ahram.org.eg
Jul 25, 2008
With Sudan's president facing charges of genocide, Arab leaders rally behind Khartoum, but not at any price, Dina Ezzat reports A Sudanese man holds a portrait of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir; Al-Bashir meets with Arab League Secretary- General Amr Moussa in Khartoum; and a Rwandan soldier serving with the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), stands guard during a visit to north Darfur Arab consultations are underway at regional and international levels to save Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir from being confronted with an arrest and trial warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Consultations are based on a nod by Khartoum indicating willingness to cooperate in containing the humanitarian crisis in Darfur and its political implications, which is the root of the problem. Last week, the...
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