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UK climbs IT competitiveness rankings
News Propping up the bottom of the competitiveness table was Iran, while India, Russia and China were surprisingly low down in the rankings, at numbers 48, 49 and 50 respectively. The US remains the most competitive IT... [17 Sep 2008]
In brief: Apple goes to Hollywood, 'Tubing', Finns freed by Iran
News Apple is close to an agreement with several Hollywood film studios over plans to offer films to rent, reports this morning's FT. The paper cites prices of $2.99 for a 30-day rental in what, to start with, is a US move pencilled in for... [11 Jun 2007]
Enemies of the internet named and shamed
News The full list of countries is: Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. A list of 13 countries that represent a threat to freedom of... [08 Nov 2006]
US web stranglehold challenged
News Human rights groups, however, have warned that many of the nations most critical of the current arrangement - such as China and Iran - rank among the world's most repressive. A top UN official has called for changes to... [30 Oct 2006]
UK police collar "violent jihad" website operator
News Among other allegations, the indictment says Ahsan corresponded via email with a US Navy enlistee and obtained then-classified plans of a naval battle group operating in the Straits of Hormuz, between Iran and the United... [21 Jul 2006]
Yahoo! 'virus writer' claims he just wants a job
News The man claims to be from Iran and says he is just trying to find work by advertising his programming credentials. I am from Iran. Whether he is the author or not, claiming to have written it to find... [16 Jun 2006]
Iran blocks the Beeb's Persian site
News The block appears to have taken effect over the past three days, according to the Beeb, as tensions between the UK and Iran increased, depriving Iranian web users of a respected, independent news service. [25 Jan 2006]
US bids to hold on to net
News As a result, nations such as Russia, Brazil and Iran have published statements saying that no "single government" should have a "pre-eminent role" in terms of internet governance. Less than two weeks before a United... [04 Nov 2005]
Protect the net from UN menace, says US senator
News Business groups have raised similar objections, warning of censorship from nations such as China, Iran and Syria. A new resolution introduced in the US Senate offers political backing to the Bush administration by... [19 Oct 2005]
Bloggers get a helping handbook
News Free-speech advocate Reporters Without Borders has published a guide for blogging in China, Iran and other countries that strictly censor the web. The 87-page booklet, titled The Handbook for Bloggers and... [23 Sep 2005]
Spammers exploit Iran nuclear crisis
News As Iran is threatening to resume uranium-converting operations at a nuclear facility in Isfahan, spammers are taking advantage of the situation with another bogus junk email campaign. The emails, which link to Trojan... [10 Aug 2005]
Cuba travel sites embargoed by US
News The reason lies in a section of federal law prohibiting people living under US jurisdiction from doing business with those on the OFAC's list of "specially designated nationals", a category that also includes known terrorists, narcotics... [11 Jul 2005]
Tech industry is looking to Middle East, says guru
News Silicon Valley has become home for many of the top technical graduates out of schools like Sharif University of Technology in Iran and the American University of Beirut. Dubai is the next tech powerhouse, according to... [07 Jul 2005]
Iranian blogger sentenced to 14 years
News An Iranian blogger has been jailed for 14 years - for criticising Iran's arrest of other online journal keepers. Arash Sigarchi was convicted this week for charges against the state, including espionage and insulting... [24 Feb 2005]
Vanco seals €4.3m Siemens deal
News The wide-reaching global network will cover locations as diverse as Australia and Zaire and Afghanistan and Zimbabwe - taking in places such as Angola, Ecuador, Germany, Iran, Panama and Russia along the way. [06 Sep 2004]
