Sudanese President appoints ruling party head Ahmed Haroun as assistant

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has appointed ruling party head Ahmed Haroun, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), as an assistant, a presidency statement said on Thursday. Bashir, who has faced more than three months of street protests against his rule, delegated the leadership of the National Congress Party to Haroun earlier this month. Both Bashir and Haroun are wanted by the ICC over alleged crimes in Sudan's Darfur region.

(With inputs from agencies.)