Over the weekend, the government accused a former crown prince, Hamzah bin Hussein, of planning a “malicious coup” against the king. Prince Hamzah denied the accusations in a video and said the Jordanian authorities have placed him under house arrest. As the dispute between two top royals in Jordan plays out, many in the country are just trying to get by. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.
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