In Bahrain, thousands of citizens are camping at Pearl Square calling for sweeping political reforms in the country as eighteen Members of Parliament from opposition Al-Wefaq officially submitted their letter of resignation. A statement signed by the 18 MPs, said that they are no longer affiliated with this council, which did not lift a finger in front of killings. The 18 MPs of Shiite bloc Al-Wefaq, or the Islamic National Accord Association, make up the largest single bloc in the 40 member parliament. In an effort to ease the current political situation in the country, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has reshuffled his cabinet and announced a 25 per cent reduction in installments of the citizens’ monthly pay for their housing services provided by the government. Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa has already offered a national dialogue with the opposition, but formal talks have not yet started, as the opposition groups want to see a commitment to an elected government first. Reports say that clashes took place in Oman yesterday between police and anti government protestors in the town of Sohar. Police fired rubber bullets on anti-government protesters and military moved in to secure the area. In order to redress the public grievances, Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman earlier introduced major changes in Oman’s cabinet with four ministers divested of their existing portfolios and a new minister appointed in charge of commerce and industry.In Yemen, pressure is growing on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign after the leaders of two of Yemen's most important tribes abandoned the president and joined the anti-regime movement. Reports say, powerful tribal leaders, including those of the Hashid and Baqil, pledged to join protests against Saleh at a gathering north of the capital. President Saleh has already ordered the formation of a government committee to open a dialogue with protesters. Protestors are demonstrating in the country asking President Saleh to step down who is in power for more than 32 years. Iraq's Prime Minister Nourie al Maliki has given 100 days to his ministers to improve their performance or risk losing their jobs. His warning came after thousands of protesters across the country demanded better public services. According to Voice of Iraq news agency, Iraq's Parliament Speaker, Usama al-Nujeify, has called for accounting all security forces, which violated the freedom of the demonstrators in Baghdad and those who stood against the freedom of press. Reports say that government has also decided to conduct provincial elections in the country in three months. In Jordan , prime minister has promised to introduce laws this year that would give Jordanians a greater say in politics. A growing protest movement in Jordan is seeking far-reaching political reforms that would restrict the authority of Jordan's King Abdullah II. Currently, the king can dissolve the Cabinet and parliament by decree. Meanwhile supporters of king organised a rally in capital Amman