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Bassem Awadallah

Bassem Awadallah, then-director of the Office of King Abdullah II of Jordan, attends a celebration to mark Independence Day, in Amman, Jordan, on May 25, 2008. (Nader Daoud/AP)
March 13, 2023, 11:28 pm
Ex-aide jailed over Jordan royal coup hospitalized following hunger strike
Dual Jordanian-American citizen Bassem Awadallah, imprisoned for allegedly helping king’s half-brother plot takeover, suffering low sugar levels from three-week fast, lawyer says
By Josef Federman
Officers stand guard outside Jordan's State Security Court in Amman, where two former officials, accused of helping Jordanian Prince Hamzah try to overthrow his half-brother King Abdullah II, await a verdict in their trial, on July 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh, File)
September 9, 2021, 7:56 pm
Jordanian court upholds conspiracy convictions in alleged plot against king
Court dismisses appeal filed by lawyers for Bassem Awadallah and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, saying their 15-year prison sentences were handed down lawfully
By AP
Bassem Awadallah, then-director of the Office of King Abdullah II of Jordan, attends a celebration to mark Independence Day, in Amman, Jordan, on May 25, 2008. (Nader Daoud/AP)
August 28, 2021, 2:43 pm
US raises concerns about treatment of ex-Jordanian official in ‘sedition’ plot
Representatives for Bassem Awadallah, a US citizen, say trial lacked due process and allege he has been beaten, tortured in jail
By Josef Federman and OMAR AKOUR
Security forces stand outside the state security court where the trial of Bassem Awadallah, a former royal adviser, and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a distant cousin of the king, takes place, in Amman, Jordan, June 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh, File)
July 12, 2021, 1:38 pm
Two Jordanian ex-officials sentenced to 15 years over alleged royal plot
A former top aide to King Abdullah and a royal are found guilty of sedition and incitement in the affair that also entangled the monarch’s half-brother
By OMAR AKOUR
Security forces stand outside the state security court where the trial of Bassem Awadallah, a former royal adviser, and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a distant cousin of the king, is taking place, in Amman, Jordan, on June 21, 2021. (Raad Adayleh/AP)
July 6, 2021, 8:07 pm
Verdict in alleged Jordan coup plot set for next week
Former senior officials Bassem Awadallah and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid have pleaded not guilty to incitement and sedation; they face up to 20 years if convicted
By AFP
Jordanian Bassem Awadallah, then vice president of the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD), speaks to media in the ancient city of Petra, June 20, 2006. (Joseph BARRAK / AFP)
June 16, 2021, 12:04 pm
Jordan king’s ex-aide accused of sedition ‘tried to regain Jerusalem residency’
Experts say Jordanian intelligence leaked former minister’s confession before trial; ex-crown prince Hamzah reportedly said control over Jerusalem holy sites not a priority for him
By Lazar Berman
Jordanian Bassem Awadallah, then vice president of the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD), speaks to media in the ancient city of Petra, June 20, 2006. (Joseph BARRAK / AFP)
April 13, 2021, 1:05 pm
Arrest of adviser close to Saudi crown prince in Jordan royal feud stirs unrest
Riyadh keen to reassure Amman it was not involved in alleged plot to destabilize Hashemite kingdom, but also wants to secure release of Bassem Awadallah
By Anuj Chopra
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