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Russia moves to block LinkedIn network

  Moscow / AFP Russia’s state communications watchdog said on Thursday it had ordered internet providers to block the LinkedIn professional networking site after a court ruled it was breaching a law on storing users’ data. “The social networking site LinkedIn has been added to a register of violators… and submitted for blocking by internet operators,” the Roskomnadzor watchdog said ...

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Iran weighs wheat export

  Reuters Iran aims to ramp up wheat exports to clear a hefty surplus supported by a government self-sufficiency drive, but may continue to import some wheat to meet the quality requirements of local millers, an industry group said. The government has prioritised wheat — a heavily consumed staple in Iran — in domestic grain production in the face of ...

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Norway’s DNO signs Iran oil field deal

  Reuters Norwegian oil and gas company DNO is to study the development of an oil field in Iran, becoming the second western company after France’s Total to sign an energy deal in the country since the lifting of sanctions. DNO said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to conduct a study ...

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