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Finland firm wins Iran pelletizing project

ECONOMY

Finland firm wins Iran pelletizing project

The Finnish engineering group Outotec has won an order for design and delivery of technology and services for an iron ore pelletizing plant in Iran, the company has said.

Amnesty urges release of Sheikh Salman

PERSIAN GULF

Amnesty urges release of Sheikh Salman

Amnesty International refutes charges against Bahraini cleric Sheikh Ali Salman as groundless and calls for his immediate release.

UN must act on Turkey aggression: Syria

SYRIA

UN must act on Turkey aggression: Syria

Syria calls for a “prompt and decision” action from the international community to stop Turkish ‘aggression’ against the Arab country.

‘Hackers could be from within US’

INTERVIEWS

‘Hackers could be from within US’

A former Pentagon official says there is no clear proof showing that hackers were necessarily from China, adding they could be from within the US.

Tehran bourse has foreign investors agog

ECONOMY

Tehran bourse has foreign investors agog

Interest builds up in trade with Iran in anticipation of a nuclear deal, with British money managers preparing a major entry into the Tehran stock market.

US church turns blind eye on abuse

SOCIETY

US church turns blind eye on abuse

The archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis faces criminal charges for turning a blind eye to reports of child abuse by a priest for years.