News tagged with mahmoud ahmadinejad

Iran blocks email, restricts net access: reports

Iran has further restricted access to the Internet and blocked popular email services for the past few days, in a move a top lawmaker said could "cost the regime dearly," media reports said on Sunday.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 16

Iran launches observation satellite: media

Iran on Friday launched an observation satellite into orbit above Earth, its third since 2009, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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Israeli hackers attack Iranian sites

A group of Israeli hackers said on Thursday they have attacked several Iranian websites, a day after a number of Israeli websites were taken offline in the latest incident in a low-level cyberwar.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Iran 'failed' with space monkey launch

Iran acknowledged as a failure on Wednesday its attempt to send a live monkey into space last month -- touted as its first step towards launching a man into space.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 8

Iran postpones monkey's ride into space

Iran's plans to send a live monkey into space have been postponed indefinitely, the country's top space official said, quoted on Monday by the state television website.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Dutch probing Iranian hacker's claims

The Dutch government is investigating claims by a suspected Iranian hacker that he falsified Internet security certificates at a Dutch company, a government spokesman said Friday.

Technology / Internet

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Iran nuclear plant 'to link to grid this month'

Iran's first nuclear power plant, built by Russia, will be connected to the national grid in late August, atomic chief Fereydoon Abbasi Davani told the Arabic-language network Al-Alam on Sunday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Iran to put a monkey into space: report

Iran plans to send a live monkey into space in the summer, the country's top space official said after the launch of the Rassad-1 satellite, state television reported on its website on Thursday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 8

Iran successfully launches satellite into space: Al-Alam TV

Iran successfully launched its Rassad-1 satellite into space on Wednesday, the country's Arabic-language television channel Al-Alam said.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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Attempted Iran media clampdown meets Internet age

(AP) -- Iran clamped down Tuesday on independent media in an attempt to control images of election protests, but pictures and videos leaked out anyway - showing how difficult it is to shut off the flow of ...

Technology / Internet

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