Former Syria PM who defected will head to Qatar-spokesman

BEIRUT, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Syrian former Prime Minister Riyad

Hijab, who defected on Monday will leave Jordan and head to

Qatar, al-Arabiya news channel said, quoting his spokesman.

An official source in the Jordanian capital Amman confirmed

that Hijab had gone over to the opposition seeking to topple

President Bashar al-Assad after fleeing across the border with

his family.

(Reporting by Mariam Karouny; Editing by Jon Hemming)