Ministerial reshuffle in Jordan within days

The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abul Ragheb on Monday started intensive consultations to make changes in his government including changing of 6 ministers, while he will add for his cabinet a new ministry for the Environment and thereby the total number of his government will be 27 ministers.

The new formation, which is the first of its kind in the second government of Ali Abul Ragheb which he had formed one year ago after the King had asked him to form the government for the second time, is expected to include the minister of information Muhammad al-Edwan, the minister of the interior Qaftan al-Majali; and the minister of planning Basem Awadallah.