this is g.w. news to live from berlin jordan's former crown prince says he is under house arrest prince hanta accuses jordanian leaders of corruption and incompetence as he describes a country gripped by fear where anyone who criticizes the government risks arrest by the secret police. also coming up on the show german president french vaulter steinmeyer calls on germans to pull together his plea for unity comes as the nation weathers its 2nd easter under pandemic restrictions and on the same day that

thousands of coronavirus skeptics holzer out to ensure scotch. plus the top 2 clubs in the bundesliga square off in a light saying and to buy and even without their top scorer show why veras defending champions. hello in clay richardson welcome to the show we begin with some breaking news from the jordan former crown prince homs have been hussein has said he is under house arrest as in a videotaped statement that was passed on to the b.b.c. but the prince says his communications have been cut and that he was told this was because he took part in meetings where the king was criticized he accuses jordan's leaders of corruption and incompetence and says anybody who criticizes them risks arrest the country's top general deny hamza had been arrested saying instead that

he was asked to halt actions targeting the country's quote security and stability. the reporter katie stevens is following that story for us to katie please tell us who is prince hump and where does he fit into the jordanian royal family. prince hans is the half brother of jordan's king abdullah he was the favorite actually of their father the late king hussein but he was deemed too young and inexperienced to take over a successor so abdullah was chosen instead back in 2004 king abdullah stripped him prince hands of the title of crime prince and gave it to his son instead that was seen as a move to consolidate his power but there's been no real open rivalry between the 2 until now. have his remained a popular figure in jordan and is seen as somebody who's close to ordinary people and he says that's why he's now being targeted and tell us more about this video that he has passed on to the b.b.c.

is that right that's correct yes so this is passed on to the b.b.c. via his noir and prince hamza says it was recorded at his home where he's under house arrest that his communication has been cut off and that he's using satellite internet to send this video but that he believes that will soon also be cut now in the video he says that he's not part of any conspiracy against the king but as you mentioned that he's been arrested because of criticism of the king not directly from prince hamza himself but because he's been present in meetings where the king has been criticized and then on social media in relation to those meetings similar criticism has been expressed but this video he actually does directly condemn jordan's rulers he talks of a breakdown in governance corruption incompetence and he describes jordan as a country that's gone from being a regional leader to a place of fear and hopelessness where even small criticism of a small part of government policy can lead to harassment by security services

arrests where people have really lost their sense of hope for the future he says that he's trying to stay in touch with ordinary people in their concerns and he finishes by saying go. god willing the situation will improve if we are able to come together and to make our voice heard so that could be seen as an appeal to people in jordan to speak out against their leaders so seem like a cry to help that is going to the international press with these statements we put this into context for us has this just come out of nowhere or is there some background here well earlier jordan's top general said hamza have been asked to stop activities targeting jordan's security and authorities announced arrests of some former top officials and other people close to the monarchy now the washington post is reporting that hamza was arrested amid an investigation into a coup plot the army itself says that he's not been arrested so it's all a little bit murky but any sign of internal unrest will be seen as quite concerning by jordan's allies and it's seen as a bastion of stability in quite a volatile region and this kind of rift in the world families really quite unusual

the u.s. in particular sees jordan as a key military ally and department of the state department spokesman ned price's said we're closely following the reports and in touch with jordanian officials king abdullah is a key partner of the united states and he has our full support saudi arabia's also expressed support for the king it's all kinds of quite a volatile time when the pandemic has battered jordan's economy it's still hosting some 600000 syrian refugees so really this sign of potential internal unrest and instability really will be seen as a concern. to the reporter kitty stevens thank you so much for that update. turn our attention now to some other stories that are making headlines around the world thousands of people joined at rallies across england and wales to oppose a proposed new law that would give police extra powers to curb protests there were scuffles between police and demonstrators in london the legislation would allow

officers to shut down or ban of protests. the last of more than 400 ships a stranded by the grounding of a giant container vessel in the suez canal have finally passed through the waterway investigators will shortly release their report on how the ship got stuck. and the curtain has finally gone up again on new york city's a broadway the famous same james theater hosted the 1st performance since stages were shut down in march 2022 to the pandemic the invite only event was the 1st of 10 that will play in theaters over the next 10 weeks. while pope francis says he hopes the dark times of the pandemic will end and people can rediscover quote the grace of everyday life he made the comments while leading a scaled down easter vigil service the event began 2 hours earlier than usual so participants could get home before a 10 pm curfew in

a row. and here in germany president frank has made a rare appeal for national unity saying the country is experiencing a crisis of trust more and more germans are losing confidence in the government because of the slow roll out of vaccines as germany experiences a 3rd wave of covert 19 and its 2nd easter under pandemic restrictions also on saturday 10000 people rallied against a lock down restrictions in the southern city of. trust between chairman said the government has sunk so low cheering the pandemic that this man has had to step in chairman president frank well to start my own doesn't set policy or gov them. but he's using his largely ceremonial role to make a plea for unity. we must all pull together my fellow germans we must give it everything

we've got there's no use merely being outraged about others or about our leaders rather than constantly pointing out what doesn't work we should point out that things do work when everyone does their bit chancellor merkel has struggled to bring the same lock down rules nationwide because health restrictions are decided at the state level just before easter the chancellor had to reverse last minute plans for a shutdown over the holiday off the stiff opposition. president start my also politicians the state and federal level to put party concerns aside and work together. if we need clarity and resolve we need transparent and pragmatic rules so that people know where they stand so that this country can once again draw on all of the potential which possesses. that some want the health rules to go altogether instant god on saturday over 10000

