News Archive - 17 June 2011

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> * Actera, Turkven, Esas Holding also among potential buyers By Seda Sezer and Asli Kandemir ISTANBUL, June 17 (Reuters) - Private equity funds including Bridgepoint , Carlyle Group , QInvest, and Turkey's Actera, Turkven, and Esas Holding are among potential buyers for a stake in Turkish retailer YKM, sources...

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is about to roll out an expanded effort to safeguard its contractors from hackers and is building a virtual firing range in cyberspace to test new technologies, according to officials familiar with the plans, as a recent wave of cyber attacks boosts concerns about U.

> The developer and operator of shopping malls has set up a $2 billion global bond programme, paving the way for a potential debt issue. The investor roadshow will be held in United Arab Emirates members Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and in Singapore, Hong Kong, Zurich and London from June...

>LONDON (Reuters) - While the Cold War black comedy "Dr. Strangelove" made fans squirm with its portrayal of catastrophic nuclear brinkmanship, Bruce Blair had reason to feel the cult movie missed the real risks. As a junior U.S. officer responsible for Minuteman ballistic missiles aimed at the Soviet Union...

> * Potential South Pars income huge if all phases completed TEHRAN, June 17 (Reuters) - China should fulfil its duties in developing a phase of Iran's South Pars gas field or the contract would be cancelled, the semi-official Mehr news agency on Friday quoted the country's top oil company...

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Several Iranian news websites are reporting that Mostafa Akhavan, a student pilot and member of the National Trust party (established by opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi in 2005) has been sentenced to one year in prison on security- related charges connected to his activities on Facebook. -Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE

Iran's deputy science minister says transforming the humanities into Islamic human sciences is harder than sending a human into space. According to ISNA, Mohammad Mehdinejad Nouri said that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has called for universities to become more Islamic and for the humanities to be infused with Islamic...

According to reports from Iran, due to the very heavy presence of security forces on key streets and squares in Tehran, the silent march to mark the second anniversary of the electoral coup, or the rebirth of the people's movement, attracted only some thousands of people, who were outnumbered by...

Tehran University's Islamic Association has published an open letter to the head of the country's judiciary demanding punishment for those involved in a violent raid on university dormitories two years ago -RFE

Oil consumption in Armenia will rise from 12 to estimated 22 thousand barrels daily, accoridng to Jalil Salari.

The Department of Homeland Security warns China's infrastructure - including military systems - may be vulnerable to hackers.

Thousands of special forces have been deployed in Tehran's streets, participating in the regime's "moral security plan" in which loose-fitting headscarves, tight overcoats and shortened trousers that expose skin will not be tolerated for women, while men are warned against glamorous hairstyles and wearing a necklace.

Drs. Kamiar and Arash Alaei, known for putting issues related to HIV/AIDS on Iran's national health care agenda, are winners of the 2011 Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights.

Demonstrators chant for the Assad regime's overthrow as marches take place in several cities. Syria braced for more bloodshed Friday as another day of mass anti-government protests got underway following weekly prayers across the country.

A commemoration service for Reza Hoda Saber, the jailed Iranian journalist who died of a massive heart attack 10 days into a hunger strike, was held under strict security measures in Tehran.