Arab League summit opens

DOHA: Arab leaders opened their annual summit in Qatar on Monday in the presence of Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir, accused of committing war crimes in Darfur. Seventeen heads of state from the 22-member Arab League and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki were present for the opening address by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of the two-day gathering. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who also arrived in the Qatari capital on Sunday, is atten .... Full Story