'Erratic' Jordan prince under arrest: king

Updated May 20 2022 - 2:56am, first published 2:51am
Prince Hamza (right) was named crown prince as Abdullah (left) became king but later lost the title.
Prince Hamza (right) was named crown prince as Abdullah (left) became king but later lost the title.

Jordan's king has gone public with a royal rift with his half-brother and formalised the former crown prince's house arrest, calling him "erratic" in an unprecedented harshly worded letter.

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