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Prince Hamzah bin al-Hussein official photo
An alleged plot by Jordan’s former crown prince to undermine the government was foiled, the country’s foreign minister said Sunday.
Ayman Safadi, Jordan’s foreign minister, told reporters at a televised news conference that Prince Hamzah bin al-Hussein, the younger half-brother of King Abdullah II, had liaised with foreign parties over a plot to destabilize the country.
“The investigations had monitored interferences and communications with foreign parties over the right timing to destabilize Jordan,” Safadi said.
“Initial investigations showed these activities and movements had reached a stage that directly affected the security and stability of the country, but his majesty decided it was best to talk directly to Prince Hamzah, to deal with it within the family,” he said.
Papal trip influences Muslims beyond Iraq s borders, analyst says – Catholic Philly catholicphilly.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from catholicphilly.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Dale Gavlak
Pope Francis hopes to embark on the first-ever papal visit to the biblical land of Iraq in early March in a spiritual pilgrimage of sorts to the place known in Arabic as the “land of the two rivers” the mighty Tigris and Euphrates and once renowned as Mesopotamia, the “cradle of civilization.”
The Garden of Eden is believed possibly to have been in ancient Iraq, but certainly the famed Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Tower of Babel were located there. Jews exiled to ancient Iraq in Old Testament times, such as the prophet Daniel, experienced God’s miraculous grace; Daniel was rescued from the lion’s den and his friends from the fiery furnace.