Jordan's King Names New Prime Minister

News is breaking from Jordan, where King Abdullah has reportedly fired the prime minister, the Associated Press and other news outlets are reporting.

The AP is calling it a sacking.

Reuters says "King Abdullah on Tuesday asked his former ex-military adviser Marouf Bakhit to form a new cabinet, an official said. The official said the monarch officially accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai, a wealthy politician and former court adviser, and asked Bakhit to form a new government."

As first Tunisia and then Egypt and Yemen have been rocked by anti-government demonstrations, Jordan has also seen protests in recent weeks over rising prices and unemployment.

Update at 8 a.m. ET. The Jordan News Agency (PETRA) writes that: