welcome to the program jordan's former crown prince has been placed under house arrest in amman the military denies that but says a former minister a member of the royal family and others have been detained as part of an investigation in a video prince homes are accused jordan's leaders of corruption incompetence and harassment or a badly has the latest. in a video past the media by his lawyer prince hamza says this may be the last time he can contact anyone he says he's been ordered by the army's chief to stay at home and that his phone and internet are being cut off. he criticized jordan's leaders for corruption and tonight being part of any conspiracy. agenda there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside plotting from behind the scenes we listen to these accusations over and over again this is only in order to make a smokescreen over the retreat and retraction that we witness in the country every day in our beloved country. which. the video was released came shortly after 220 in state t.v. an ounce multiple arrests of former senior officials on su

the former crown prince of jordan says he's under house arrest in amman the military denies that but says a former minister and member of the royal family and others have been detained as part of an ongoing investigation the army chief did say prince hamza was told to stop actions targeting security and stability. the prince released a video saying it's part of a crackdown on critics he accuses leaders of corruption incompetence and it. didn't hurt 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 witness in the country every day in our beloved country we hope that the country moves and may god protect our dear jordan oh well let's take a closer look at some of the people reportedly involved prince hamza bin hussein is the son of the late king hussein of jordan he was crown prince from 1999 but was stripped of the title by its half brother king abdullah in 2004 king abdullah w

i was calling as america there speaking to us earlier from amman . and now let's take a look at some other world news making headlines at this hour at least 22 members of india's security forces have been killed in some of the worst fighting with far left rebels in years dozens more people were injured in the clashes the rebels have been fighting the central government since the 1960 s. and are seen as india's greatest internal security threat. meanwhile protesters a gathered outside bowl garia is ruling party headquarters after exit polling put it ahead in sunday's parliamentary poll opposition populist parties also finished strongly incumbent prime minister boyko borisov is facing a struggle to regain a majority he says he's open to supporting a technocratic government to guide bulgaria through the pandemic. and doctors say argentina's president isn't suffering symptoms of covert 19 after he tested positive for the virus a backhoe fernandez was diagnosed despite receiving 2 doses of the sputnik vaccine earlier this year presidential staff say hill

with the main stories on al-jazeera the former crown prince of jordan says he is under house arrest in amman the military denies that but says a former minister and member of the royal family and others have been detained a spot of an ongoing investigation the army chief says prince hamza was told to stop actions targeting jordan security and stability the prince release a video saying it's part of a crackdown on critics he accuses leaders of corruption incompetence and how recent . agenda heard or do you know there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside clubbing 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 witness in the country every day in our beloved country we hope that the country moves forward and may god protect our dear georgia. roxanne farm on family on is a lecturer in politics and international studies at the university of cambridge she explains what could have prompted the arrests and what it means for jordan. the crown prince j

are these are the top stories and the former crown prince of jordan says he's under house arrest in amman but the military denies prince hamza has been detained the official news agency says 2 former senior officials and other suspects have been arrested for security reasons. agenda her to do you know there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside plotting 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 witness in the country every day in our beloved country we hope that the country moves forward and may god protect our dear jordan. lockdowns who 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 italy is locking down for the easter holiday the number of corona virus infections in latin america has passed 25000000 brazil it remains the hardest hit country with nearly 13000000 cases while a spike in new infections in bolivia and in chile has prompt

top stories here in al-jazeera and the former crown prince of jordan says he is under house arrest in amman the military denies that but says a foreign minister a member of the royal family and others have been detained as part of an ongoing investigation lebanon and egypt and gulf countries have expressed solidarity with jordan's king abdullah. as this. video passed through the media by his lawyer prince hamza says this may be the last time he can contact anyone he says he's been ordered by the army's chief to stay at home and that his phone and internet are being cut off. he criticized jordan's leaders for corruption and tonight being part of any conspiracy. agenda there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside plotting from behind the scenes we listen to these accusations over and over again this is only in order to make a smokescreen over the retreat and retraction that we witness in the country every day in our beloved country. when. the video is released came shortly after due to any in state t.v. an ounce multiple arrests of former senior offi

