After harshly criticizing country's leaders while under house arrest, Prince Hamzah pledged his loyalty to the royal family Monday in a sudden change of tune

Jordanian army chief heard saying Hamzah is being punished because of meetings he had with individuals who 'started talking more than they should'

Hamzah, accused of plotting against his half-brother the king, says he'll refuse to abide by orders confining him to palace and barring communicating with others

Roy Shaposhnik denies alleged past as Mossad agent, says he's a personal friend of king's half-brother, who is under house arrest and accused of destabilizing kingdom

A beloved figure at home due to his likeness to his late father, king's half-brother is a former soldier, pilot who was educated in US, UK and stripped of royal title in 2004

Kingdom's foreign minister says 14-16 people under arrest for planning moves against monarchy, which were foiled at the 'zero hour'

Defense minister says incident involving former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein is an 'internal matter,' hails security cooperation with Amman

UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman all voice support for Jordanian authorities as former crown prince Hamzah claims he is being held amid reported plot against king

Newspapers all toe the same line, saying threat to kingdom's security has been foiled

As top officials are arrested, Hamzah bin Hussein issues video accusing the monarchy of corruption, stifling dissent; says his internet, phones cut