What to know about Jordan, the U.S. ally that faced an alleged coup attempt
An alleged plot to unseat King Abdullah II of Jordan unfolded Saturday, unsettling a close U.S. ally in the Middle East.
Following what Jordan called a “threat to the country’s stability,” authorities said Saturday they had arrested nearly 20 people and limited movement of the former crown prince Hamzeh bin Hussein.
Nearly 20 arrested in alleged plot against Jordan’s King Abdullah II
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been spared much of the political upheaval that’s rocked other capitals in the Middle East over the past decade.
But it has seen pro-democracy protest movements, been economically hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, and struggled to host more than 1 million refugees displaced by the war in neighboring Syria.
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