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'Suicide Strike' Saudi User fees for parks President Trump’s ban on on cards immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries is un-American, unconsti- tutional and will not make us more safe. @SenSanders Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Issue No. 7279 Today’s Weather 200 Fils Max Min www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/nobonline newsofbahrain 38444680 nob_bh 8P 05 22°C 15°C x US ‘deeply concerned’ about uptick in Ukraine Lawbreakers fined BD3.5 million DT News Network of crimes committed in 2016 administrative complaints and also said that the prosecution fighting [email protected] as compared to the previous 3,373 felonies. Dr. Al Buainain dealt with cases involving 677 two years. also said that most offences underage victims last year. Washington Manama “The Public Prosecution occurred in the Capital The official underlined that an he United States he Public Prosecution recorded 117,790 offences Governorate, which recorded increase in exploiting children Thas declared itself collected more than BD3.5 last year, in comparison with 28, 449 cases. in rioting have been noticed “deeply concerned” about millionT in fines and bails 122,645 offences in 2015, with “15,984 offences took place recently. renewed fierce fighting from lawbreakers in 2016, a decrease of around 5,000 in the Northern Governorate, Speaking on recent events, Al between Russian-backed said General Attorney Dr. Ali offences,” he said. 12,071 in the Southern Buainain said that prosecution rebels and government Al Buainain during a press Data presented at the Governorate and 9,837 in is investigating the killing of forces in eastern Ukraine, conference held here yesterday. conference showed that Muharraq Governorate,” the police officer First Lieutenant demanding a ceasefire. Announcing the misdemeanours took the lion’s General Attorney revealed. Dr Ali Al Buainain Hisham Al Hammadi and the prosecution’s 2016 report, he share of the total offences As for juvenile offences, Dr. with 400 cases involving minors injury of a youngster, who was EU states can reject said that the Kingdom saw a committed in 2016, with Al Buainain clarified that the suspected of committing apparently shot in Diraz last asylum for ‘terrorists’ marginal drop in the number 81,422 misdemeanours, 3,883 Public Prosecution has dealt various crimes last year. He week. Luxembourg U states can reject Riyadh under control, the coalition asylum applications emeni rebel “suicide” boats said. Two Saudi crewmen fromE people who have attacked a Saudi warship lost their lives and three were worked with terrorist onY patrol in the Red Sea, killing wounded, the coalition said, groups, even if their role two sailors in an escalation of adding that the frigate was able was only logistical, the the nearly two-year-old war. to resume patrolling. bloc’s highest court ruled But the rebels’ Al-Masirah “This tactic is not new. This Tuesday. ‘Suicide strike’ television website said the means that there is today close strike “took place with a guided collaboration between Al-Qaeda missile”. and the militia (rebels),” Ruyan back The assault off the rebel- coalition spokesman Major held port of Hodeida came as General Ahmed Assiri said. coalition-backed government “This a very bad escalation.” in business forces pressed a deadly drive Al-Qaeda and the rival IS DT News Network up the Red Sea coast, despite have exploited a power vacuum Manama mounting international created by the government- onsumer Protection pressure for a ceasefire. rebel war to expand their Department at the Minister kills C “A Saudi frigate came under presence in Yemen and carry of Industry, Commerce and a terrorist attack by three out attacks, especially in the Tourism has permitted Ruyan suicide boats belonging to the south. AFP Supermarket to resume Huthi militias,” the coalition activities after completing said without specifying when an inventory of goods at all Saudi it happened. Attack its branches in accordance Suicide attacks are condemned with the Public Prosecution’s uncharacteristic of the Shiite Manama decision. Muslim Huthi rebels. They are ahrain has strongly The Consumer Protection normally the work of Sunni condemned the terrorist Department stressed its extremists of Al-Qaeda or the attackB that targeted a Saudi determination to continue Islamic State group. frigate while it was on a protecting the rights of Although the Saudi warship surveillance patrol west of consumers and commercial “dealt with the boats”, one the port of Hodeida, killing sector alike in line with “collided with the back of the a number of the ship’s crew transparency and prevailing sailors ship and exploded and caused and injuring others. laws. Attack was carried out by guided missile a fire” which the crew brought 2 Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Washington to lawmakers in his Republican Party. S President Donald Trump has The order has led to the detention of crushed the most defiant display yet more than 100 people at US airports and ofU official opposition to his immigration mass protests in many cities, and raised and