41.   He has won Arab League backing for a proposal that would have the men tried in a third, neutral country such as Switzerland.

42.   Henriksen said the men will be tried for making especially grave threats, which can be punished with fines and up to six years in prison.

43.   Human rights groups want to see the men tried for their crimes.

44.   In an attempt to break the deadlock, the two countries proposed in August that the men be tried by a Scottish court sitting in the Netherlands.

45.   Interior Minister Prince Nayef did not say if or when the three men would be tried.

46.   It did not say when the alleged murders took place or when the three men were tried.

47.   Israel had insisted it wanted the men tried in Israel, but agreed to the U.S. compromise.

48.   Israeli officials, however, have said they insist the men be tried by Israel.

49.   It was not immediately clear where Kouchner would find judges to try the men.

50.   Lawyers for the pair say new evidence shows that the two men should be tried in Canada rather than the United States.