Technology

Turkey’s Telecommunications Directorate (TİB) has been granted the authority to monitor Internet users and block websites and their content without court permission, according to a new proposal made by the ruling party late Sept. 8.

Another Macedonian citizen reportedly dies in Middle East

SKOPJE -- A 23-year-old Macedonian citizen identified as Dzelal S. has died in the war in Syria, according to reports.

His photograph has been posted on social networks along with a caption reading that he died "a shaheed."

Two Bulgarian nationals have been arrested in Peru for credit card cloning and skimming.

29-year-old Ivan Rangelov and 32-year-old Svetoslav Sariev were detained in a suburb of the Peruvian capital. During the police raid on their home, a total of 15 credit cards and other devices were found, BGNES reports.

A 27-year-old man was to face a prosecutor on Monday after he allegedly admitted to posting messages threatening firefighters and police officers in the prefecture of Ilia, in the Peloponnese, on the social networking website Facebook.

It has been four years since Apple introduced a completely new gadget and the pressure is on for the world’s largest tech company to wow at its “special event” in Cupertino, California, Sept. 9.

Major Saint Petersburg tour operator Solvex-Tourne has suspended activities as of Monday, Russia's Union of Tourism Industry reported, as cited by Russian media outlets.

Some 9,000 clients of the company are abroad now, as most of them are staying in Greece and Bulgaria. About 8,500 clients have paid for their tours in 2013.

Bulgaria continues to be at the bottom at the EU ranking by research & development expenditure, registering R&D spending of 0.26% of GDP in 2013, compared to an EU average of 0.7% of GDP.

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Romania has to consolidate its energy security, as 'the true battle against Russia will be fought with energy, not with conventional weapons,' Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Monday.

President Hassan Rouhani re-entered Iran's feverish debate on Internet censorship and gender segregation Sept. 7, saying neither policy was in the country's interest.
      
Rouhani was elected last year having pledged to be more moderate on social issues after his conservative predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's eight-year tenure, but he has encountered resistance.
      

Turkish technology giant Vestel has revealed its long-awaited domestically-produced new smartphone, “Venus.”