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One dead in Jordan fuel price protests
Reuters
AFP
15 Nov 2012
Riots that broke out in Jordan after the government raised fuel prices left one protester dead on Thursday, the first...
Jordan lifts fuel subsidies, sparks protests
Reuters 14 Nov 2012
AMMAN — Jordan lifted fuel subsidies on Tuesday, aiming to reduce the budget deficit and secure a US$2billion IMF...
Jordan king dissolves parliament, calls new polls
AFP 04 Oct 2012
Jordan's King Abdullah II dissolved parliament and called early elections on Thursday, the royal palace announced...
Thousands of Jordanians, including Islamists, trade unionists and leftists, demonstrated on March 4, 2011 in Amman to demand "regime reforms," a day after Prime Minister Maaruf Bakhit rejected calls for a constitutional monarchy. Last month, King Abdullah II sacked the government of Samir Rifai and named Bakhit to head a government charged with introducing general reforms to face popular discontent and protests inspired by the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt.
Jordan protesters brave heat wave to demand reform
AFP 15 Jun 2012
More than 2,000 Jordanians braved blistering temperatures on Friday to demonstrate across the country against recent...