Microsoft: Iran unit behind Charlie Hebdo hack-and-leak operation

After the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo launched a cartoon contest mocking Iran's ruling cleric, a state-backed Iranian cyber unit responded with a hack-and-leak campaign designed to instill fear with the alleged theft of a large subscriber database, according to Microsoft security ...

Iran Urges the US Congress to Make a Statement and Stand by it

US Congress was urged by Iran on Wednesday that they should issue a “political statement” which would reinforce the commitment of Washington to staying in agreement with the Vienna talks about restoring the 2015 nuclear deal.

Tehran sanctions were offered a relief in this ac...

TURKEY IS FURIOUS AFTER A FRENCH MAGAZINE MOCKS THE TURKISH PRESIDENT BY ITS CARTOONS

Highlights:

• Turkey is furious after the magazine ‘Charlie Hebdo’ mocks the president of Turkey with its cartoons
• Turkey has given the threat that it will sue the French magazine Charlie Hebdo by giving an official statement

Iranian Central Bank Governor Claims Economy Overcoming Recession

Abdolnaser Hemmati, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), has said that despite some efforts been made to present a negative image of Iran’s economic future, CBI data proved that the economy had a relative stability and it was overcoming recession. Hemmati believes that Iranian ec...

Sales of retail driven high due to discounts and online spending in December

Over the month of December, there was an increase in the high street spending by 0.7 percent, as per the most recent monthly High Street Sales Tracker of BDO.

In particular, the week prior to Christmas was a busy period for the retailers, as there was an increase in in-store sales by 8....

Tech startup Limeade IPO in Australia

Australia is preferred as an initial public offering destination by U.S companies. With many U.S tech startups listed Initial Public Offerings on the ASX.  Numerous U.S firms are on the look out to raise funds. A stated by consulting firm BDO.

To consider a company for IPO as an in...

Leftover food left out for too long can cause food poisoning, CDC says

As per the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, leaving the cooked food out for long can cause food poisoning. 

At room temperature, the bacteria Clostridium perfringens grows in the cooked food. For food poisoning, it is the second most common cause. The ma...

UAE top amongst leading donor countries for Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan

UAE is one of the leading donor countries who have contributed to the UN’s Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan. According to the released data by the United Nation’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Arab Emirates contributed around $195 million towards the Yemen Humani...