Article: JORDAN - Nov 25 - The King swears in new cabinet of 28 technocrats, including a record 4 women.

Jordan's King Abdullah II swear in a new cabinet of technocrats that included a record four women ministers. The 28-member cabinet is headed by Nader al-Dahabi, who was designated PM. Al-Dahabi replaced Marouf al-Bakhit, who resigned following Nov 27 parliamentary elections that saw Abdullah's loyalists win a majority in the 110-seat Chamber of Deputies. The new cabinet, the sixth since Abdullah ascended to the throne in 1999, took the oath of office in a brief ceremony at Amman's Raghadan hilltop palace, according to a royal statement. The swearing in came shortly before Abdullah headed to Saudi Arabia to coordinate positions ahead of a US-sponsored international peace ...

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