Syria’s Assad in Saudi, seen holding Lebanon talks
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to unscheduled talks with Saudi Arabia’s king on Sunday, a day after diplomats said Assad had rejected a U.N. request to interview him about a former Lebanese prime minister’s murder. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said during a surprise visit to Damascus earlier on Sunday that the summit between Assad and King Abdullah would take place in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah and there would be a statement afterwards. Full Story