About 1000 Jordanians gathered Friday outside the prime minister’s office demanding reforms, before staging a sit-in near Cairo’s embassy in support of the Egyptian revolution.

About 1000 Jordanians gathered Friday outside the prime minister’s office demanding reforms, before staging a sit-in near Cairo's embassy in support of the Egyptian revolution against President Hosni Mubarak.

Under the rain, the demonstrators chanted: “The people demand reform and change,” “We want freedom, not martial laws. We need a government for the poor. We want electoral law that satisfies the young and old.”

They then left the prime minister's office and marched to the Egyptian embassy nearby, holding banners reading: "We salute and support the great Egyptian people."
"We are marching today to support the brave Egyptian protesters in their struggle to remove (President Hosni) Mubarak the tyrant," Muslim Brotherhood leader Hammam Said told AFP.

"Long live Egypt. Down with Mubarak. Fight! Fight! Fight Mubarak," the demonstrators chanted.
Separately, more than 100 people also marched in the city centre, calling for political reforms in Jordan.
On Tuesday, King Abdullah II named Maaruf Bakhit as prime minister after sacking the government of Samir Rifai following weeks of protests to demand political and economic reforms.
He instructed his new premier to "take practical, quick and tangible steps to launch true political reforms," but the IAF criticized the monarch's choice, saying Bakhit was not a reformist.
Bakhit, a career soldier and former premier, is expected to announce his government on Saturday or Sunday.