The Hague - The International Criminal Court (ICC) and its chief prosecutor went to great lengths on Wednesday to emphasize that Sudan is obligated, under international law, to arrest its President Omar al-Bashir and transfer him to The Hague.
In its official statement after announcing that the international arrest warrant has been issued, the ICC said if Sudan, which so far has defied United Nations resolutions to cooperate with the court, fails to arrest him, it would refer the case back to the UN Security Council.
London - British aid agency Oxfam confirmed Thursday that its licence to operate in northern Sudan had been revoked by the government in Khartoum.
Sudanese demonstrators were defiant, while the response was mixed around the world Wednesday to the International Criminal Court announcement that it was seeking the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on war crimes and crimes against humanity charges.
Cairo - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will participate in an Arab League summit in Qatar at the end of this month, despite an international warrant for his arrest, Sudan's representative at the Arab League told reporters Wednesday.
Khartoum - Thousands of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's supporters gathered in the capital Khartoum on Wednesday as the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for the 65-year-old leader for his role in atrocities in the country's western Darfur region.
New York/The Hague - A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague has decided to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, The New York Times reported, citing court lawyers and diplomats.
