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3 Apr, 6 tweets, 3 min read
Woah. Apparent Coup Attempt Thwarted in #Jordan. Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a member of the royal family, and Bassem Awadallah Arrested.

Biggest news we get from Kingdom since 1999. King Abdullah II is close ally of Washington:
google.com/amp/s/www.lati…
Jordan’s news agency said ~ 20 arrested. Some big names dropping for those who follow Jordanian politics.

Prince Hamza not arrested, agency said.
BREAKING: Fmr Crown Prince of #Jordan Prince Hamza says he IS under House Arrest.

State news agency & Jordan Military had denied he is. BBC: bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…
#Jordan’s Prince Hamza’s video

• Contradicts official narrative
• Puts him in Opposition
• Highlights issue of corruption
• Note King Hussein in frame
• Means situation not over, serious (high level arrests reportedly underway)

Unprecedented dynamic in 🇯🇴 recent history
UPDATE: #Jordan Deputy PM Safadi

• 14 to 16 arrested
• “Foreign Entities” involved
• Prince Hamza & B Awadallah links
• Contacts with Outside Jordan Opposition & some tribes
• No one from military arrested
• Hashemite family sorting out matters
thenationalnews.com/mena/jordan/jo…
Jordan Gov is not naming foreign entity/entities or which country offered Frm Crown Prince Hamza family a ✈️ .

Jordanian opposition outside is not in specific country.

For now, seems the Hamza matter handled within family. The rest in Jordanian courts.

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Streets around building blocked, building in lockdown mode. FBI assisting:
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Security precautions in place but fence had been taken down recently
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UPDATE: #Tigray Crisis

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1- It's an American Production
2- It's an American Story
3- It's an American Director
4- It's an American Lead
5- It's filmed in America

Is it because American director name is Lee Isaac Chung?
+ It won @sundancefest the the US Dramatic Grand Jury prize & US Dramatic audience award.

It's a brilliant American movie. Watch @MinariMovie . Do better #HFPA @goldenglobes
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Comes ~ a week after Navalny’s detention:
Video of Lyubov Sobol, a #Russia activist being detained in Moscow as she was addressing protestors. She’s an ally of Navalny:
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