah to give the green light for the arrest of more than a dozen people including bessemer would allow a former head of the royal court and finance minister he then became part of the inner

king abdullah is being said to be trying to resolve this within the family, an effort failing so far. so much is so unclear. there have long been some strains between brothers. hamzah was called the favourite of their father, the late king hussein. there's a striking resemblance between them. but when the king lost his long battle with cancer in 1999, he chose his eldest son, abdullah, to succeed him — hamzah became crown prince. 2004 was a pivotal yearfor the prince. he got married and was stripped of his royal title. the king made his own son second in line. prince hamzah has expressed veiled criticism before, but nothing like this. this crisis in a quiet corner of a volatile region has rattled neighbours, including other arab monarchies. they've rushed to back the king. the kingdom already worried about discontent over an economic crisis made much worse by a painful pandemic. now there's uncertainty over whether this is a family crisis or one which goes much further. lyse doucet, bbc news. dr annelle sheline is a research fellow in the middle east program at the quincy institute

decided to put his own son in— king abdullah decided to put his own son in line _ king abdullah decided to put his own son in line to inherit the throne. jordanians — son in line to inherit the throne. jordanians comment on him because, of all— jordanians comment on him because, of all of— jordanians comment on him because, of all of king — jordanians comment on him because, of all of king hussein's suns, he has much — of all of king hussein's suns, he has much resemblance. he is popular in the _ has much resemblance. he is popular in the kingdom. he keeps a low profile — in the kingdom. he keeps a low profile but he has used social media in the _ profile but he has used social media in the past — profile but he has used social media in the past to express criticism. if you years — in the past to express criticism. if you years ago, it registered on the radar— you years ago, it registered on the radar and — you years ago, it registered on the radar and there was criticism of him voicing _ radar and there was criticism of him voicing his— radar and there was critici

1909 king abdullah was crowned and prince hamza became the crown prince of jordan however king abdullah stripped him of this title 5 years later following saturday's arrests regional leaders including the g.c.c. were quick to express solidarity with king abdullah security personnel have been deployed in the capital and other parts of the country there are still more questions than answers about the highly unusual arrests and what flaunting says it a stable country in the middle east lure about in money al-jazeera. now the news the head of the roman catholic church has his followers not to lose hope during the coronavirus pandemic pope francis delivered the message during a scaled back easter vigil service in st peter's basilica about 200 people were allowed to attend and all had to wear masks the vatican dropped its traditional baptism ceremonies to curb the spread of covered 90. 8 from men to rove you know see that even from the ruinous fragments of our humanity god prepares a new story he always goes before us in the cross of the suffering in the desolation of death as well as in the

was chosen instead back in 2004 king abdullah stripped him prince hands of the title of crime prince and gave it to his son instead that was seen as a move to consolidate his power but there's been no real open rivalry between the 2 until now. have his remained a popular figure in jordan and is seen as somebody who's close to ordinary people and he says that's why he's now being targeted and tell us more about this video that he has passed on to the b.b.c. is that right that's correct yes so this is passed on to the b.b.c. via his noir and prince hamza says it was recorded at his home where he's under house arrest that his communication has been cut off and that he's using satellite internet to send this video but that he believes that will soon also be cut now in the video he says that he's not part of any conspiracy against the king but as you mentioned that he's been arrested because of criticism of the king not directly from prince hamza himself but because he's been present in meetings where the king has been criticized and then on social media in relation to those meetings simi

abdullah has no foreign action inside the country. he has made so many things difficult for the average jordanian. his name is synonymous with some of the economic policies that the country does not like, and feels very much challenged the way that jordan has had the social contract for so many years. so i think it really is a distraction, and the connection between hamzah and abdullah, there is no reaction to this person who could make that connection. to try to find a way to lump these two together in one sentence frankly doesn't make sense, and it provided more confusion and the narrative provided by the government. >> professor, thank you very much. >> thank you, nick. >> woodruff: the times, they are a changing. with new york's recent legalization of recreational cannabis, more than 40% of americans now live in states that have embraced marijuana legalization. oregon has been on the leading edge of drug reform and in november became the first to decriminalize possession of hard drugs. as other states eye similar moves, stephanie

we former king hussein, they are essentialfor king abdullah. we not quite sure what to make of this, there are reports that the intelligence services were rattled when they saw the prince meeting the tribes. he has a striking resemblance to the much loved former king hussein. he speaks like the former king, in this grates a certain nostalgia among people. at the heart of this, no matter what happens, i think there must be concern injordan that the prince could possibly be a lightning rod for come at a time when short and like so many countries is reeling from the consequences of the pandemic, it is a difficult time for jordanians. the question is, whether or not how angry they are and whether they place at anchor at the tour of king abdullah or, as in the past, with the government, not the monarchy, which has been a beacon of stability and jordan. pare monarchy, which has been a beacon of stability and jordan.— stability and jordan. are all this messa . e stability and jordan. are all this message of— stability and jordan. are all this mess

