(Olympics) N. Korean, Iranian athletes denied Samsung phone handout

as declared in Samsung Electronics has offered some 4,000 units of the Galaxy Note eight smartphone Olympic Edition to all athletes and International Olympic Committee officials visiting PyeongChang. The Galaxy Note eight smartphone is the latest flagship smartphone launched with Samsung, boasting the signature S Pen stylus and a dual-lens cam setup. The special edition comes with an Olympic-themed wallpaper, along with an app which provides specifics about the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The value tag of a 64-gigabyte Galaxy Note eight smartphone normally sits at around 1.09 mn beat (US$1,045) in South Korea. This picture launched with Samsung Electronics Co. on Jan. 17, 2018, shows the Galaxy Note eight smartphone Olympic Edition.

Iran fury over Samsung phone sanctions at Winter Olympics leads to diplomatic incident

"The IOC going to provide mobile phones to all athletes of all countries taking fraction at the Olympic Winter Games Pyeongchang 2018," an formal said. "Regarding Iran, we could Approve which all entrants going to be enable to of save the phones. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday gave an ultimatum to Samsung to overturn the decision immediately, telling he would too give up Utilizing his personal Samsung phone. Zarif, an active Twitter consumer on the device, is relatively common in Iran, mainly thanks to his role in securing the 2015 landmark nuclear deal. All nuclear-related sanctions were lifted on Iran in January 2016, however many businesses, involving main banks, continue err on the side of Warning because of existing sanctions relating to terrorism and human rights as well as the fear of sanctions returning.

Iran warns Samsung of 'repercussions' over Olympic phone snub

referring to Tehran — Iran warned South Korea's electronics giant Samsung of "repercussions" on Thursday after its delegation to the Winter Olympics was excluded from a hand-out of free, top-of-the-range smartphones to participants. It told the ministry lodged "a powerful protest" over Samsung's "dishonest conduct which is contrary to the spirit of the Olympic Games". The ambassador was warned which "if Samsung doesn't make its excuses ... this affair going to have powerful repercussions on commercial relations among the Samsung Group and the Islamic Republic of Iran". Most international sanctions on Iran have been lifted under a 2015 nuclear accord among world powers and Tehran, although curbs remember on the transfer of arms and technology. Iran, where Samsung has a powerful presence on the high street, has sent 4 athletes to the Games in Pyeongchang.

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