with the headlines on al-jazeera the former crown prince of jordan says he's under house arrest in amman the military denies prince hamza has been arrested the country's official news agency reports that 2 former senior officials and other suspects have been arrested for security reasons the prince release a video saying as part of a crackdown on critics he accuses leaders of corruption incompetence and harris meant. agenda there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside looking from behind the scenes we listen to these accusations over and over again this is only in order to make a smokescreen over the retreat and retraction that we witness in the country every day in our beloved country we hope that the country moves forward and may god protect our dear george. police in somalia's capital mogadishu say at least 6 people including the attacker have been killed in a bombing on a tea shop it follows separate attacks early on saturday on 2 military bases outside mogadishu the military says it successfully pushed back killing 76 fight is the head of t

the former crown prince of jordan is saying he has been placed under house arrest in his palace and amman he says as part of a crackdown on critics and accuses the country's leaders of corruption incompetence and harris meant it comes soon after state media denied the reports but said the king's half brother was asked to stop actions targeting georgian security instability the agency also said a former minister member of the royal family and others were detained as part of a comprehensive investigation by security agencies saudi arabia lebanon and egypt of all express solidarity with jordan's king abdullah. roxanne for money from yarn is a lecture in politics international studies at university of cambridge she explained what might have triggered these arrests and the implications for the country. 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 is a possibility and that those arrested and warned to i

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 where opposition forces are opposition within the government can rise and say we haven't had political reform especially since the arab spring the economic reforms are failing today for example jordan's foreign deb

a much easier scape route when the security services come out to meet them then they met in amman poor famous city part of the city famous for its old teac bridge the security services known crackdown force the protesters out into the narrow alleyways in that part of the city where they also went in to chase them down and that appears to be something the security services are now doing they're not happy to just disperse the protests on the main road but they are going into neighborhoods where those protesters are trying to escape and hunting them down but once again i think we're seeing the security services determined to try and snuff this out they were operational overnight trying to pick up people they have on their lists of wanted people to arrest there are videos on social media of them beating people in the streets and i think people in myanmar very concerned it's very noticeable today how much less information there is than previous weeks when we've been trying to follow this in the last couple of days they've vastly reduced the access that most people have to wife i internet mo

former deputy prime minister and former foreign minister of jordan he's joining us from the capital amman welcome to al-jazeera thanks so much for your time as someone who knows the inner workings of the government and the royal family what do you think is going to happen next in this process. well i think more inclined to believe that majesty probably would look for an amicable solution and they will try to live these fears of the jordanian people and their apprehensions of this particular time. to rest. believe that in the early days of this fuel to. events there will be of course. lots of speculation lots of guess making especially that the information which is being supplied when when the whole case is an investigation is being meager and not sufficient to satisfy the anguish and the goodness of people to know more right exactly that is that it was you know what is going on for the local press in amman certainly and also the press conference that was given by the deputy prime minister yesterday many said while it lacked details i mean they said they accuse the prince of having contact

and it we hope it will be over soon that would khattab thank you so much for speaking to us from amman in jordan. plenty more head on the al-jazeera news hour including. fighting for democracy more protests a memoir despite the increasing use of violence by the military. desperate for something to eat cover 19 adds to the problems for millions of brazil's poorest people and coming up in sport we'll tell you about the american football car that has just sold at auction for 2.2 $5000000.00. voting is underway in bulgaria as general election the prime minister boyko borisov are seeking a 4th term with his center right party corruption and managing the coronavirus pandemic have been the main issues in the campaign garia has seen a recent surge in infections and turnout will be watched closely watching the turnout for us as burnett's methinks joining us from the capital sofia so what are you seeing bernard. during there's been a steady stream of voters going into this high school converted into a polling station behind me despite the miserable weather that's just a fan descended on their wo

support for the reigning monarch and for more on the story of the cross over to the jordanian capital amman this. is standing by for us this is c.n.n. is so so the government is accusing prince himself rushing to undermine a veil for it what more evidence has they present it. the only evidence was that. race day it was his meetings with their tribal leaders and this is not an everyday really because he has been documenting the. documenting all physicists and meetings with tribal area it drives all over the country across the country on his facebook page so it's who will and will not fact and also is a well known fact that he's been critical of the way a state is necessary managed it has not been the 1st and that is critical and. there is no new except the claims that he was in touch with a fine country to their mind king. 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 imp

