the united nations tourism organization said that these were direct attacks on thais and this nation's economy that is so strongly connected to tourism. 10,000 additional secure forces have been deployed in bangkok. this has reassured some of the tourists. >> at first i was shocked to hear about the blast after assessing the situation, i think bangkok might be safer after the bomb. >> as friends and relatives look at the list of dead and injured from monday's bombings, thailand's government admits it will have to work harder to prevent more attacks. scott haidler, al jazeera, bangkok. >> isil fighters have killed a respected scholar in sir. khalek assad was beheaded in palmyra. his body was then trapped to one of the roman columns. he had been in charge of the pal higpalmyra archeological site. >>> to greece getting a $95 billion loan packager greece needs the money to make a debt repayment on thursday. on the candidates trail candidates have been buzzing this week. donald trump's proposal has sparked a major divide within his own party. david shuster reports. >> i'm here to tell you w

the united nations tourism organization says that these were direct attacks on thais and this nation'snomy that is so strongly connected to houri hourism -- tourism. >> translator: at first i was shocked to hear about the blast after assessing the situation, i think bangkok might be safer after the bomb. >> reporter: as friends and relatives look at the lists of dead and injured, thailand's government admits it will have to work harder to prevent more attacks. >>> women are registering to vote in saudi arabia. it is the first time women have been able to take part in elections in the kingdom. a law passed in 2011 also means they can run for office. they are allowed to choose who they want to manage local government services. african union peace keepers are planning a major offensive with the somali army against the armed group al-shabab. the aim is to cut off the ruth to kenya. in the meantime local forces are taking on al-shabab here the port city. >> reporter: these are the men somali wants to use its efforts to seize territory back from al-shabab fighters. they are the latest recrui

the united nations tourism organization says it was direct attacks on tiaz and the nation's economy that connected to tourism. 10,000 additional security forces were used. >> translation: at first i was shocked to hear about the blast. after assessing the situation, i think it may be safer. as friends and relatives look at the list, thailand's government admits that it will have to work harder to prevent more attacks >>> wayne hay joins us live from bangkok. we have an update in the investigation. what are they? >> as you mentioned. there has been a sketch that's been released of a man that's been seen in the c c.t.v. footage. that's an artist's impression of a man they think is behind the attack. there has been an arrest warrant issued for that man, but it's based on that image. they don't have a name of anyone, but in the arrest warrant it says that this person who was seen in the c c.t.v. footage appears to be foreign. earlier we heard from the police chief who said that that man was not acting alone, believering he was part of a network, and the police chief believe those supporting

the united nations tourism organization said these were attacks directly on thies that t are so directlyonnected to tourism. this has reassured some of the tourists. >> translator: at first i was shocked to hear about the blast. after assessing the situation i think bangkok may be safer after the bomb. >> reporter: as friends and relatives look at the list of the dead and injured from monday's bombing, thailand admits it will have to work hard toars prevent such attacks. scott heidler, al jazeera, bangkok. >>> iranian hostage crisis, why do iranians distrust americans? and later, under pressure from the united states. south sudan's president now says he will sign a peace agreement. >> new controversy tonight over iran's nuclear program. a secret agreement between tehran and the international atomic energy agency. it would allow iran to use its own inspectors to inspect nuclear sites. one separate from that negotiated with u.s. and five world powers. briefed on the deal and endorsed it. meanwhile, negotiations over the iran deal have highlighted the complicated relationship that that coun

united nations tourism organization say these were direct attacks on thai and the nation's economy that is strongly connected to tourism. >> 10,000 additional security forces have been deployed in bangkok. this has reassured tou tourists. >> i was shocked to hear about the blast. after assessing the situation, i think bangkok might be safer of after the bomb. >> thailand's government admits it will have to work harder to prevent more attacks. al jazeera, bangkok. >> there's been an explosion and gunfire outside a historic pam lass in the turkish city of istanbul. the 19th century palace on the european shore is a major tourist attraction. it is also where the officers of the prime minister are located. that attack comes during a time of political instability. >> eight turkish soldiers have been killed near the syrian border. we see a reporter there to tell us more about that, those eight soldiers, bernard. >> these eight soldiers were on patrol along the eastern side of turkey near the town of sirte and their vehicle, it seems was targeted by a remotely controlled roadside bomb, one of

the united states tourism organization says these were direct attacks on thais and this nation's economyis so strongly connected to tourism. 10,000 additionally security forces have been deployed in bangkok. this has reassured some of the tourists. >> translator: at first i was shocked to hear about the blast. after assessing the situation, i think bangkok might be safer after the bombing. >> reporter: as friends and relatives look at the lists of the dead and injured, the government admits it will have to work harder to prevent more attacks. >>> african union place keepers are planning a major offensive against al-shabab. local forces are taking on al-shabab near the port city. mohammed sent us this report. >> reporter: these with the men somalia wants to use in its efforts to seize territory back from al-shabab fighters. they are the latest recruits from the somalian army. >> translator: we cannot allow al-shabab to continue using this region as a hideout. they have been flushed out of most other parts of somalia. we shall do the same here too. >> reporter: but until the recruits finis

comes as tourism is it rebounding, and the arrival numbers of the chinese market doubled in the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year. the united nations tour organization says it was direct attacks on tiaz and the nation's economy that connected to tourism. 10,000 additional forces were used. >> translation: at first i was shocked to hear about the blast. after assessing the situation, i think it may be safer. as friends and relatives look at the list, thailand's government admits that it will have to work harder to prevent more attacks >>> wayne hay joins us live from bangkok. some costs in this investigation - what are you hearing from there? >> well, the police have been fairly active in terms of making statement. they have released an artist's impression, a sketch of a man who they believe is the man caught on that security camera footage, the man they believe is the bomber. they have also said that he did not act alone. that he is part of a network, a group that was working with them. that it simply would not be possible for one person to plan and carry out a large-scale attack. the police chief go as far as to say that he believes those people wo