refugee restrictions but resistance howls of protests abroad. continued to spread yesterday, inside Critics including in Trump’s own and outside the government. camp complain that the order is too Trump’s swift dismissal of acting broad and was rolled out hastily, attorney general Sally Yates for refusing reportedly without consultation with to defend his executive orders capped a key officials who would be tasked with night of high drama, Washington-style, overseeing it. that drew comparisons with a flurry Homeland Security Secretary John of urgent housekeeping by a desperate Kelly insisted Trump’s top advisors were Richard Nixon at the height of the not caught unawares by the unveiling of Watergate scandal. the order on Friday, saying “high-level Trump came out fighting folks in the government, attorneys as yesterday morning, accusing well” were consulted on the draft. Democrats of delaying UN Secretary-General Antonio approval of his nominee for Guterres nevertheless sharpened attorney general and the rest his criticism of the ban, saying that of his cabinet. “They should “blind measures, not based on solid be ashamed of themselves! No intelligence, tend to be ineffective.” wonder D.C. doesn’t work!” As former national security officials Trump wrote on Twitter. warned that the order sends exactly But as Trump defended the wrong message to Muslims that his sudden executive order America is at war with them over their barring the entry of people faith even US diplomats are jumping from seven mainly Muslim into the fray in a rare display of dissent countries and halting the in an administration just a week old. US refugee resettlement The order has also drawn criticism program, challenges were that it amounts to a religious test for mounting on all sides -- refugees aimed at barring entry to from the United Nations Muslims. - (AFP) Cracks in Trump- Republican alliance ? everal congressional Republicans have spoken out against President Donald Trump’s immigration and refugee restric- Stions, reflecting unease within the president’s party about the direction he is taking in his first weeks in office. At least 30 Republicans in the Senate and House of Representatives had publicly opposed or criticized the execu- tive order signed last Friday which led to the detention of more than 100 people at US airports and mass protests. Republican Senators, who oppose Trump’s immigration restrictions Senator John McCain It is clear from the confusion at our airports across the nation that President Trump’s executive order was not properly vetted.” Senator Lindsey Graham Our government has a respon- sibility to defend our borders, but we must do so in a way that makes us safer and upholds all that is decent and exceptional about our nation.” Senator Susan Collins Senator Jeff Flake The United States remains the President Trump and his administration are right to largest contributor of humani- be concerned about national security, but tarian aid to deal with the Syrian it’s unacceptable when even legal per- refugee crisis, and we should manent residents are being detained or continue to aid those who are turned away at airports and ports of entry.” assisting refugees in countries like Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.” 2 Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Wednesday, February 1, 2017 3 Washington to lawmakers in his Republican Party. S President Donald Trump has The order has led to the detention of crushed the most defiant display yet more than 100 people at US airports and ofU official opposition to his immigration mass protests in many cities, and raised and refugee restrictions but resistance howls of protests abroad. continued to spread yesterday, inside Critics including in Trump’s own and outside the government. camp complain that the order is too Trump’s swift dismissal of acting broad and was rolled out hastily, ‘Get Baqala’ attorney general Sally Yates for refusing reportedly without consultation with will change the way people do grocery to defend his executive orders capped a key officials who would be tasked with night of high drama, Washington-style, overseeing it. shopping, says the app’s promoter Amjad that drew comparisons with a flurry Homeland Security Secretary John to make grocery shopping fast, who are not coming to you store consumers. If you are thinking of urgent housekeeping by a desperate Kelly insisted Trump’s top advisors were veryone goes to the simple and convenient. regularly. The concept of going about leveraging omni-channel Richard Nixon at the height of the not caught unawares by the unveiling of Esupermarket or hypermarket to store is going to fade away retail strategy in future and mobile Watergate scandal. the order on Friday, saying “high-level to get their grocery shopping We have - this is where retailers have is an area you want to explore - Trump came out fighting folks in the government, attorneys as and so far it has been a necessity How many number of the opportunity to go to the let them talk to us we can help them to fulfil this through Get yesterday morning, accusing well” were consulted on the draft.
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