Published: 10:02, September 26, 2023 | Updated: 10:10, September 26, 2023
Jordan's cabinet ministers resign ahead of expected reshuffle
By Xinhua

This handout image provided by the UAE Ministry Of Presidential Affairs shows Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh attending a Ramadan Iftar reception at Al-Bateen Palace in Abu Dhabi on April 18, 2023. (PHOTO / UAE'S MINISTRY OF PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS VIA AFP)

AMMAN - Jordan's cabinet ministers on Monday submitted their resignations in preparation for a cabinet reshuffle in the government of Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, state-run Petra news agency reported.

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The 26 ministers submitted their resignations during a cabinet session held on Monday, Petra reported.

The cabinet reshuffle will be the seventh in the government of Khasawneh.

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Khasawneh was tasked by King Abdullah II of Jordan to form a government on Oct 7, 2020, succeeding former prime minister Omar Al-Razzaz.