A rocket fired from the territory of Yemen, was shot down by forces of the Arab military coalition near Mecca (Saudi Arabia). On Friday, July 28, according to Yahoo News, citing AFP. As the representatives of the coalition ballistic missile intercepted the night before 69 kilometers from the main center of pilgrimage for Muslims. The incident was considered “a desperate attempt by rebels housetop to prevent the celebration of Hajj.” In addition, the coalition noted that the launch once again confirms that in the Yemeni port of Hodeidah in the Red sea continuing illegal trade of weapons and missiles to be smuggled into the hands of the rebels. In Yemen for several years of civil war. One of the warring parties are the military wing of the Houthis, the Shiite movement “Ansar Allah” and those loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh of the army, the other troops expelled their
Day: July 28, 2017
U.S. Ambassador in Russia reacted to retaliatory sanctions of Moscow
John Tefft U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft commented on Moscow’s decision to reduce the number of American diplomats in Russia. His words on Friday, 28 July, “Interfax”. “We received official notice from the Russian government. U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft expressed deep disappointment and strong objection. We passed this notice on to Washington for consideration,” — said in a statement the us Embassy received by the Agency. Previously, on 28 July, the Russian foreign Ministry in response to the adoption by the Senate of the U.S. Congress of a bill toughening sanctions against Russia, suggested the United States until September 1 to reduce to 455 the number of personnel working in U.S. diplomatic missions in the Russian Federation. “In the case of a new unilateral actions of the us authorities to reduce the number of our diplomats in the U.S. this will be followed by a mirror response,”
In the Sevastopol Bay are preparing for the parade on the Navy Day
Photo: depositphotos.com In Sevastopol held a dress rehearsal of parade of ships in honor of Day of the Navy. The celebration will take place this Sunday. The celebrations involved 40 warships and boats, as well as aviation and military technology. The final exercise was observed by the correspondent of “TV Center” in the Crimea, Boris Maksudov.
Putin has legitimized the sentence of ten years for a hacker attack
Photo: Dmitry Azarov / Kommersant The President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed the law on security of critical information infrastructure (CII), aims to protect against hacker attacks. Document published on the portal of legal information. According to the law, the creation and distribution of malware and viruses for cyber attacks on KII will be punished with imprisonment up to ten years. Hacking or illegal access to information stored on the computers of state institutions will entail punishment in the form of compulsory works for a term up to five years of imprisonment up to three years or fine up to one million rubles. In the case of violations of rules of storage and transmission located in the KII data, which entailed heavy consequences, is also provided for liability: deprivation of liberty from five to ten years and deprivation of the right to occupy certain positions within five years. It is
Chaika said the decline in corruption level in Russia
Photo: RIA Novosti Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika said that the number of registered in Russia of the crimes of corruption for the six months decreased by almost 14%, RIA “Novosti”. “In the first half of 2017 identified 18,4 thousand corruption crimes”, – he said. According to Chaika, this is 13.9% less than in January-June of 2016. “Objective reasons for these numbers there, and in some regions catch only small bribes. You need to redirect the activity to identify the more significant violations,” – said the Prosecutor General. Earlier the President of Russia Vladimir Putin stated that it is impossible to speculate on the problem of corruption in the country.
Brazil naked girl with skirt on his head walked around the track
Brazil naked girl with skirt on his head walked around the track MOSCOW, 26 Aug — RIA Novosti. In the Brazilian municipality of Manhuaçu drivers took video of a naked girl who was walking along the roadway, wearing a skirt on his head. This reports the Metro. According to the publication, in one hand she carried things and the other some kind of drink. The reasons for a girl to walk around like this on the highway, not specified. During the download an error has occurred. As reported by one of the witnesses, he tried to offer the girl help, but she ignored him. He suggested that the strange stranger was drunk. Soon the police stopped a young woman and took her to the hospital. She was later released without charge.
In the Altai village will arrange divination on cucumbers
In the Altai village will arrange divination on cucumbers Moscow. July 28. INTERFAX.RU About 1 thousand visitors will gather in the village of Staraya Belokurikha in the Altai region on the gastronomic feast of a cucumber, said Friday the Agency “Interfax” the head of the village Natalia Petina. “We named our festival “Pickled cucumber every case the crown.” Guests will not only teach the pickling cucumbers at the old recipes, but also read to them on the vegetable. Would a field kitchen, theatrical performances with a show of small aircraft, exhibition vegetable frightened. Numerous contests for the biggest harvest of cucumbers for cooking of jam and lemonade from this vegetable will not leave indifferent”, — stated in the message. The festival will be held for the sixth time, and every year for one day, you eat no less than hundreds of pounds of crunchy vegetable, relish cucumber infusion. The festival
NASA has published the first “realistic” images of the red spot of Jupiter
NASA has published the first “realistic” images of the red spot of Jupiter MOSCOW, 28 Aug — RIA Novosti. The mission Juno and “civilian” scientists unveiled the first detailed images of the Great red spot of Jupiter, which we can now see as if we were looking at him with her eyes. The photo was published on the NASA website. The Juno probe flying to Jupiter five years from August 2011, in early July of last year was close to a giant planet and came to a stable orbit around it. The first two months after convergence, the probe spent on the reduction of the orbit and the scientific instruments and the first scientific data were obtained only at the end of August. Verification of all scientific instruments Juno and the transition to new, more convenient to conduct observations, the orbit was to be held in mid-October of 2016, however,
In the Kremlin appreciated the words of Kadyrov’s readiness to change jobs
Ramzan Kadyrov The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, who declared readiness to leave his post and go to the defense of al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, not sent to the Kremlin a petition of resignation. This was reported by press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, the correspondent “Tapes.ru” on Friday, July 28. In his opinion, the word Chechen leader should be perceived as “a demonstration of the importance that Kadyrov gives Islam.” “Don’t go in a straight line it’s all considered”, — said the representative of the Kremlin. The head of Chechnya has called for the protection of the mosque on 27 July, after the Israeli authorities took the decision to remove surveillance cameras installed on its territory for security purposes. Previously the user was required to disassemble there is a framework of metal detectors. Security measures were imposed by Israeli authorities after the murder of 14 July
The court considered the rally an attempt to convey to the public Prosecutor of signatures in defense of gays in Chechnya
The Tver court of Moscow found illegal rally sought to convey to the General Prosecutor of the box with the two million signatures under the demand to investigate the harassment of gays in Chechnya. This was told to Agency “Interfax” in the “Open Russia”. An activist of the organisation, Valentina dechtiarenko was fined 10 thousand rubles under part 5 of article 20.2 of the administrative code (“Violation of rules of holding rallies and demonstrations with participant”). Respondents in the court the police said that dektaryenko and her colleagues “prevented the passage of people and attracted attention.” In turn, the lawyer of the activists Henri Tsiskarishvili said that the detainees no one is notified about the action, not handing out fliers, shouted slogans and did not take the posters. For this reason their actions cannot be regarded as a rally or other public event. May 29, held hearings on the administrative