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Philippine communists to declare truce 'very soon'

Edit Al Jazeera 29 Jul 2016
Speaking to Al Jazeera on Friday, Luis Jalandoni, chairman of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), said the armed group's fighters on the ground were maintaining an "active defensive mode", ahead of a truce announcement ... But Jalandoni told Al Jazeera that communist negotiators were still awaiting for the president to ... Al Jazeera....

Tourism on the rebound in Iran

Edit Al Jazeera 29 Jul 2016
"I would say a lot of people might not know [much] about Iran, outside of the things you hear on the news," Martinie, who specialises in travel videography, told Al Jazeera ... It was completely full, mainly in Tehran and Isfahan," Leo Wong, a tourist from the United Kingdom who recently visited the southern city of Shiraz with his wife Sera, told Al Jazeera ... Al Jazeera....

Don't be fooled by reports that al-Qaeda and Nusra have split for the good of ...

Edit The Independent 29 Jul 2016
Last year, Tamim’s al-Jazeera satellite channel produced a tiresome two-part interview with Mohamed al-Julani, Nusra’s CEO, in which the poor man boasted ......

Al-Nusra split from al-Qaeda does not change status: US

Edit Taipei Times 29 Jul 2016
The US government on Thursday said it would continue to consider al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch, the al-Nusra Front, a security threat, despite the group’s announcement that it was breaking ties with the global terror network ... Al-Nusra Front announced the split in a video, broadcast by al-Jazeera, which showed its leader, Abu Mohamad al-Jolani, for the first time....

Press release on the attempts of Syrian terrorists to change their image (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Jul 2016
On July 28, the Al Jazeera television channel, based in the Qatari capital of Doha, broadcast a statement by Abu Muhammed Al-Julani, the leader of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organisation, which is banned in Russia ... The rebranding of Jabhat-al-Nusra was accompanied by the change of its flag from black to white. Jabhat al-Nusra was established in ......

Syria war: Civilians die as US-Russia plan falters

Edit Al Jazeera 29 Jul 2016
"We declare the complete cancellation of all operations under the name of Jabhat al-Nusra, and the formation of a new group operating under the name Jabhat Fath al-Sham noting that this new organisation has no affiliation to any external entity," the group's leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani said in an exclusive video obtained by Al Jazeera ... Al Jazeera and agencies....

Al-Shabab Says Ex-Somali MP Was Suicide Bomber

Edit All Africa 29 Jul 2016
[Al Jazeera] A former member of Somalia's parliament was one of two suicide bombers behind a deadly attack on international troops near Mogadishu's international airport, according to the armed group al-Shabab ... ....

South Sudan: UN - Over 100 Sexual Assault Cases in Juba

Edit All Africa 29 Jul 2016
[Al Jazeera] The UN says there have been at least 120 cases of sexual violence and rape against civilians in South Sudan's capital Juba since fighting broke out three weeks ago between troops loyal to the country's rival leaders ... ....

Rio 2016: City revamped in run-up to Olympics

Edit Al Jazeera 29 Jul 2016
Rio de Janeiro's historic centre has long been considered dangerous and rundown ... Many see it as a long-overdue rebirth though others question the use of taxpayers' money ... Luiz Nunes, an agronomist, said ... Source. Al Jazeera ... ....

Everything You Need To Know About the New Nusra Front

Edit Time Magazine 29 Jul 2016
The Nusra Front announced its split from al-Qaeda on July 28, with the group renaming itself Jabhat Fatah al-Sham ... that they are targeting al-Nusra Front, which is associated with al-Qaeda.” ... In a 2015 Al Jazeera interview, Julani attempted to present a more moderate image, calling ISIS’s self-proclaimed caliphate as “not based on Islamic law” and promising not to carry out attacks on the West....

Chapters 23 and 24 opened in Serbia's EU accession negotiations (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Jul 2016
'It is an important signal for Serbia and the Balkans which confirms that, even in a post-Brexit Europe, their perspective integration encourages the Country to follow through with the reform process that is crucial to modernizing the Country and to reinforcing the rule ......

Traumedy in times of crisis

Edit Al Jazeera 29 Jul 2016
In the recent comedy Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Tina Fey's rookie war reporter falls down every pothole in Kabul. At first she thinks the local people are "Afghanis" (that would be the currency). Peeing while out on patrol proves problematic ... ISIL fighters lionising Jumanji when Robin Williams died, et al ... The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy. Source. Al Jazeera ... ....

Cambodia: Why Tonle Sap is world's most threatened lake

Edit Al Jazeera 29 Jul 2016
With its rich and diverse ecosystem, Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake is often described as the beating heart of the country, supporting the livelihoods of more than one million people and attracting visitors from across the region ... Earlier this year, the Global Nature Fund designated it as the world's most "threatened" for 2016 ... 'I gave up' ... Source. Al Jazeera ... ....
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