Showing posts with label Middle East. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Middle East. Show all posts

Thursday, October 13, 2011

RIM recovers, BlackBerry services coming back online

RIM recovers, BlackBerry services coming back online:


Well, that was quick. Mere hours after holding a press conference stating that it didn't know when BlackBerry users would have their BBM, internet, and email working again, services have begun to come back online. Apparently email is up across the globe, as is BBM. Web browsing, however, continues to be "temporarily" unavailable to those on EMEIA networks in Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa and Latin America. There is of course a considerable backlog of messages to get through, but the good news is that all the BlackBerry bits and bytes are flowing freely once again. Hit the source link to get the info straight from the horse's mouth.
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Monday, October 10, 2011

Actress Sentenced To 90 Lashes For Starring In Film Critical Of Iran [Video]

Actress Sentenced To 90 Lashes For Starring In Film Critical Of Iran [Video]:

In 2008, Marzieh Vafamehr filmed My Tehran For Sale, an Australian film about an actress whose work is banned in Iran. Now Iranian officials have shown just how accurate the film's criticisms are by banning the movie, arresting Vafamehr, and sentencing her to a year in jail and 90 lashes for participating in the project. More »







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