His Majesty King Abdullah poses for a group photo with the new government of Awn Khasawneh on Monday (Photo by Yousef Allan)

The Cabinet held its first meeting later yesterday, chaired by the prime minister, who stressed the need to work as a team to implement His Majesty’s vision and deal with the challenges facing the Kingdom in this pivotal phase.

Of Khasawneh’s 29-strong team, 16 new members were appointed ministers for the first time, and 13 ministers have served in previous governments.