and several arab nations have all expressed their full support for king abdullah. well for more i'm now joined by the reporter i even him who is following the story for us hello good to see you so we know that king abdullah and the former crown prince hands are half brothers can you tell us a bit more about the nature of their relationship. well as you mentioned they are half brothers they have huge age difference between them but 18 years what we do know though that the late king really loved his son. he's the eldest from his 4th wife on his deathbed he reportedly wrote a letter saying that you know this child was and because from childhood for being so close to his father and also on his deathbed even though he was at the time was student in school he wanted him to succeed his brother sister and obviously this never came to pass because he was sidelined for the position of crown prince by the king in favor of his nephew we do know that even though as the report mentions he does not have a formal title anymore he remained a very popular figure and his name would o

abdullah and the stability of his kinadom. , , abdullah and the stability of his kinadom. , . ., , abdullah and the stability of his kinadom. ,, . ., , ., let's take a look at some of today's other news. flash floods triggered by heavy rain have left at least 44 people dead in the indonesian island of flores and the neighbouring state of east timor. in the east timor capital, dili, a landslide killed three people. and in one village in eastern flores, a mudslide buried dozens of houses. police divers are involved in the search for a student who has been missing for nearly two weeks. richard okorogheye's family hasn't heard from him since he left his home in west london almost two weeks ago. the 19—year—old was last seen in cctv footage recorded near epping forest. more than 100 people were arrested in central london yesterday during protests against the government's police, crime, sentencing and courts bill. thousands of people took part in demonstrations across england despite covid restrictions. in bristol, seven people were arrested after a large crowd was ordered to leave the city c

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prince how is the hof brother of jordan's king abdullah he was the favorite actually of their father the late king hussein but he was deemed too young and inexperienced to take over a successor so abdullah was chosen instead back in 2004 king abdullah stripped him prince hound of the type of crime prince and gave it to his son instead that was seen as a move to consolidate his power but the. been no real open rivalry between the 2 until now. has remained a popular figure in jordan and is seen as somebody who's close to ordinary people and he says that's why he's being targeted and tell us more about this video that he has passed on to the b.b.c. is that right that's correct yes so this is pos on to the b.b.c. via his noir and prince hamza says it was recorded at his home where he's under house arrest that his communication has been cut off and that he's using satellite internet to send this video but that he believes that will soon also be cut now in the video he says that he's not part of any conspiracy against the king but as you mentioned that he had been arrested because of criti

unusually public family feud which turned into a political crisis in a statement king abdullah said sedition has been nipped in the bud the government accused the king's brother hamza the former crown prince of involvement in a plot to destabilize the kingdom security the king's public letter reads like this the challenge of the past few days was not the most difficult or the most dangerous to the stability of our country it was rather the most painful for me because participants were from inside and outside our country and sasha cohen am has more now from amman. but you were mentioning that despite the un president events of the last few days it was largely expected that king abdullah would not so make a televised speech before the nation he released a very lengthy statement which was clearly designed to reassure unify and relate to the jordanians injected some of his personal feelings about what transpired over the last several days he led jordanians know that he is well aware of the economic hardship they're experiencing which has been exacerbated by cupid night scene but above a

in 2004 king abdullah was assigned as the rule of jordan in 1909 after the death of his father king hussein is known for maintaining financial stability and drove an economic boom which continued until 2008 and finally bassam our dollar was one of those arrests said he was a confidant to king abdullah and appointed head of the royal court in 2007 a role he left a year later he led economic reforms in his previous position as finance minister but was often met with resistance from high ranking officials roxanne firemen funny and is a lecturer in politics and international studies at the university of cambridge she explains what may have prompted the arrests and what it means for jordan. the crown prince jose the son. was supposed to visit the al aqsa mosque in jerusalem last wednesday and was barred from doing so due to security reasons and so that also was highly unusual and likewise there have been indicators that there's a possibility that those arrested and warned and in amman have been acting in june to relations that may be shifting quite rapidly between jordan and israel and a

the palace crisis is over jordan's king abdullah the 2nd has addressed an unusually public family feud turned political crisis in a statement read on television king abdullah says sedition has been nipped in the band the government accused the king's brother hamza the former crown prince of involvement in a plot to destabilize the kingdom security letters to her name has more from the jordanian capital. well i think it's worth mentioning that despite the unprecedented events of the last few days it was largely expected that king abdullah would opt not to make a televised speech before the nation he released a very lengthy statement which was clearly designed to reassure or unify and relate to the jordanians injected some of his personal feelings about what's transpired over the last several days he let jordanians know that he is well aware of the economic hardship they're experiencing which has been exacerbated by qubit 19 but above all else he wanted to reassure jordanians that he is prioritizing their interests he is quote the guardian of this country passed we've already it and he t