this is part of the story listen to what we will say to you and your homes and your faces out of the amman you are trying to keep us here in santa and talk about everything in the world there is a big media campaign paid by the saudis by the americas even by the british to sell their weapons to show the world the sun and the hoses are on satellite are the only criminals who committed things in this war you committed some of that work through your british weapons through the american weapons so again let's open it for the whole world who are you and what else can one take another side we are receiving in this war as you well know it's not just your side knowing the other now and then as well 3 for a furry mr sharp read the report you don't want you don't you don't see why you are not saying the whole truth to the world through your programs the u.n. but the saudis and the blacklist 3 years ago that take money that lifted them from the docks and this is what will happen the saudis will pay a lot of money with the americas and you will lift them from the books of the crimes they have done and

a reminder of our top stories the former crown prince of jordan says as he's under house arrest in amman the military has denied but says a former minister a member of the royal family and others were detained as part of an ongoing investigation the prince released a video saying it's part of a crackdown on critics but accuse the leaders of corruption incompetence and harassment. agenda who do you know there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside plopping from behind the scenes we listen to these accusations all that and all over again this is only in order to make a smokescreen over the retreat and retraction that we witness in the country every day in our beloved country we hope that the country moves forward and may god protect our dear georgia. voting is underway in bulgaria's general election prime minister boyko but assault is seeking a full term with his center right party corruption and crow virus pandemics have been the main campaign issues of the government demonstrators gathered in thailand's capital demanding the immediate release of

jordan's former crown prince says he's been placed under house arrest in amman the military denies that but says a former minister a member of the royal family and others have been detained as part of an investigation but in a video prince hands accused jordan's leaders of corruption incompetence and harassment laura burden melly reports. in a video past the media by his lawyer prince hamza says this may be the last time he can contact anyone he says he's been ordered by the army's chief to stay at home and that his phone and internet are being cut off. he criticized jordan's leaders for corruption and tonight being part of any conspiracy. agenda there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside plotting from behind the scenes we listen to these accusations over and over again this is only in order to make a smokescreen over the retreat and retraction that we witness in the country every day in our beloved country. which. the video was released came shortly after 220 in state t.v. an ounce multiple arrests of former senior officials on fast say nigh

let's bring in iran us why is she is in amman based journalist and also the author of voices of jordan thank you so much for being on our program now jordanian authorities are denying prince hamza's claims that he's been placed under house arrest but they do confirm a wave of other high level of arrests what can we make of all this. so the lack of information at your east by former. joint entrance hands are. he confirmed and 1st of all that he's virtually our entire house arrest. all communication was cut off he claims that his security taking our rates are headed and somebody. important you know prince released. you and eric as a direct talking to joy doing and saying pretty much the same things he sat in in the english. all of this 2. nights in jordan were under curfew due to the current number i missed and still it's interesting to note the timing of. the u.s. and and it's been hard to get information in this environment to be honest with you and government sources have released here of course statements saying that people who were detained include senior member of her little simon

is a political analyst and columnist in the jordanian capital amman he told me more about the prince's new message. he's he was explaining what's happening to him again and in a way to fusing the way the sheaf of the joint forces talk to him and ask him not to move or to limit his movements so basically. we cannot rely on this video as this is refusal because it might mean just a reaction. regarding the way. he like the prince they didn't like the idea that he was ordered by the sheeple of the army not to move i think this is also something that a delicate usually such delicate problems or since the problems within the family should be sold within the family so basically i think now is the hashemite family and this is what was said yesterday that this is a problem a problem that will be sold and tackled within the family it's earth so it is not how it is being see as bickering within the family we have we have a senior member of the family being accused of plotting a coup and being put under house arrest do people really expect this to be resolved internally as it were or 1st yeah this

still waiting for this matter to be sorted out but we have the toss of a name for us standing by in amman to talk us through the layers of elephants and tell us what this audio recording suggests. what this audio recording suggests is that what the government on sunday described as a conflict a familial conflict that would be resolved between king abdullah and his half brother prince hamza in a direct phone call is morphing into 2 camps and the division between the 2 camps those who supports king abdullah and the opposition and those who support what prince homs is saying what you hear in that phone call is defiance a little bit of fear and anger bear in mind that prince homs has been echoing the frustrations of the opposition here talking about alleged widespread corruption within the government talking about malfeasance and what he called incompetence by the government in terms of implementing what he's believes are failed economic policies what you're hearing from the government is that prince hum's and his associates conspired with foreign entities to destabilize jordan but we don't k

well let's not speak to why she must remain a jordanian economist and he joins us now from amman what she was watching that press conference with the deputy prime minister earlier it really seemed like he went out of his way to avoid the word coup why do you think that is and if this isn't a suggestion of a coup plot what exactly is. thanks for that for crossing me in this in this program i believe that you know people are exaggerating about what's what's what's going on i believe. that today and economy has many challenges in the basta few decades concerting you know the financial crisis concerning the gulf problems given that the oil prices are down on this effect that. that the crease and and the gulf aid the high employment rate and many many challenges also also this year and if you choose i believe east peace these challenges also i think that that economy growth and also i think that that employment rate the budget deficit such as that because jordan has to pick up at least these challenges and this increase its debt it's also the budget deficit i believe we have to wait until

special envoy from a amman has warned that a bloodbath is imminent unless significant moves are made to stop the violence briefing the u.n. security council christine seana bugga said the pez also a risk of civil war. was the military crackdown goes on some activists and protests . joining armed groups to train with fights us they're intended to take up all of us against the jointer al-jazeera spoken to some of them in qur'an states in the southeast florence laurie reports. so almost never thought he would become a soldier he was a youth leader and activists in the qur'an community. the capital of state in southeast. like many others he's taken part in protests against the coup since they started nearly 2 months ago. i went to a protest every day the police in the open fire at us with real bullets he says he's training to fight after witnessing a friend being shot and seriously wounded by the military during a protest. after i graduate i will go back home and work with the villagers to resist the army. al-jazeera met other activists including from young god who had travelled to state

corruption and nepotism and misrule and losing hope, but what we just heard in a press conference from amman by the deputy prime minister, ayman safadi, is something quite different. he talked about how the intelligence services had been tracking prince hamzah, as well as two senior members of the royal court, who are among 16—18 people who have been detained. and they have been, according to the deputy prime minister, liaising with foreign agencies as well as local members of the community, and were going to, at some point, take steps to harm, to destabilise jordan. and that is why, according to jordan, they had to take action now. the deputy prime minister also made clear that they were trying to resolve this within the royal family, but he also spoke of referring both prince hamzah and others to the state security court if necessary. so this was a coup attempt? they did not use the word coup. they talked about communication, they talked about coordination, they talked about foreign parties and harming and destabilising jordan. but not the coup. is it that what they have seen...? the mee

with the headlines on al-jazeera the former crown prince of jordan says he's under house arrest in amman the military denies friends hamza has been arrested efficient news agency says 2 former senior officials and other suspects have been detained for security reasons the prince released a video saying it's part of a crackdown on critics. agenda heard or do you know there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside looking from behind the scenes we 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 jordan the head of the roman catholic church has his followers not to lose help during the coronavirus pandemic pope francis delivered the message sharing a scaled back east a vigil service in st peter's basilica on lock downs have come into place across parts of europe to combat surging covered 900 numbers france will shut schools and nonessential shop

headlines here in al-jazeera and the former crown prince of jordan says he's under house arrest in amman but the military denies prince hamza has been detained official news agency says 2 former senior officials and other suspects have been arrested for security reasons. there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside plotting 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 george. 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 italy is locking down for the easter holiday. a number of corona virus infections in latin america has passed 25000000 brazil remains the hardest hit country while a spike in new infections in bolivia and chile has prompted both countries to close their borders the head of the roman cat

the headlines on al-jazeera the former crown prince of jordan says he's under house arrest in amman the military has denied prince hamza has been arrested but says he has been told to stop actions targeting jordan security and stability military says a former minister and member of the royal family and others were detained for security reasons lebanon egypt and the g.c.c. have all expressed solidarity with jordan's king abdullah. agenda her 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 witness in the country every day in our beloved country we hope that the country moves forward and may god protect our dear georgia. police in somalia's capital mogadishu say at least 6 people including the attacker have been killed in a bombing on a t. shop it follows separate attacks early on saturday on 2 military bases outside mogadishu the military says it successfully pushed back al-shabaab

