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Ex-Crown Prince of Jordan put 'under house arrest'

04/04/2021 GMT

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Prince Hamza bin Hussein claims he has been put under house arrest

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been thrown into turmoil after the arrest of several senior figures, amid reports of a possible coup attempt against the ruling monarch. King Abdullah's half-brother, the former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein, has meanwhile said that the armed forces have put him under house arrest.

Also in the programme: Germany's President speaks of a "crisis of trust" in the country's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and find out what's special about the musician's mindset.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other stories are Milica Pesic, Serbian-born journalist and executive director of the Media Diversity Institute; and Mark Vernon, a British psychotherapist and author with the research network Perspectiva.

(Picture: King Abdullah and his wife Queen Rania (pictured far right) attend the wedding ceremony of Prince Hamzah and Princess Noor (left) alongside Hamzah's mother Queen Noor (centre). Credit: Getty Images)

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