As Jordan Seeks to Quell Royal Feud, Allies of Prince Remain in Detention
The country’s royal family said Prince Hamzah had now pledged his loyalty to King Abdullah II. The government banned news outlets and social media users from discussing the rare public show of conflict.
Pictures of King Abdullah II of Jordan at a frame shop in Amman, the capital, on Sunday.Credit.Mohammad Ali/EPA, via Shutterstock
By Patrick Kingsley and Rana F. Sweis
April 6, 2021Updated 8:58 a.m. ET
AMMAN, Jordan Employees and associates of a Jordanian prince accused of plotting to undermine the government were still being held incommunicado by security forces on Tuesday, their relatives said, casting doubt on earlier claims by the royal court that it had resolved an unusually public and bitter rift.