Syria has threatened to try Lebanese political and security officials in absentia over Sayyed's lawsuit which accuses them of slander, depriving him of his freedom and falsifying witnesses in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
A senior political source told pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat on Thursday that talks between Syrian and Saudi officials during King Abdullah's recent visit to Damascus and between Syria and Turkey during Turkish FM's visit to Damascus discussed the progress made in Lebanese-Syrian ties. The source said Saudi and Turkish talks with Syrian officials succeeded in diverting Damascus'attention on the issue of trials in absentia for Lebanese figures.
