Hamza bin Al-Hussein: “Anger shakes Jordan amid Prince’s house arrest”

The report states that the leaked video clip of the prince was obtained by the BBC from his personal lawyer, in which he criticized the rampant corruption in the country in previous years, adding that the Jordanian army command denied media reports on the prince’s arrest, while prominent Middle East intelligence sources said she believed Prince Hamzah was under house arrest.

The report states that the area surrounding the Emir’s Palace witnessed tight security checkpoints with numerous security checkpoints, and that the ports between it and the surrounding highways were closed, and that among the detained assistants was Hassan ben Zaid, the former Jordanian envoy to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The report laments a series of tweets from Turki Al-Sheikh, the close advisor to the Saudi Crown Prince, which included photos of Jordan’s King Abdullah bin Al Hussein and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and wrote below: “No Image no comment speaks for itself, ”while indicating that arrests of senior officials in this manner are considered an order. Rarely in the history of the kingdom.

The report says King Abdullah has not faced organized opposition since taking power in the country nearly two decades ago, as he played on the balances between the country’s powerful tribes. , but since the Corona outbreak hit the country has witnessed a series of fragile ones and Saudi Arabia’s continued financial support to Jordan has been a big stabilizing factor, but things have changed under the leadership of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The Independent published an article by Middle East correspondent Bill Trew titled “Anger Shakes Jordan Amid Prince Hamzah Home Arrest”.

Tru says Jordan has been consistently stable over the past decade, which has witnessed significant fluctuations and events in the rest of the countries in the region, as the Hashemite Kingdom was known to be the state of boredom there due to the scarcity of the exciting events he witnesses, but that was not the case for the past two days.

She added: “Jordan was a bulwark of stability in a region dominated by conflict, and you still see pictures of beloved King Abdullah hanging on most of the walls, as the king deftly skipped the spring revolutions. that erupted in 2011 pushing for sweeping constitutional amendments and legal reforms, pledging to create tens of thousands of jobs in the sector. “The government has also changed the government.”

She added that the truth is that “Jordan has been facing a major crisis for some time as one of the driest places in the world, as large areas of the Kingdom suffer from difficulties in providing water. water and accessing its sources, and that its fragile economy has suffered more problems after the outbreak of the Corona epidemic. “

Tru points out that although official unemployment rates are still around 25 percent, the actual unemployment rate has exceeded 40 percent of the population, which has led to an increase in unrest in the country, as experts say. that there has been a security campaign in recent weeks and months against activists and opponents, especially young people. Various political and nodal spectra.

She said: “King Hussein, during his last days, chose his eldest son Abdullah as crown prince, and after him his son of his favorite wife, Queen Noor, who is Prince Hamzah in second place for heir. of the throne, and maybe that made King Abdullah constantly worry, so in 2004 he stripped Prince Hamzah of his post and appointed him. “Her son is a crown prince.”

She added that Prince Hamzah nevertheless remained very popular in the country, especially among powerful tribes who had held a series of meetings with him ahead of Saturday’s events, “hoping that” his arrest would anger his supporters, more so than among the detainees are strong and popular personalities who belong to the elite class, whether they belong to the royal family or to tribal leaders or to wealthy businessmen. “

Tru concludes by saying that experts believe that what happened “will ignite more things rather than slow down a possible revolution in the country”.

“Chinese celebrities”

The Telegraph published a report by Sophia Yan, her correspondent in Beijing, on Chinese artists and celebrities, titled “Chinese celebrities are forced to choose between their country and the West due to violations of Uyghur rights.”

Sophia says it only took a social media post announcing concern channel “H&M” over the forced labor charges of Uyghur detainees, so the company faces major criticism in China.

Sophia passed a leaflet from a young Chinese Communist Party executive saying, “Spread rumors and cross Xinjiang cotton when you want to make money in the Chinese market? Optimistic thinking,” adding that this message coincided with the Swedish supermarket chain’s announcement last year to stop selling cotton grown in Xinjiang.

Sophia points out that this message has turned, through posts, comments and likes, into a major campaign in China against the series, which was ultimately carried out by the authorities, adding that the famous actor Huang Xuan has broken his relationship with the series, claiming that he “strongly rejects any attempt to undermine in any way the reputation of his country in the field of human rights”.

The reporter claims that many celebrities have boycotted many prominent Western brands, such as Nike, Adidas, Calvin Klein and Puma, and that stars such as Wang Ibo and Uyghur actress Delimurat have announced their membership in the campaign.

Sophia explains that Chinese celebrities have been away from the political arena for a long time, but that the ruling Communist Party has started to encourage nationalism to face pressure from the West, including sanctions imposed by it because of the human rights violations in Xinjiang, and therefore celebrities have to choose one of the two sides.

“If they want to continue their work as models, actors or influencers in the public sphere, they have only one option, which is the support and backing of Beijing,” she said.