Queen Noor Demands Release of Son Hamzah, Held Under House Arrest Since 2021

Overview

• In a social‑media message dated Feb. 28, Queen Noor urged freeing Hamzah and “any other innocent” she says have faced six years of arbitrary detention.
• Hamzah has remained under house arrest since 2021 over government accusations that he worked with foreign forces to undermine Jordan’s monarchy.
• He renounced his princely title in 2022, stating that his personal convictions no longer aligned with the approaches of state institutions.
• The appeal coincided with Spanish reports describing a major strike on Tehran attributed to Israel and the United States, claims reported by the outlets with limited independent verification.
• The family rift traces to succession shifts that made Hamzah heir in 1999 before King Abdullah II named his own son, Prince Hussein, as successor in 2004.