A Jordanian royal decree to form a new Jordanian al-Ayan council

The Jordanian King Abdullah on Thursday issued a royal decree according to which the new al-Ayan council ( upper house) was formed in Jordan under the chairmanship of the former chairman of al-Ayan council Zeid al-Refa' whose term of office expired also on Thursday.

According to the royal decree the new al-Ayan council includes 40 members, which is the same number of the previous council's members. The council is composed of formed prime ministers, ministers and members of parliament.