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Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Rana Sweis, a journalist and writer based in Amman, about developments involving King Abudllah II’s half brother, who says he’s been placed under house arrest.

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By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Unprecedented public criticism of Jordan’s monarchy by a senior royal who has been placed under house arrest has shaken the country’s image as an island of stability in the Middle East. On Saturday, Jordan’s