Syria's defecting prime minister Riyad Hijab is in Jordan, the country's information minister Sameeh Maaytah said Wednesday, ending speculation about his whereabouts. Sameeh Maaytah said Hijab "entered Jordan in the early hours of dawn today along with several members of his family." Maaytah spoke to the state Petra News Agency. He did not elaborate, according to a report of the Associated Press.