king abdullah was crowned and prince hamza became the crown prince of jordan however king abdullah stripped him of this title 5 years later following saturday's arrests regional leaders including the g.c.c. were quick to express solidarity with king abdullah security personnel have been deployed in the capital amman and other parts of the country there are still more questions than answers about the highly unusual arrests and what for long says it a stable country in the middle east or about in many. lockdowns have come into place across parts of europe to combat surging coronavirus numbers france will shut schools and non-essential shops for 4 weeks while its leaders are locking down for these the holiday. the number of corona virus infections in latin america has passed 25000000 brazil remains the hardest hit country with nearly 13000000 cases. around foreign ministry says it will reject any gradual approach to the lifting of u.s. sanctions iran made the comments ahead of planned talks in vienna this week on a return to the 2015 new plea deal between iran and global powers former us presi

this is prince hamzah, the half brother of king abdullah. a statement from the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff confirms that a number of other seniorfigures are under arrest, including a member of the royal family and former envoy to saudi arabia. prince hamzah has denied any wrongdoing in a video passed to the bbc via his lawyer. here's some of what he had to say. i had a visit from the chief of the general staff of thejordanian armed forces this morning, in which he informed me that i was not allowed to go out, to communicate with people or to meet with them. because in the meetings i had been present in, or on social media relating to visits i have made, there has been criticism of the government or the king. i asked him if i was the one criticising, he said no. he said this was a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services, the mukhabarat, that i should not leave my house, that i could only visit family, that i could not tweet, and that i could not communicate with people. since then, a nu

but king abdullah has the backing of regional leaders and powerful friends the u.s. and saudi arabia are among those who have expressed support jordan security forces say investigations into prince hamza our ongoing. let's take a look at some other world news christians in jerusalem have marked easter sunday with the traditional mass in the church of the holy sceptical worshippers take part this year's service thanks to israel's easing of pandemic measures pilgrims and tourists were absent though because of travel restrictions. gary and servo ting in a parliamentary election today which will decide whether prime minister boyko borys off returns to power soft has governed for more than a decade and been the target of anti corruption protests his party is expected to top the poll but could struggle to form a government. flash flooding and landslides have killed over 30 people in indonesia and east timor and more heavy rain is forecast electricity and transport groups have also been affected video footage shows a building being swept away in east timor's capital dili. a

president joe biden has spoken to king abdullah and pledged his solidarity with the country this comes a day after a delegation from saudi arabia visited the capital it's a fascinating story isn't it natasha going on with the latest from. more developing news in the past hour or so the united states has announced a plan to restore funding to the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees and state departments working on a $235000000.00 package and donald trump's government cut funding in 2018 saying the agency needed reform and rather groups says it needs around a $1000000000.00 a year to help millions of refugees across the region more with our white house correspondent kimberly how could kimberly another reversal of a trump administration era decision. absolutely and to the tune of tens of millions of dollars this funding that we had been getting indications in recent days was going to be turned back on after essentially being turned off to nothing more than a trickle i wonder donald trump will in the words of the state department lend support to palestinians in a number of key areas not j

now and kin- support for king abdullah now and king hussein before him. but he presents — king hussein before him. but he presents a — king hussein before him. but he presents a very different account of those _ presents a very different account of those meetings. he also said that in those _ those meetings. he also said that in those meetings. he also said that in those meetings there were criticism of the _ those meetings there were criticism of the king — those meetings there were criticism of the king and government, but the government, especially the intelligence agencies ofjordan, intelligence agencies of jordan, which _ intelligence agencies of jordan, which are — intelligence agencies ofjordan, which are regarded as one of the most _ which are regarded as one of the most effective in the regions, they have obviously drawn very different conclusions from that. they're in mind _ conclusions from that. they're in mind that — conclusions from that. they're in mind that it's taking place at a time _ mind that it's taking place at a time whenj

but king abdullah has the backing of regional leaders and powerful friends the u.s. and saudi arabia are among those who have expressed support jordan security forces say investigations into prince hamza are ongoing. well for more on this story let's bring in far from delhi is arabic service she's been following developments in jordan for us hello to you now jordanian authorities have been denying prince hamza's claims that he's been placed under house arrest but they have confirmed a wave of other high level arrests what can we make of all this. i guess we just know that there was an uncomfortable ambiguity now what you can learn from for the way the jordanian politics to work on couldn't it think thoughts more than taking any you know ration for grant that so i don't see people now think that prince hamza could be under house arrest especially if we follow many times in recent years he has frequently what to call it spark or a spark within his half brother though mostly it was all in the private that can tell us that there is a real problem now in the country reach

