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Fast, Safe and Secure Online Money Transfer Now Available on the Bfc App FAST, SAFE AND SECURE ONLINE MONEY TRANSFER NOW AVAILABLE ON THE BFC APP Monday, February 19 , 2018 Issue No. 7662 200 Fils Tel: 1722 8888 www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/nobonline newsofbahrain 38444680 nob_bh www.bfc.com.bh x JO3639_Smart_Money_App_Launch_DT_Hamper_6.7cmX8.5cm.inddAseman operates 1the ATR 72-5009/26/17 3:39 PM NIHR forum on Feb 28 Manama he National Institution for THuman Rights (NIHR) said it will organise a regional All 66 forum entitled Human Rights and Business Management on February 28. Academics and representatives of human rights institutions will participate in the event. aboard We should not be sell- ing assault weapons in this country. These weapons are not for hunting. They are for killed in killing human beings. These are military weapons. @SenSanders Today’s Weather Max Min Iran plane crash 24°C 14°C Dubai The Aseman Airlines passenger ll 66 passengers and crew Ahave been killed in a plane plane crashed in the Zagros crash in central Iran yesterday, mountains in Iran an airline spokesman said, P after the domestic flight came down in bad weather in a The ATR-72 plane had been flying mountainous region. between Tehran and the southern 02 Operated by Iranian Saudi welcomes carrier Aseman Airlines, the city of Yasuj push for U.N. action plane crashed near the town of Semirom after taking off against Iran from Tehran’s Mehrabad Airline spokesman said that all 66 airport, news agency ISNA Relative of a passenger reacts outside a mosque near quoted emergency services Mehrabad Airport yesterday. - AFP passengers and crew were killed, spokesman Mojtaba Khaledi find the site of the crash,” some international routes. including one child as saying. a television reporter Iran has suffered several P The ATR-made plane was accompanying rescue teams plane crashes in the past few on a flight to the southwestern told state television. decades. Tehran says U.S. city of Yasuj and a spokesman Media reports said the sanctions have long prevented 11 for the airline said there were twin-engined turboprop ATR it from buying new aircraft or Bahrain lured 60 passengers and six crew 72 disappeared from radar spare parts from the West. BD276m investment aboard. screens 50 minutes after The crashed ATR was 25 “All...on board were taking off from Mehrabad years old, officials said. in 2017: EDB unfortunately killed,” Aseman airport. Based in the southern spokesman Mohammad Taqi Supreme Leader Ayatollah French city of Toulouse, ATR Tabatabai told state television. Ali Khamenei and President is a joint venture between Rescue helicopters were Hassan Rouhani issued Airbus and Italy’s Leonardo P unable to land at the probable messages of condolences One of Iran’s worst crash site because of heavy fog and the president asked the air accidents happened and emergency workers were transport minister to lead an in February 2003 when searching the mountainous investigation into the crash. an Iranian Ilyushin-76 24 area by land, the television Mehrabad is located in troop carrier crashed in Emphatic start for report said. western Tehran and mainly southeast Iran, killing all 276 Javier Gomez “Heavy snow is making functions as a domestic Revolutionary Guard soldiers it difficult for rescuers to airport, although it also serves and crew aboard. -Reuters 2 Monday, February 19, 2018 Bahrain, US bolster ties Crown Prince receives US delegation headed by Senator Richard Burr DT News Network strong levels of cooperation across Manama security, trade and the economy. is Royal Highness Prince His Royal Highness stressed Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the need to continue expanding CrownH Prince, Deputy Supreme cooperation to reinforce regional Commander and First Deputy security and stability, noting Prime Minister, yesterday received that shared policy approaches the Chairman of the United States are essential if the international Senate Intelligence Committee, community is to effectively combat Senator Richard Burr and a terrorism and extremist ideologies. delegation of senators, at the Bahrain The meeting provided an Defence Force General Command. opportunity to discuss a number During the meeting, His Royal of issues of common interest, as Highness affirmed that the strategic well as ongoing efforts aimed at partnership between the Kingdom bolstering Bahrain-US ties. of Bahrain and the United States is For his part, Senator Richard based on a longstanding legacy of Barr thanked His Royal Highness effective bilateral communication for the opportunity to meet with and coordination across various him and expressed his thanks and areas and sectors. appreciation to the Kingdom of His Royal Highness highlighted Bahrain for its strong partnership that the relationship is underpinned with the US, which has both by trust, mutual respect, and a advanced and reinforced bilateral shared commitment by the relations. Field Marshal Shaikh leaderships of both countries to Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, pursue positive change at home Commander in Chief of the BDF, and abroad. His Royal Highness and Shaikh Khaled bin Ahmed bin noted that the outcome of joint Mohamed Al Khalifa, Minister of efforts to advance bilateral Foreign Affairs, also attended the relations is evidenced clearly in meeting. HRH Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa with Senator Richard Burr Saudi welcomes EXPERIENCE push for THE NEXT PHASE IN INTERNATIONAL MONEY U.N. action TRANSFERS UAE Exchange makes your international bank against Iran Adel al-Jubeir transfers more convenient, with SADAD Munich with regards to Iran’s support U.N. sanctions on Yemen for self-serve kiosks. audi Arabia yesterday for terrorism,” al-Jubeir said another year would also allow welcomed a draft United in an interview during the the 15-member council to NationsS resolution offered by annual Munich Security impose targeted sanctions for Britain, the United States and Conference. “Iran must be held “any activity related to the use France that would condemn accountable.” of ballistic missiles in Yemen.” Iran for failing to stop its He said Iranian missiles Britain drafted the resolution ballistic missiles from falling were regularly used by Houthis in consultation with the United into the hands of Yemen’s “to target civilians in Yemen as States and France before giving Houthi militia. well as inside Saudi Arabia.” it to the full council on Friday, Saudi Foreign Minister Al-Jubeir also called for diplomats said. Adel al-Jubeir told Reuters the changes to two aspects of the U.S. President Donald measure, if passed, would help 2015 nuclear accord with Iran Trump’s administration has hold Iran accountable for its - cancellation of a so-called been lobbying for months for “exports of ballistic missiles” to sunset provision, and expanded Iran to be held accountable at the Iran-backed Houthi militia, inspections to include non- the United Nations, while at and “radical and aggressive” declared and military sites. the same time threatening to behaviour in the region, The draft U.N. resolution, quit a 2015 deal among world including support for terrorist which needs to be adopted powers to curb Iran’s nuclear groups. by Feb. 26, is likely to face program if “disastrous flaws” A Saudi-led coalition resistance from Russia. are not fixed. Independent intervened in Yemen in 2015, A resolution needs nine U.N. experts monitoring the backing government forces votes in favour and no vetoes sanctions on Yemen reported 24/7 Hassle-free transactions fighting Iran-allied Houthi by Russia, China, the United to the Security Council in militia. States, France or Britain to January that they had found Available in your neighbourhood “In order to ensure than pass. missile remnants that are of Iran comports itself with Al-Jubeir said he hoped Iranian origin, and “were Transact quickly with your registered CPR international law, we must Russia could be persuaded to brought into Yemen after the have firmer positions with support the measure. imposition of the targeted arms regards to ballistic missiles and The draft text to renew embargo.”- Reuters Monday, February 19, 2018 3 Spring Fest begins on Feb 25 The organisers of the Spring of Culture Festival at the press conference held yesterday Array of programmes lined up for the two-month-long event DT News Network President of BACA, Khalid modern Bahrain and affirm Manama Al-Rumaihi, Chief Executive Bahrainis’ ability to always be he organisers of the of EDB, diplomats and positive contributors. ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ opening event Spring of Culture, the ambassadors in Bahrain, as well “All of society comes he Festival’s lineup of music events will Etnopolis performing Italian folk music on annualT festival held every year, as a number of sponsors of the together each year during the kick off with the “Epic of Gilgamesh” on March 25. has announced the cultural Spring of Culture and members spring season for the sake of FebruaryT 25 at the Bahrain National Theatre. Mezzosoprano Laura Capretti and pianist programmes of its 13th edition, of the media. our Kingdom and our cultural Bahrain Fort will host the interactive “The Francesco Maccarrone will perform on March offering Bahrain’s audience “We chose to launch the movement,” she said. Sound and Light Show” displays that show 28. a variety of choices from all 13th edition of the Spring of “The continuous support the history of this ancient site, from the In collaboration with the US embassy, the over the world, activating the Culture Festival at the very first from the private and public Dilmun era to present day every Tuesday, Mary McBride Band will headline a concert on local cultural landscape in the project that came as a result sectors towards the Spring of Thursday, and Friday (English version at 6:00 March 31 that will take the audience deep into coming two months. of our ‘Investment in Culture’ Culture festival reflects the pm, and Arabic version will be at 6:00 pm.
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