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Apr. 7, 2021 10:45 PM
After two days, what looked like a hurricane that threatened the royal court dissipated into a stiff wind that doesn’t seem to have caused significant damage. After King Abdullah’s half-brother, Prince Hamzah, was suspected of planning a coup, the king got his uncle, Prince Hassan, to act as a mediator. Hamzah signed an oath of allegiance.
Meanwhile, the Saudi foreign minister rushed to Amman to express his country’s unreserved support for Jordan. The United States also showed its support, and life has returned to normal.
But it’s actually the normal that threatens the Hashemite Kingdom. Two weeks ago there were demonstrations in Amman and other cities following the deaths of at least six people at a government hospital. They died because oxygen supplies were low.
Kinshasa dam talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt at an impasse msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Egypt, Sudan say no progress in talks over Ethiopia s dam
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press April 6, 2021 3:40pm Text size Copy shortlink:
CAIRO Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia failed to make progress in the latest round of African Union-led talks to resolve their years-long dispute over a controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile River.
Foreign and irrigation ministers of the three nations met in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, the current chair of the African Union. That round of talks sought to find an agreed-on approach to resume negotiations on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam.
Strategies for the Renaissance of Irrigation Glory dailynews.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailynews.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.