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(Left to Right second row) Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chairman; Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak; Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and Secretary Teresita Quintos-Deles, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process hold the documents following the signing of a final peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Muslim rebel group inside the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, the Philippines, on March 27, 2014. (EPA/Dennis M. Sabangan)

Philippines and Muslim rebel group sign peace deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 27, 2014 | World

Manila, AP—The Philippine government signed a peace accord with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group on Thursday, the culmination of years of negotiations and a significant political achievement for President Benigno Aquino III. The deal grants largely...

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In this photo taken on September 5, 2011, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels patrol inside Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat province, on the southern island of Mindanao, the Philippines. (AFP Photo/Ted Aljibe)

Fighting erupts in Philippines as final peace deal nears

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 28, 2014 | World

Manila, Reuters—Philippine troops have killed about 17 members of a Muslim rebel faction, officials said, underscoring volatility in the resource-rich south as the government and the main rebel group enter the final, delicate stage of a peace process. The government...