Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Jordan's king sacks entire Cabinet amid street protests




King Adullah nominates ex-army general Marouf al-Bakhit as prime minister after thousands of Jordanians take to the streets and call for the current PM to resign, due to rise in food, fuel prices.

  Jordan's Royal Palace said the king has sacked his government on Tuesday, in the wake of street protests, He has asked an ex-army general to form a new Cabinet.

King Abdullah's move comes after thousands of Jordanians took to the streets — inspired by the regime ouster in Tunisia and the turmoil in Egypt — and called for the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai who is blamed for a rise in fuel and food prices and slowed political reforms.

If you like to read the whole story click: The Jerusalem Post

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