The king of Jordan today sacked his government in the wake of street protests and asked an ex-army general to form a new cabinet, the country's Royal Palace said.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II appointed his national security adviser as the new prime minister today, giving him a mandate to launch an all-out war against Islamic militancy in the wake of this month’s triple hotel blasts.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II appointed his national security adviser as prime minister today, asking him to form a new government in the wake of the Amman hotel bombings, state radio announced.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II intends to ask his national security adviser to form a new Cabinet in the wake of the Amman hotel bombings that killed 62 people, a top government official said today.