Jordan rejects constitutional monarchy
Maaruf Bakhit Thousands of Jordanians have taken to the streets of the capital, Amman, after Prime Minister Maaruf Bakhit rejected calls for a constitutional monarchy. Inspired by the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions, Jordanians have been holding protest rallies for the past two months, demanding political reforms, including...
Friday protests set to jolt Arab world
People in North African and Middle Eastern countries are set to join massive "Day of Rage" protest rallies planned Friday against their unpopular regimes. Demonstrations are to take place in Tunisia and Egypt, where popular revolutions have already toppled the decades-long autocratic rule of their Western-backed dictators,...
Leaders in the firing line
The protests that forced Tunisia's Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and Egypt's Hosni Mubarak to relinquish power have turned a spotlight on tension across the region between growing young populations hit by economic troubles and their entrenched leadership. Here are details of some of the other leaders. BAHRAIN: King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa,...
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