Queen Noor of Jordan

Amman's prosecutor general has banned the publication of any details of an alleged plot to destabilize the kingdom—just as tape of an irate former Crown Prince Hamzah emerged.

The two Middle East neighbors are in the grips of rather different yet parallel political crises.

Step one: Isolate the individual in question and remove all lines of outside communication.

Jordan accused the prince of colluding with outside parties in a plot aimed at the country's stability, a day after placing him under house arrest.

Jordan's government has accused former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the half-brother of the country's ruler King Abdullah II, of plotting to "destabilize" the country.

Deputy PM says authorities intercepted communications between prince and foreign parties

Jordan is a key U.S. ally and an important regional facilitator. Which is why just the hint of a destabilizing "coup" sent tremors far and wide.

The king of Jordan, a vital US ally, has placed his half brother under house arrest

A defiant Prince Hamzah says it's the really the "ruling system" threatening Jordan, as he's accused of vague a conspiracy threatening the kingdom's "security and stability."

The American-born mother of the detained former crown prince Hamzah has lashed out at authorities over the detention of her son.

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A senior Jordanian official on Sunday accused the country's former crown prince of conspiring with foreign elements in a "malicious plot" that threatened national security.

Deputy prime minister Ayman Safadi said the government foiled the plot and arrested several people, including the king's half-brother.

Gen. Yousef Huneiti, the army chief of staff, denied reports that Jordan's Prince Hamzah was arrested.

A member of Jordan's royal family and a government official are said to be held 'for security reasons,' reportedly along with the former crown prince.