Two prominent figures are on trial in Jordan accused of plotting to destabilize the kingdom. One is an adviser to Saudi Arabia’s leader, and the Saudis have been trying to disrupt the trial.
Jordan Releases 16 Accused in Alleged Plot, Soothing Royal Rift
Jordanian officials had arrested 18 people earlier in April, accusing them of aiding a former crown prince to foment unrest. All but two were released Thursday.
King Abdullah II of Jordan seen earlier this month in Amman.Credit.Jordanian Royal Palace/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
By Rana F. Sweis and Patrick Kingsley
April 22, 2021, 1:27 p.m. ET
AMMAN, Jordan Sixteen people accused of a plot to foment unrest in Jordan this month were released from custody Thursday pending further investigation, a military judge announced, marking a new chapter in an unusually turbulent episode in the normally placid kingdom.
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1. Democrats target multinational corporations and millionaires.
Senator Ron Wyden, above, the Oregon Democrat in charge of writing tax legislation, released a plan to overhaul the way the U.S. taxes multinational businesses, tweaking several aspects of President Donald J. Trump’s 2017 tax law.
The plan, which could be a blueprint for how lawmakers finance part of President Biden’s infrastructure plan, seeks to discourage companies from shifting profits and jobs to other countries to avoid paying U.S. taxes.
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.