Arab League silent on Middle East peace process

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SIRTE, (Libya), Oct 10 (AFP): Arab League leaders voiced their support for Sudan Saturday, but made no mention of the troubled Middle East peace process at the end a summit meeting in Libya.
The Arab League "affirms its solidarity with Sudan and emphasises the necessity of respecting its sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence, and supports efforts to achieve peace" in the country, in a final statement read by the League's secretary general Amr Mussa.
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged genocide and other crimes in Darfur, the first sitting head of state to face a warrant by the (ICC).
He has once again become the focus of the international community, this time ahead of a January 9 referendum in which southerners could opt for independence.