. people demanded an end to mosque mandates. and polls show pulling support for the government's handling of the pandemic especially the slow road out of the vaccination program so just over 5 percent of the german population has been immunized the majority of germans are still waiting for an official letter from the health authorities to allow them to get vaccinated to. let's bring you up to speed now with a roundup of some of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic italy has entered a strict a 3 day nationwide of walk down to prevent the spread of the krona virus amid a recent spike in cases almost all shops are closed and restaurants only open for takeaways meanwhile turkey has logged a record high of almost 45000 new cases in the most recent 24 hour period infections have surged since ease restrictions in early march and argentina as

a president alberto fernandez says he has tested positive for covert 19 just by being vaccinated with 2 doses of sputnik v. back in january. sports news now and in the bundesliga is a big match on saturday title contenders a lifesaver welcome to a byron munich side who are without a top scorer robert lewandowski a win for the hosts would have put them within a single point of biron but the champion showed just why they are going for a 9th league title in a row. judgment day for the young pretenders like sea coach. and his players knew that to win against of buy in sight depleted by injury and suspension would be a shot in the arm in the biggest league title race while a loss could see their championship hopes slip away. but biomes strength and depth has helped them see off all comers since 2013 and did his best robot leave an

impersonation to put by on one up after 30 minutes to work from jonas miller in an emphatic finish play pick fought hard to get back in the game but done almost failed to hit the target from a great position on 52 minutes. with the goal was not a minutes late but money will neuer karts this team. was left to rue those misses just by and held on to win one with the champions no 7 points clear with 7 games to go few would bet against the bun bun wagon from ruling on to another title. and earlier on saturday 5th place dortmund were looking for a victory to move within a point of visitors frankfurters and closer to those the lucrative champions league qualification places the teams went into halftime all swear at 1100 silver as a late header for frankfurt gave the visitors all 3 points that strengthens their

bid for champions league football next season while inconsistent dormant are now fighting for a spot in the less glamorous europa league. and let's take a look at the scoreboard on this match day 27 as we saw it was a veyron over light say in frankfurt it defeated a document 3rd place of also was a winner as was leverkusen and mention gladbach a came from behind to beat frye park on sunday when you're in berlin host cross city rivals to catch up. and a big day for the top half of the bundesliga standings them especially the very top where again byron are now 7 points clear of life say as the league enters the stretch run of the season will spark are in 3rd place frankfurt appears safe and 4th the last champions league spot for next season when egypt has held an elaborate event for its pharaohs dubbed the pharaohs a golden parade that sent 22 mummies through the streets of cairo to their new home in

a new museum egypt has been struggling economically without tourism during the pandemic and it's hoped this event will one day help bring the tourists back. to gloria's parade for the fairies of ancient egypt. 18 kings and full queens carefully carried in climate controlled cases from the egyptian museum where they have to welsh for over a century now they will have a new home in the national museum of egyptian civilization. ramsay's the 2nd is among those being moved as is queen hardship suit one of ancient egypt's few female pharaohs she was sent to wear full spirit to overcome the traditional gender roles of her time. the ceremony aimed to showcase egypt's rich history on one level by doing it like this with great pomp and circumstance the mummies are getting their due these are the kings of egypt i mean these are the

pharaohs. is a way of showing respect people who understand that there is an incredibly important historically and also important now because this is part of egypt's economy and. reason is in fact one of egypt's main economic sectors with the pandemic halting global movement the country is eager to draw tourist back. the message is very important what good did the people through the butt end of the month is that this city we need people to come back. these kings and queens of ancient egypt have lain in wait for thousands of years but they may have to wait a little longer before tourists flock back. and a reminder of our top story at this hour jordan's a former crown prince has said he is under house arrest in a video past the b.b.c.

prince homes have been hussein accuses the country's leaders of corruption and says anybody who criticizes them risks arrest. but use update at this hour stage universe for its life and don't forget there's always more on our website www dot com and play richardson every limb from the whole team except for watching. where. come from we had to fight for a free press i was born and raised in a military dictatorship and just want to be a shadow and a few newspapers when official information as a journalist i have worked all this trip took many can trust and their problems are almost the same core to social inequality a lack of the freedom of the press and corruption who can afford to stay silent.