AMMAN, Jordan — An official says Jordan’s Cabinet ministers have resigned ahead of a planned government reshuffle, at a time of public discontent with perceived security lapses and rising unemployment. The official said the ministers submitted their resignations Saturday to the prime minister, ahead of a reshuffle to be announced Sunday. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief reporters on the issue. Jordanian media said Interior Minister Salameh Hamad is expected to be among the ministers losing their jobs. Cabinet reshuffles are relatively common in Jordan, in part as a way of addressing public discontent.

Source: Washington Post January 14, 2017 16:27 UTC