Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been invited to this weekend’s summit in the Saudi capital with US President Donald Trump and leaders from across the Muslim world, Saudi officials close to the king said Tuesday. Bashir, who has been Sudan’s leader since 1989, is wanted by the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands for war crime allegations. ICC prosecutors charged Bashir in 2009 and 2010 with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur region. The Saudi officials who confirmed that Bashir had been invited to the meeting spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. Sudan has close military, business and political ties with Saudi Arabia.

Source: Egypt Independent May 18, 2017 08:48 UTC