Mass protests across Arab world fail to materialise

HUNDREDS of Jordanians inspired by Egypt’s uprising yesterday staged a protest against Jordan’s prime minister, installed just days earlier in response to anti-government marches.

However, Jordan’s main Muslim opposition group said it wants to give the new leader a chance to carry out promised political reforms, and yesterday’s turnout was much smaller than in previous protests against rising prices.

The scenes of mass protests in Egypt have riveted the Arab world, and unrest has spread to other countries, most recently Yemen.