Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday sacked the government of Samir Rifai and named Maruf Bakhit Prime Minister with orders to car-ry out “true political refo-rms”, the palace said, after weeks of Opposition pro-tests demanding change.
It said Mr Bakhit’s “mission is to take practical, quick and tangible steps to launch true political reforms”. —AFP
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Wisner sent to meet Mubarak
Washington: The US sent Frank Wisner, former ambassador to Egypt, to the country to meet top officials, as it looked past Mr Hosni Mubarak’s rule and urged a political “transition.”
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India says it’s an ‘internal affair’
New Delhi: Describing the protests as an “internal affair”, external affairs minister S.M. Krishna hoped that Egypt finds a solution acceptable to the protesters.