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In the vicinity of the Egyptian city of Luxor, unknown gunmen opened fire on a police patrol. About it reports Reuters with reference to data of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the country. According to the statements, the guards stopped the car to check. At this point, were in the car, the attackers opened fire on employees of law enforcement agencies. Killing one police officer and three others injured. In addition, the victim of the attack was civilian. Guards managed to detain one of the attackers, who escaped. 17 February it was reported that due to a landmine explosion in the North Sinai Peninsula killed five Egyptian soldiers. The explosive device was buried on the side of the road. It detonated when passing by a military APC.

Continued: the Ministry has responded to the expansion of the EU sanctions due to turbines Siemens The EU extended the restrictions against Russia because of the scandal around the German concern Siemens. On Friday, August 4, reported on the website of the EU Council. “The EU added three Russians and three companies involved in the delivery of gas turbines in the Crimea, in the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine”, — stated in the message. It also States that “the establishment of an independent energy supply of the Crimea and Sevastopol supports their secession from Ukraine”. Restrictions imposed on the Deputy Minister of energy of Russia Andrei Tcherezov and head of the Department of energy Eugene Grabchak. In addition, the list submitted by the JSC “foreign economic Association Technopromexport” and OOO “foreign economic Association Technopromexport”, their

The Ministry of justice of the United States resumed its investigation into possible discrimination against students of Asian origin in the admission to Harvard University. It happened two years after the receipt of the complaint, reports NBC News. A group of 64 associations of Asian Americans contacted in 2015 to the ministries of justice and education USA with the complaint. In particular, they accused the administration of Harvard of discrimination against the entrants in this race. According to the American TV channel, the administration of former U.S. President Barak Obama postponed the investigation of this case. It is noted that a similar complaint was filed against a number of other American universities, including Yale and brown universities and Dartmouth College. Harvard University in its turn published statistics on the admission of applicants this year. According to the document received 50.9 percent were members of ethnic minorities, reports RIA Novosti. The

Jeff Sessions U.S. attorney General Jeff sessions expressed concern that classified information enters the bypass official channels are not only media, but also foreign adversaries that poses a threat to American security. On Friday, August 4, reports The Daily Caller. “We respect and will respect the important role played by freedom of speech, but it is not unlimited”, — he said. Sessions also said that the US authorities during the period of the administration of President Donald trump was charged with the organization of the information leaks already four people. “The culture of leaks has to stop”, he said, noting that during this time the number of open investigation of thefts tripled. According to him, in General in the U.S. government over the past six months occurred the same number of identified leaks, as for the previous three years. In late July, trump criticized and Roman sessions, stating that the

Jeff Sessions The US authorities during the period of the administration of President Donald trump was charged with the organization of the information leaks already four people. This was stated on Friday, August 4, the attorney General of the United States Jeff sessions, reports BBC News. “The culture of leaks has to stop”, he said, noting that during this time the number of open investigation of thefts tripled. According to him, in General in the U.S. government over the past six months occurred the same number of identified leaks, as for the previous three years. The attorney General also called on senior officials to avoid leaks. “We officially warn future “sources” don’t do this,” he said, noting that in the future will involve investigation into the leak of a new FBI Director Christopher ray. At the end of July the President of the United States Donald trump criticized and Roman

Vladimir Chizhov Russia’s permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that the disapproval of Brussels new anti-Russian sanctions Washington could lead to a revision of the situation with the European restrictions. This opinion he expressed on Friday, August 4, the TV channel “Russia-1”, reports TASS. “Maybe I speak too optimistic, but maybe it will push the Europeans to revise its own sanctions policy,” suggested the Ambassador. He noted that the potential damage for the EU of the new measures is large enough. Chizhov recalled that in Berlin and in Paris sanction “is regarded as a violation of international law.” “On this side of the Atlantic began to reflect, first, on efficiency, doubts which are growing louder, and, secondly, on the propriety of sanctions pressure on Russia”, — quotes its words “Interfax”. Chizhov’s statement came at the backdrop of the fact that on 4 August, the EU extended the restrictions

The decision of the EU Council to expand sanctions against Russia, is deeply regrettable, said in comments of the Department of information and press of the Russian foreign Ministry. The foreign Ministry stressed that Moscow views this step as unfriendly and unreasonable. “It seems that the German colleagues have adopted the practice of broad interpretation of the sanctions restrictions, which directly contradicts international law and the principles of international relations as a whole”, — said the Minister. Also the commentary notes that Russia “remains interested in development of economic cooperation” with Germany and the EU, despite the restrictions. However, as stated in the Ministry of foreign Affairs, Moscow reserves the right to retaliate. On 4 August, the EU extended the restrictions against Russia because of the scandal around the German concern Siemens. Brussels added three Russians and three companies involved in the delivery of gas turbines in the Crimea, in

The Pentagon has spent 457,7 million dollars on the training of the Afghan intelligence officers, however, significant results could not be achieved. It is reported by the Commission Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The report notes that the us defense Ministry has signed two contracts in the period between 2010 and 2013, with the two companies in Afghanistan — Afghanistan Legacy R&D and Macau Source Operations Management (ASOM). The exercise was attended by about 70 employees of the national security and defense of Afghanistan (ANDSF). However, a noticeable change is not led. Earlier it was reported that the Pentagon has spent $ 94 million on the form for the Afghan military, designed for forest landscape. While forests cover only two percent of the country. In late July, the audit chamber of the USA has condemned the Pentagon in the results of a nonexistent police Department of weapons and

Raqqa, Syria In the air strike on the Syrian city of raqqa caused by planes of the US-led coalition killed a woman and seven children. They were all members of one family, reported Reuters. The RAID was committed on the night of August 4 on a number of residential blocks to destroy entrenched there militants of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia). Several civilians were injured, a number of buildings were badly damaged. May 25, the U.S. military acknowledged the deaths of more than 100 civilians in the Iraqi city of Mosul in an air RAID, produced in March. The purpose of the strikes was two snipers ISIS, entrenched in one of the buildings. They were dropped 500-pound bombs. In the result of a direct hit detonated the explosives that the militants had laid on the lower floors of the structure. Due to powerful explosion people

The family of Muslims from new York accused “McDonald’s” that the employee network of fast food restaurants specifically gave them pork in chicken sandwiches “Macchicken”. On Friday, August 4, reports The Independent. The incident occurred July 31 in one of the schools in DECATUR, Alabama. The family visited the amusement Park Point Mallard Water Park, stopped for lunch at McDonald’s where we ordered 14 sandwiches. Customers immediately noticed that something was wrong, because they regularly eat at this restaurant chain and I know the taste of “Macchicken”. One of the members of the family threw up twice when he realized that the pork Burger instead of a chicken. The incident attracted the attention of the Alabama branch of the national organization of Muslims in which he called for an investigation and sack those responsible, according to Al.com. The head of the local branch of the Council on American-Islamic relations howl