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Apr 2021
17m 24s

In Jordan, Prince Hamzah rifts with his ...

Al Jazeera
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Jordan’s King Abdullah II has tried to put to rest a week of royal scandal after his half-brother, former crown Prince Hamzah Bin Hussein, was accused of conspiring to destabilise the country. What does an internal fight reveal about a nation known for its stability?

We speak to Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid to get to the bottom of what sparked the unprecedented royal feud.

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