Al Jazeera
47 Hijab was sworn in as prime minister by President Bashar al-Assad in June, after parliamentary elections [EPA] Riad Farid Hijab, the Syrian prime minister, has joined the opposition, he has announced, after state television reported that he was...
Washington Post
Syrian Prime Minister Riyad al-Hijab has defected to Jordan, according to news reports, becoming the most senior official yet to quit the embattled government. Turkey Syria's prime minister defected to Jordan on Monday, according to news reports,...
NOW Lebanon
Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab is joining the rebels in protest at the "genocide" President Bashar al-Assad is carrying out against his own people, his spokesperson said on Monday. "I announce my defection today [Monday] from the regime of killing...
Sky News
President Bashar al Assad appointed the former agriculture minister as prime minister in June, following elections in May...If confirmed, it would be highest-ranking defection of the 17-month uprising...His home province of Deir Ezzor has been one of...
Arab News
Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab has defected to the opposition, a monitoring group said on Monday, as state media announced the premier's abrupt dismissal just two months after his appointment. If confirmed, Hijab's defection would be the highest-...
Al Jazeera
26 Riad Farid Hijab, the Syrian prime minister, has been been sacked from his post, state television has said. President Bashar al-Assad appointed Hijab, a former agriculture minister, as prime minister in June, following a parliamentary election in...