Jordan prince drops title in protest over how country is run

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — An outspoken half-brother of Jordan’s king relinquished his princely title in apparent protest. It was the latest chapter in a rare palace feud that saw the junior royal placed under house arrest a year ago. Prince Hamzah posted the announcement on his official Twitter account Sunday, writing that his convictions cannot be reconciled with the “current approaches, policies and methods of our institutions.” King Abdullah II and Hamzah are sons of King Hussein, who ruled Jordan for nearly a half-century before his death in 1999. Abdullah had appointed Hamzah as crown prince upon his succession but stripped him of the title in 2004.