Why did King Abdullah of Jordan reverse the PM's decision?

King Abdullah II moved quickly to block a sharp unrest and angry protests all over the kingdom, by ordering the government to freeze the fuel price hike decision immediately, suspending the new 10% raise and going back to the same old - already expensive - prices.

Despite the fact this decision has relieved the "severe" unrest, and urged some people to celebrate, yet the unrest has remained for sure. People have been actually worrying more about decision making in Jordan, that should be leading to a social, political, and financial relief to our kingdom that is said to be cash-poor.

I recently visited the United States, a land that I love dearly and one that I also equate to "the land of rules".


Those who know me well know that I am an avid rule follower, but the US takes rules to the extreme.

The mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa addressed the Democratic National Convention this week in which he proceeded to establish the capital of an illegal colonial occupation in Palestine (i.e., that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel) as a part of the Democratic party’s platform:

Frankly, I hate movies that are packed with stars, coz I think they distract you from the main story, you get lost, & never understand the plot. But in this movie, I was willing to take my chances & it didn’t disappoint