Sudan parties sign Darfur ceasefire

Sudan's largest opposition group has signed a peace deal with the government that could end the conflict in Darfur. Preliminary documents setting out the terms of the deal, signed in Qatar on Tuesday, appeared to offer government positions for the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem). The documents were the first concrete sign that Khartoum is prepared to share power with the group. Zeina Awad, Al Jazeera's correspondent, reporting from Doha, said that while the positions could be part of the deal, Jem could also emerge as an opposition group.