(AFP, AP) AMMAN: Jordanian unions pressed ahead with a strike on Wednesday to protest a draft tax law despite efforts by King Abdullah to defuse public anger after the country’s largest protests in years. Although some unions pulled out of the strike after the king replaced his prime minister, urging new
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Protesters have hope that new PM Al-Razzaz will be more responsive
(Arab News) AMMAN`: Jordan’s new prime minister will be more responsive to the public mood than his predecessor, who quit on Monday, analysts have told Arab News. King Abdullah accepted Hani Al-Mulki’s resignation after nearly a week of street protests against a draft tax law linked to an economic package from