the united states can really help that al-jazeera the white house in other news a rebel group in mi amman says it's captured and burned down an army base near the toy border there and post lines in an area controlled by the calland national union that bring food shortages in the area in recent weeks thousands of people have recently fled from caught in state after airstrikes by me among his military the state's rebels are a vocal opponent of the zonta which seized power in a coup in february was called god is joining us live from buying called scott what more do we know about this. right now rob what's interesting is you know obviously the officials are concerned because this is right on the border literally just across a small river where this outpost for the myanmar army was burned to the ground an attack by the can you forces they are claiming that they now say now they they occupy they hold this position now this comes after a kind of a series of attacks from both sides over the last several weeks between the cane you and the tatmadaw that's the myanmar army we know that there are air

house arrest in his palace it was reported that i was one of around 20 people detained in the capital amman as part of investigation into an alleged plot to unseat king abdullah and now prince hamza is the oldest son of the late king hussein and the hoff brother of the current king well meanwhile here in the u.k. people have been demonstrating in several cities in the country against a bill that would give police more powers to break up process there was some scuffles between demonstrators and police at the protest in central london but the gathering was largely peaceful opponents say that the bill would allow police to impose time limits on protests and set the routes and that represents an attack on freedom of speech fulbright and was at one of the demonstrations in the capital and has more on why this bill is so controversial. it's laws inspired by 29 scenes extinction rebellion protests which paralyzed central london for many many weeks and the police felt powerless to actually move people on and get the 3rd refers of london the roads open and running again the criticism of all 'd of th

after the former crown prince homes are said that he's been forced into house arrest in the capital amman he says it's part of a crackdown on critics and accuse leaders of incompetence and harassment and some's as mother and the former king's widow has defended her son saying truth and justice must prevail but the head of the senate says the accusation is a malicious plot to undermine the king no d'amour to china the one about we reiterate our confidence and pride in our royal monarch the king we are all behind ok standing firmly against any malicious treacherous hand or king is a red line so i was ok. the old guard is the director general of community media network he says it's unlikely these events will lead to a major political shake up in jordan. there's a lot of. lack of information the state run media has really done nothing except the official statements which were very very truncated and we don't know really what's behind this certainly there is no who are plotting anything like that i would i would think that there is some kind of an internal criticism to the king by his step bro

the government has accused a form a crown prince of trying to destabilize the country reports from amman the 2 day royal drama began and apparently ended with the marginalized but popular prince hamza still at center stage on monday evening king abdullah dispatched his uncle to intervene. a short time later prince hamza signed a letter saying we must all stand behind the king in his efforts to protect jordan there was no mention of the investigation announced the day before the government had accused prince hamza of plotting with foreign entities to destabilize jordan while bassem of the surveillance incepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures i am that undermining else debility at the prince has denied the allegations he said highlighting worries of government corruption and failed economic policies was the real reason he was warned to stay silent the turmoil within the royal ranks 1st came to light early sunday morning with a leaked video message recorded from inside prince hamza's palace he said he was under house arrest with

robin a reminder of our top stories the former crown prince of jordan says he's under house arrest in amman the military has denied that but says a former minister and a member of the royal family and others were detained as part of an ongoing investigation the prince released a video saying as part of a crackdown on critics and accuse leaders of corruption incompetence and harassment . agenda her to do you there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside lobbying from behind the scenes we listen to these accusations all that and all over again this is only in order to make a smokescreen over the retreat and retraction that we witness in the country every day in our beloved country we hope that the country moves forward and may god protect our dear jordan. voting is underway bulgaria's general election prime minister boyko bought his office seeking a 4th term with his center right party corruption and the krona virus pandemic have been the main campaign issues and for the 2nd jerk christians around the world are marking easter sunday and the shadow of

jazeera these are the top stories in the former crown prince of jordan says he's under house arrest in amman and the military denies prince hamza has been detained the official news agency says 2 former senior officials and other suspects have been arrested for security reasons the. agenda there is no outside agenda there is nothing on my part to affect the country or outside plotting from behind the scenes we listen to these accusations over and over again this is only in order to make a smokescreen over the retreat and retraction that we witness in the country every day in our beloved country we hope that the country moves forward and may god protect our dear jordan. lockdowns have come into place across parts of europe to come back surging coronavirus numbers france will shut schools and non-essential shops for 4 weeks while italy is locking down for the easter holiday the number of corona virus infections in latin america has passed 25000000 brazil remains the hardest hit country with nearly 30000000 cases while a spike in new infections in bolivia and in chile and it's a prompted both c

