Iran Technology Day will be held at GITEX 2022
TEHRAN – The third day of the [Persian] Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX 2022), a conference titled “Iran Technology Day” will be held. The expo is expected to host more than 4,000 exhibitors, 800 startups, 1,000 speakers and scientific personalities, 200 government institutions and 400 investors from 170 countries. Over 100,000 people are expected to […]
Iran’s Technological Milestones – Tehran Times
TEHRAN — In what seemed like a technological turning point, Iran launched a new satellite into orbit that should elevate the country’s aerospace capabilities. Tuesday was not an ordinary day in Iran; it marked a turning point in the Iranian aerospace industry. Iran’s domestically-made satellite, Khayyam, was lifted into orbit by a Russian Soyuz rocket […]
Ten ISIS terrorists plotting Ashura bombings arrested in Iran – Technology News, Firstpost
France Media AgencyAug 04, 2022 7:06:20 PM IST Tehran: Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said on Thursday it had arrested 10 Islamic State suspects who were planning attacks targeting religious commemorations, days before the major Shiite mourning ritual of Ashura. The ministry said “10 Daesh terrorists”, using another name for the Islamic State group, had been arrested, […]
bne IntelliNews – Iran’s tech minister indicted for failing to properly implement internet censorship
Iran’s attorney general has indicted information and communications technology minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, among other things for failing to properly implement internet censorship policies. Jahromi, the youngest member of President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet and responsible for introducing fourth-generation (4G) broadband cellular network technology in Iran bucked the trend followed by previous generations of the […]
This week’s roundup: Iran, technology and the union leadership competition
January 7, 2020 by Rosalind English In the news The news has only been dramatic this week. US President Donald Trump organized the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani on Friday with a drone strike. At Soleimani’s state funeral in Tehran, the streets were filled with crowds chanting “Death to America!” And a weeping Ayatollah […]
Dutch company to invest in Iranian tech company
Amsterdam-based company International Internet Investment Coöperatief (IIIC) plans to invest 38 million euros in Iranian technology company Hezar Dastan Holdings, owner of Café Bazaar (main local market for Android applications) and Divar (service of online classifieds). “Thanks to this investment, the Dutch company will acquire a 10% stake in the holding,” said co-founder and chairman […]
German company intends to sell Iranian technology despite sanctions
June 29, 2015 10:40 (UTC+04:00) 1,544 The German petrochemical company is taking steps to funnel technology to Iran as sanctions against the Islamic Republic remain in place. Experts from Basell Polyolefine GmbH even traveled to Iran and visited petrochemical projects in Asaluyeh, southern Iran, IRNA reported. The parties have held several talks with Iranian petrochemical […]
Iranian Tech News Site Staff Jailed for Suspected BBC Links | Iran
Several employees of an Iranian tech news site, including bloggers, have been sentenced to long prison terms for alleged links to the BBC. In a blow to President Hassan Rouhani’s administration, which is trying to improve relations with the West, including Britain, Iranian justice has imposed various sentences of up to 11 years on Narenji […]
Iranian Tech News Website Staff Jailed Over Alleged BBC Links | Iran
Several employees of an Iranian technology news site, including bloggers, have been sentenced to long prison terms for alleged links with the BBC. In an apparent blow to President Hassan Rouhani’s administration trying to improve relations with the West, including Britain, Iran’s justice system has handed down various sentences of up to 11 years against […]