Jordan says prince liaised with ‘foreign parties’ over plot to destabilise country By Reuters – Investing.com

Jordan says prince liaised with ‘foreign parties’ over plot to destabilise country By Reuters – Investing.com

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Queen Noor Al Hussein of Jordan poses during a photocall for the film "Countdown to zero" at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival



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By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -The half-brother and former heir of Jordan's King Abdullah, Prince Hamza, liaised with foreign parties over a plot to destabilise the country and has been under investigation for some time, the deputy prime minister said on Sunday. On Saturday the military said it had issued a warning to the prince over actions targeting "security and stability" in the key U.S. ally. Prince Hamza later said he was under house arrest. Several high-profile figures were also detained. "The investigations had monitored interferences and communications with foreign parties over the right timing to destabilise Jordan," Ayman Safadi said in a televised news conference. These included a foreign intelligence agency contacting Prince