Jordan bans media coverage of royal rift indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In unprecedented public criticism, Hamza, who was crown prince until King Abdullah removed him from the post in 2004, accused Jordan s leaders of corruption and serving only their own interests.
AMMAN: Jordan banned all news outlets and social media users on Tuesday from publishing any content related to King Abdullah s half-brother Prince Hamza after the latter was accused of plotting to destabilise the country. Prince Hamza pledged allegiance to King Abdullah late on Monday after mediation by the royal family, two days after the military warned him over actions it said were undermining security and stability in Jordan and placed him under house arrest.
Jordan bans media coverage of royal rift, Saudi reaffirms support By Suleiman Al-Khalidi
FILE PHOTO: Jordan s Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein delivers a speech in Amman
AMMAN (Reuters) -Jordan banned all news outlets and social media users on Tuesday from publishing any content related to King Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza after the latter was accused of plotting to destabilise the country.
Prince Hamza pledged allegiance to King Abdullah late on Monday after mediation by the royal family, two days after the military warned him over actions it said were undermining “security and stability” in Jordan and placed him under house arrest.
Saudi Arabia was among the countries to issue statements of support to King Abdullah
Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan travelled to Amman to meet his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi, said the Jordanian foreign ministry
Amman: Jordan banned all news outlets and social media users on Tuesday from publishing any content related to King Abdullah`s half-brother Prince Hamza after the latter was accused of plotting to destabilise the country.
Prince Hamza pledged allegiance to King Abdullah late on Monday after mediation by the royal family, two days after the military warned him over actions it said were undermining security and stability in Jordan and placed him under house arrest.
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