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 all else he wanted to reassure jordanians that he is prioritizing their interests he is quote the guardian of this country path with these parting it and he took measures as we to do exactly that as i said this is also a tense you know by the country he said i'm talking to you as you are the family and the clan he's referring to the tribal nature of jordanian society he went on to say that he makes no distinction when he talks about his responsibilities from the sma

as a political analyst and columnist he joins us from the jordanian capital amman welcome to g.w. i understand their parents hamza has released a new message today i want sabean say. well actually it's not new it's yesterday but today it was broadcasted widely today he's he was explaining what happened to him again and in a way to fusing the way the sheaf of the joint forces talk to him and ask him not to move or to limit his movements so basically. we cannot rely on this video this is refusal because it might be just a reaction. regarding the way. he liked the prince they didn't like the idea that he was ordered by the sheeple of the army not to move i think this is also something very delicate usually such delicate problems or since the problems within the family should be stored within the family so basically i think now is the hashemite family and this is what was said yesterday that this is a problem a problem that will be stalled and tackled within the family it's certainly so is that how it is being seen as bickering within the family who we have we have a senior member of

bbc arabic�*s suzanne goussous is in amman and has more information on what was said byjordan�*s government earlier today. there has been a press conference held at the prime ministry today in the jordanian capital this afternoon which showed, the official government statement has said, the initial investigations show that prince hamzah had been involved and had been carrying out some activities that targeted the stability and security of the country. and the official statement had said in the press conference, the vice president of the prime minister had said that the army chief had been in contact and had been having talks with prince hamzah, telling him to cease activities around the kingdom. however, it was received in a negative manner by the prince, and he was not being cooperative as was said in the press conference just a while ago. i'm joined now by fawaz sharges — professor of international relations and middle eastern politics at the london school of economics who knows some of the people involved in the crisis. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. why do you think the governme

bbc arabic correspondent, suzanne goussous, is in thejordanian capital, amman, and shejoins us now. thank you for being with us. what is the latest in what is going on in jordan at the moment? the latest in what is going on in jordan at the moment?- the latest in what is going on in jordan at the moment? good day. after the news _ jordan at the moment? good day. after the news about _ jordan at the moment? good day. after the news about the - jordan at the moment? good day. after the news about the arrest i jordan at the moment? good day. after the news about the arrest of the former president and... there have been rumours circulating the heiress... the house arrest of prims hamza, who is the half—brother of the current king. there has been confusion injordan, confusion among thejordanian public since it is not something normal to happen in jordan. especially when it comes to... people are demanding information and official statements and some kind of clarification from the government and from the official sources. the military released a statement and it said that prince hamzah

does he sound like he is amman he is holding on the ground under his knee is dead or may be dead? that is the accused murderer himself leaving out very important details to his boss. he didn't tell him he had his knee on his neck and think he's dead. listen to what the sergeant had to say. >> i believe he told me they had -- tried to put mr. floyd -- i didn't know his name at the time. tried to put him in the car. he had become combative. i think he mentioned he injured his nose or his mouth, a bloody lip, i think, and eventually, after struggling with him, he suffered a medical emergency. >> is that the extent of what you remember the defendant telling you about the incident? >> that is basically it. >> did he tell you anything about putting his knee on his neck? >> no. >> chauvin shouldn't be smeared as a cop until it's over. he was already fired about being a bad cop. it's not about that. that issue was decided by the police force. it's whether or not what chauvin did was a causal factor in why george floyd died. the sergeant believes chauvin and the other officers used excessi

you know, one of the many things i left out for the short talk is that the prosecution was led by a amman named jose anolton. his junior in the case was a man named william moody, who is a friend of theodore roosevelt and ends up on the supreme court, in addition to having an excellent record as a trial lawyer. and on the defense side, lizzie borden put her considerable inheritance to good use pretty quickly in hiring expensive legal talent from boston. one a trial lawyer named melvin adams, who was also a bit of a dandy. used to have a bit of a curl right there before the trial. and most significantly the former governor of massachusetts, a man named george robinson who was very folksy. i could almost hear a southern accent, though he was from springfield. so there's no way he had one. but he had that air of just stopping by to chat with the jury. and being extremely reasonable. so that's not really an answer to the quality of justice. but i think she was -- that the lawyering was good on both sides. >> my interest in this case goes back to 7th grade. but peaked there. and i hadn't thoug

