Sabtu, 03 April 2021

Jordan's Prince Hamzah bin Hussein 'under house arrest' - BBC News

The former crown prince of Jordan says he has been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown on critics.

In a video passed to the BBC by his lawyer, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the half-brother of King Abdullah, accuses the country's leaders of corruption, incompetence and harassment.

It comes after a number of high-level figures were detained for "security" reasons.

The military earlier denied Prince Hamzah was under house arrest.

But it said he had been ordered to stop actions that could be used to target the country's "security and stability".

Prince Hamzah has denied any wrongdoing and said he was not part of any conspiracy.

In the video recorded on Saturday, he says: "I had a visit from chief of general staff of the Jordanian armed forces this morning in which he informed me that I was not allowed to go out, to communicate with people or to meet with them because in the meetings that I had been present in - or on social media relating to visits that I had made - there had been criticism of the government or the king."

He says he was not accused of making the criticisms himself.

However, he went on to say: "I am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance, the corruption and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years and has been getting worse... And I am not responsible for the lack of faith people have in their institutions.

"It has reached a point where no one is able to speak or express opinion on anything without being bullied, arrested, harassed and threatened."

High level political arrests are rare in Jordan, a key US ally in the Middle East.

The country has a powerful intelligence agency that has been granted new powers since the coronavirus pandemic, which has drawn criticism from rights groups.

Egypt, the US and the Saudi Royal Court have expressed support for King Abdullah.

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This is a royal crisis that appears to have spun badly out of control. While Jordan's royals are not the first of the world's royal families to experience that this year, Jordan does have some unique problems of its own.

Its economy, already challenged before the advent of Covid, is in poor shape and there is rising public dissatisfaction. Now, in a video message reminiscent of the one from Dubai's imprisoned Princess Latifa, the son of Jordan's late King Hussein has accused his government of corruption, nepotism and incompetence.

He says all his staff have been arrested, he and his family have been placed under house arrest in the Al-Salaam Palace outside Amman and his communications have been restricted.

In the video, passed to the BBC, he describes a country gripped by fear where anyone who criticises the government risks arrest by the secret police.

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It was seen as a blow to Queen Noor, who had hoped to see her eldest son become king.

Prince Hamzah, who was 24 at the time, had been a favourite of the late King Hussein, who often described him in public as the "delight of my eye".

However, he was seen as too young and inexperienced to be named successor at the time of his death.

Jordan is a key US ally and has assisted US forces in security operations. It is also a partner in the US-led campaign against the so-called Islamic State.

The country has few natural resources and its economy has been hit hard by the pandemic. The kingdom has also absorbed waves of refugees from the civil war in neighbouring Syria.

Bassem Awadallah pictured in 2006
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Others detained on Saturday include Bassem Awadallah, a former finance minister, and Sharif Hassan Bin Zaid, a royal.

Mr Awadallah, an economist who was educated in the US, has been a confidant of the king and an influential force in Jordan's economic reforms.

He has often found himself pitted against entrenched government bureaucracy resistant to his reforms.

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Egypt mummies pass through Cairo in ancient rulers' parade - BBC News

Egyptians are witnessing a historic procession of their country's ancient rulers through the capital, Cairo.

The lavish, multimillion-dollar spectacle sees 22 mummies - 18 kings and four queens - transported from the peach-coloured, neo-classical Egyptian Museum to their new resting place 5km (three miles) away.

With tight security arrangements befitting their royal blood and status as national treasures, the mummies are being relocated to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in what is called The Pharaohs' Golden Parade.

They are being transported with great fanfare in chronological order of their reigns - from the 17th Dynasty ruler, Seqenenre Taa II, to Ramses IX, who reigned in the 12th Century BC.

Egypt experienced a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections a year ago, but following a decline in the number of cases and deaths, restrictions on open-air gatherings were later lifted.

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One of the main attractions of Saturday's event is King Ramses II, the most famous pharaoh of the New Kingdom, who ruled for 67 years and is remembered for signing the first known peace treaty.

Another is Queen Hatshepsut, or Foremost of Noble Ladies. She became ruler even though the customs of her time were that women did not become pharaohs.

Each mummy is being carried on a decorated vehicle fitted with special shock-absorbers and surrounded by a motorcade, including replica horse-drawn war chariots.

While ancient mummification techniques originally preserved the pharaohs, for the move they have been placed in special nitrogen-filled boxes to help protect them against external conditions. Roads along the route have also been repaved to keep the journey smooth.

"The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has done its best to make sure that the mummies have been stabilised, conserved, and are packed in a climate-controlled environment," said Salima Ikram, professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo.

The mummies were discovered in 1881 and 1898 in two caches in the ruins of Thebes, Egypt's ancient capital - modern day Luxor in Upper Egypt.

"They have already seen a lot of movement in Cairo and before that in Thebes, where they were moved from their own tombs to other sepulchres for safety," Dr Ikram pointed out.

While most of the ancient rulers' remains were brought from Luxor to Cairo via boat on the Nile, a few were transported in the first-class carriage of a train.

They were housed in the iconic Egyptian Museum and visited by tourists from around the world for the past century.

A view of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation, Cairo, Egypt, 2 April 2021
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Valley of the Kings

Egypt's authorities are hoping that the new museum, which opens fully this month, will help revitalise tourism - a prime source of foreign currency for the country.

The industry has been battered by political turbulence over the past decade, and more recently by the pandemic.

Saturday's move of the mummies will be streamed online for all enthusiasts of ancient Egypt to watch.

The new exhibits will now be housed in the Royal Hall of Mummies and will go on display to the general public from 18 April.

The hall has been designed so that visitors will experience the illusion of being in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.

