A majority of Jordan's parliament on Sunday endorsed the country's first anti-terrorism law. Jordan's King Abdullah II, who is also expected to sign the bill into law, called for the drafting of strict legislation for combating terrorism following November's triple Amman hotel blasts. The new anti-terrorism law, passed by a vote of acclamation in the Chamber of Deputies, is the first legislation in Jordan to specifically tackle issues considered a hazard to national security. Authorities previously depended on the country's penal code to handle terrorism-related issues, according to a report of the Associated Press.