this is part of the story listen to what we will say to you and your homes and your places out of the amman you are trying to keep us here in china and talk about everything in the world there is a big media campaign paid by the saudis by the iraqis even by the british to sell their weapons to show the world the sun and the hoses are unsubtle are the only criminals who committed things in this war you committed some of that work through your british weapons through the american weapons so again let's open it for the whole world who are you and what else can one take another side we are receiving in this war as you well know it's not just your side knowing him there now the other now 30 condemned as well threesome referring mr sharon read the report you don't want you don't you don't say you are not saying the whole truth to the world through your programs the u.n. but the saudis and the blacklist 3 years ago that paid money that lifted them from the box and this is what will happen the saudis will pay a lot of money with the americas and you will lift them from the books of the crimes they

. >> and let's not forget the queen of preem christian i'm not a reporter, amman pour. >> the fbi said this lap top is not russian disinformation. so what are you talking about here? this lap top is real. it's not just a lap top. there's e-mails. there's text messages. they are real. according to the u.s. government, the fbi has verified think. >> that's not what we are doing. >> why don't you want to report this? this is one of the most powerful families in washington. >> i'm a journalist and reporter and i follow the facts. there has never been any issues in terms of corruption. >> she followed the facts straight to hunter's crack pipe. that's the only explanation for that. either christian rented a midsize sedan from hertz and hunter still left the pipe in it, or her priority is ensuring that that story dies quicker than jeffrey epstein. so hunter got less coverage than the late breaking election results. when all those hither to silent went into full system mode. stories about both these men, matt gaetz and prince hunter duke of crack on the other are true, only one is at risk of c

. >> midmorning there still in amman. we'll wait to see what unfolds in the coming hours. thanks for the update. we'll continue to check in with you. >>> taiwan's president is expressing condolences and pledging to help families with the funerals of the victims of friday's passenger train derailment. at least 50 were killed, dozens more injured in the crash. authorities believe a parked truck slid down a hill onto the train tracks, causing the accident. meantime, families of the victims are struggling, as you can imagine, to try and come to terms with the loss of so many loved ones. >> reporter: the solemn chants inside the hall in eastern taiwan are echoing the grief of dozens of families gathered near the site of the country's worst rail disaster in decades. >> translator: i'm full of regret. raising my kid to where he is now, he graduated from college and recently passed an exam for a good company. he was on his way back for tomb sweeping day but ended up like this. >> reporter: mr. lu's son is among the dozens who lost their lives in the crash. >> translator: a lot of

those accusations came from former crown prince hamza who said he's been forced into house arrest in amman several other people have been detained since hamza's mother and the former king's widow has defended her son saying truth and justice must prevail but the head of the senate says the accusation is a malicious plot to undermine the king and adamu into china to want to but we reiterate our confidence and pride no royal monarch the king all behind ok standing firmly against any malicious traitorous hand or king is a red line so it was ok. there are very more protests in manama are despite weeks of increased use of violence by the military in mandalay one group gathered at dawn on motorbikes they're calling for a return to democracy. a woman in mozambique has spoken of giving birth on the side of the road as she fled fighting in her hometown thousands of people have escaped a series of attacks by armed groups in the north the latest raid was in the town of palma fatah are done ali was separated from her husband and 3 children. i was tired while i was running and i was left behind by the

america there speaking to us earlier from amman let's take a look now at some other world and there was at least 22 members of india's security forces have been killed in some of the worst fighting with far left rebels in years dozens more were injured in the fighting rebels have been fighting the central government since the 1960 s. they're seen as india's greatest internal security threat. well a maintenance worker has apologized after his truck rolled onto a railway line causing taiwan's of worst train crash in decades he says he will cooperate fully with the investigation at least 51 people were killed from urgency crews have been clearing the site. and doctors say argentina's president isn't suffering from covert $900.00 symptoms after he tested positive for the virus abetter fernandez has been diagnosed despite receiving 2 doses of the sputnik vaccine earlier this year the presidential staff say he'll now isolate and they will keep observing his condition. of the u.s. state of florida is facing a potential ecological catastrophe officials fear a leaking reservoir could collapse un