6 August 2012 Updated at 06:34 ET
Syria PM Riad Hijab defects to Jordan
Riad Hijab is from the Deir al-Zour area which has been caught up in the March 2011 uprising
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Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government, to join "the revolution", his spokesman says.
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