Jordan’s King Abdullah II issued a royal decree on Thursday restricting the communications, residency and movements of his half-brother Prince Hamzah, the royal court said in a statement. “I have decided to approve a recommendation of the council formed under the Royal Family Law, to restrict Prince Hamzah’s contacts, residence and movements,” said the decree which was published by the state-run Petra news agency. It added that the council had made the recommendation on December 23 but the king had waited before approving it in order to give Hamzah an opportunity to review his behaviour and “r…