ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center
SOURCE: Newstime
31February2011 8:42pmEST
GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: Events in Tunisia and Egypt have spread to Jordan with King Abdullah on Tuesday accepting the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai's government.
According to The Associated Press the king sacked his government as a result of street protests and has asked asked ex-premier Marouf Bakhit to form a new governmentin Amman.
The protestors, like their fellow Arabs in the region, were going after the leadership for failure to tackle the concerns of the masses. (read full report)