Separately, a new Grand Egyptian Museum which will house the famous Tutankhamun collection is due to open next year, close to the Great Pyramids at Giza.

'Curse of the pharaohs'

While it is being seen as a grand - and even fun - event, Egypt's mummies have historically been associated with superstition and foreboding.

Recently, Egypt has had a string of disasters. Last week alone dozens of people were killed in a train crash in Sohag, Upper Egypt, while at least 18 people died when a building collapsed in Cairo.

Then, as preparations were in full swing to transfer the mummies, the Suez Canal was blocked by the MS Ever Given cargo ship for almost a week.

Social media users have questioned whether the myth of "the curse of the pharaohs" might be to blame.

The ethics of displaying ancient Egyptian mummies has long been debated. Many Muslim scholars believe that the dead should be treated with dignity and respect and not be exhibited as curiosities.

In 1980, President Anwar Sadat ordered the Royal Mummy Room at the Egyptian Museum closed, arguing that it desecrated the dead. He wanted the mummies to be reburied instead, though he did not get his wish.

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Taiwan train crash: Prosecutors seek arrest of truck owner in collision that killed 50 - Sky News

Prosecutors in Taiwan want to arrest the owner of an unmanned truck that rolled onto a rail track killing 50 people and injuring 178.

The train, carrying 494 passengers, came off the rails in a tunnel just north of Hualien causing some carriages to hit the wall of the tunnel on Friday.

It smashed into the construction truck after it slid down a hillside above the tracks, Taiwan Railways Administration said.

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Image: The families of the victims were seen grieving on Saturday by the crash site

Many passengers were crushed just before the train entered the tunnel and some climbed out of windows and walked along the train's roof to safety.

Taiwan's government's disaster relief centre claimed the truck's emergency brake was not properly engaged.

Chief prosecutor Yu Hsiu-duan said her team was seeking an arrest warrant for the truck's owner, who was questioned along with several others after the crash.

Meanwhile, President Tsai Ing-wen has been visiting hospitals near the crash instead of the scene itself to avoid interfering with rescue work, according to her spokesperson.

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Image: Rescue workers remove a part of the derailed train near Taroko Gorge in Hualien, Taiwan

"This heart-breaking accident caused many injuries and deaths. I came to Hualien today to visit the injured and express my condolences to the deceased passengers' families," Ms Tsai said. "We will surely help them in the aftermath."

The leader also told reporters on Friday that she requested the Transportation Safety Committee to conduct a strict investigation.

Transportation Minister Lin Chia-lung said repairs will be accelerated.

After touring the crash site, Mr Lin said: "When such a thing happens, I feel very sorry and I will take full responsibility."

Workers managed to remove the two rearmost cars from the tracks on Saturday morning, but a third could not be moved before tracks are repaired.

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Image: Some passengers walked along the top of the train to get out of the tunnel

A further five cars are still wedged in the tunnel.

Two large construction cranes have been seen located next to the train in a remote wooded cliff area on the island's east coast.

Weng Hui-ping, head of the railway administration's news group, says the operation should be done within a week.

Among the people who died in the crash was the train's young, newly married driver and the assistant driver, the National Fire Service said.

Overhead images showed rescue workers helping passengers out of the derailed train
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The crash is the island's worst rail disaster since a train caught fire in 1948 in suburban Taipei which killed 64 people.

The train was an express service travelling from Taipei to Taitung carrying many tourists and people heading home at the start of a long weekend.

Images of the crash scene showed some carriages inside the tunnel crumbled and ripped apart from the impact.

The country's last major rail crash was in 2018 when an express train derailed while negotiating a tight corner on the northeast coast, killing at least 18 people and injuring nearly 200.

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US Capitol attack: What do we know so far about suspect Noah Green? - Sky News

Authorities are piecing together what they know about the man shot dead outside the US Capitol building after he launched a fatal attack on police officers.

US Capitol Police officer William Evans died in hospital after a man rammed a car into two officers and "lunged" towards them with a knife in his hand at around 1pm local time on Friday. He was then shot dead by one of the officers.

Four senior law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation have named the suspect as Noah Green, a 25-year-old from Indiana, according to NBC News.

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So far, there are few details about who he was but an investigation has been launched to work out the motive behind the attack.

Green, originally thought to be from Indiana, lived in Covington, Virginia.

He was a student at Florida State University and was enrolled on a part-time MBA online programme.

His Facebook page shows him wearing American football kit and he was said to be dealing with a number of issues.

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He was not known to either local police or the US Capitol Police and the attack is not thought to be terror-related, authorities have said.

Sky correspondent Alex Rossi said investigators will now be "trying to build up a picture of this person", using information including his social media and phone records.

Authorities will be trying to work out details including who his friends and family were, and who he spoke to in the days leading up to the attack, Rossi added.

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'One of our officers has succumbed to his injuries'

In a news conference Capitol Police acting chief Yogananda Pittman said the suspect had rammed his car into two officers before hitting a barrier.

He then got out of the car and started to "run aggressively" at officers with a knife in his hand, "lunging" towards them.

Washington DC police chief Robert Conti said: "Clearly this was someone who was actively trying to get to whoever or whatever."

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Image: A soldier stands guard near the scene. Pic: AP

Former CIA covert operations officer Michael Baker said there would be "a lot of speculation" as to the motive for the attack, and he expected there would be a "jump" to the suggestion the suspect was a far-right supporter.

However, he said the timing of the attack could potentially "point to a mental health issue".

The House and Senate are currently on recess so the politicians are not currently in the building.

"It's a quiet time up there and you would assume if it was a more nefarious plot they would have understood that and chosen a time it was more busy," Mr Baker told Sky News.

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