start steps to shake the security of our steady jordan. 16 people including a former adviser to king abdullah and another member of the royal family were arrested the military initially denied arresting hum's i've been hussein and said it had issued him a warning for his actions but in a video statement sent to media on saturday prince holmes that claimed he had been placed under house arrest for associating with critics of the royal family there is no conspiracy. it's. restricted. to distract. though he no longer holds an official title remains a popular figure in the country. it's just not right for prince homs or to be linked to these people these are people who jordanian see as questionable who are really frowned upon. in what. we do not want to see anything no matter how small happened in this country this country is now in a stable and secure and i ask god to have this country remain stable and secure. and many see the stability in king abdul of the 2nd he has enjoyed widespread popularity during his reign jordan is widely seen as an island of carbon a troubled region strategically loca

but king abdullah has the backing of regional leaders and powerful friends the u.s. and saudi arabia are among those who have expressed support jordan security forces say investigations into prince hamza are ongoing. taking a look at some other world news now thousands of people rallied across the moon and wales to oppose a plan to give police extra powers to limit protests there were between one reason demonstrators and one the proposed legislation would allow officers to shut down or ban protests. german president frank valter steinmeyer has made a national unity change the country is experiencing a crisis of trust his comments came as thousands of coronavirus skeptics held a rally in stuttgart. the doors are finally open again on new york city's broadway the famous st james hosted the 1st performance in stages were shut down in march 2020 due to the pandemic the invite only event was the 1st of 10 that will play in theaters over the next and we. folk francis has led a scaled down easter vigil in rome he said he hopes the dark times of the pandemic will and people

but king abdullah has the backing of regional leaders and powerful friends the u.s. and saudi arabia are among those who have expressed support jordan security forces say investigations into prince hamza are ongoing. in other world news ball gary and sir voting in a parliamentary election today which will decide whether prime minister resawing returns to power aris off has governed for more than a decade and been the target of anti corruption protests his party is expected to top the poll but could struggle to form a government. thousands of people rallied across england and wales to oppose a plan to give police extra powers to limit protests there were scuffles between police and demonstrators in london the proposed legislation would allow officers are shut down or banned protests. pope francis has led a scaled down vigil in rome he said he hopes the dark times of the pandemic will and and people can rediscover quote the grace of everyday life the service began 2 hours earlier than usual so participants could get home before 10 pm curfew security has been stepped up

but king abdullah has the backing of regional leaders and powerful friends the u.s. and saudi arabia are among those who have expressed support jordan security forces say investigations into prince hamza are ongoing for more i am now joined by reporter. who specializes on the middle and far east the government says the prince the former crown prince was essentially putting the country's security instability at risk were there any signs that this was coming. good morning to you michael well i think one can't emphasize enough how this feels like it's coming out of nowhere i mean jordan is a country that is you know it's in a tough neighborhood bordering saudi arabia iraq syria has a long border with israel and also the west bank and it's often seen as kind of an outlier in the region that is often unfortunately plagued with instability however if you zoom in a little bit into the internal situation i think one can see clues as to what is going on here so the country has really suffered under the code in 1000 hand demick economically and it has also had to go you know h

and we also know that there's been a long standing feud between prince homs and king abdullah but could could these development speak be a signal off why did discontent end enjoyed a new society i think it's very reflective of the moment in jordan perhaps i mean jordan is a country with very few resources and you know the cove in 1010 demick has had this country quite hard especially with some very harsh winter and some of the harshest in the region actually and so you know there is economic discontent of course the country is also you know close to something like $1300000.00 syrian refugees so it is reflective perhaps that konami ration but we have to we have to wait and see if it's reflective of bigger feud between the king and the former home prince. or him from the. u.s. team thank you. and let's take a look at some of the news the death toll from flooding and landslides in indonesia and neighboring east timor is now at least 87 dozens more people are believed missing relief if it's have been hampered by blocked roads and the remoteness of the affected area the disaster was caused b

the second wife was queen muna — their son is the current king abdullah. but king hussein's favourite was his fourth wife - queen noor. their son is prince hamzah and many thought he would one day be king. but abdullah decided differently and appointed his own son — hussein — as the current crown prince. thejordanian armed forces has confirmed that multiple arrests have taken place over the alleged plot to destablize the government. it's outraged prince hamzah's mother queen noor — who tweeted praying that truth and justice will prevail for all the innocent victims of this wicked slander. god bless and keep them safe. so just how badly could this rift unravel stability injordan — and how much of an impact could it have across the middle east? lyse doucetjoins me to discuss this. this is an awful lot for all of us to take in. what is your assessment of where we have got to for this call of mediation? the mediation underlines _ call of mediation? the mediation underlines this _ call of mediation? the mediation underlines this crisis _ call of mediati