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SingTel may back Bharti, Zain deal

Bharti Airtel's $9bn acquisition of Kuwait-based Zain's African assets may receive financial... Read full article »
Kuwait: Sunday, March 14 - 2010 at 12:12

Skype says it is open to talks over UAE ban

Josh Silverman, chief executive of global VoIP service provider, Skype has said the firm is open... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, March 13 - 2010 at 11:33

Moody's places Qtel ratings under review

Moody's Investors Service has said it has placed the ratings for Qtel under review, following... Read full article »
Qatar: Thursday, March 11 - 2010 at 12:14

Viva Kuwait extends roaming to 176 countries

Kuwait's telecoms service provider Viva has announced it will extend its roaming coverage to a... Read full article »
Kuwait: Wednesday, March 10 - 2010 at 11:28

Orascom Telecom's tax appeal rejected by Algeria

Orascom Telecom has said its appeal against claims its Algerian unit, Djezzy owed back taxes and... Read full article »
Middle East: Tuesday, March 09 - 2010 at 11:25

Qatar Telecom '09 profit rises 21%

Qatar Telecom posted a 21% jump in full-year profit as it added new customers and expanded... Read full article »
Qatar: Monday, March 08 - 2010 at 12:01

Sawiris to cede control of Orascom

Naguib Sawiris is preparing to cede control of Egypt's Orascom Telecom, the international mobile... Read full article »
Egypt: Sunday, March 07 - 2010 at 12:53

RIM looks into Saudi report on BlackBerry service

Canadian wireless device manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has said it is investigating... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Saturday, March 06 - 2010 at 12:32

Egypt may sell stakes in Telecom Egypt in two years

Egypt's communications minister, Tarek Kamel has said the country may sell a 'sizable' stake in... Read full article »
Egypt: Saturday, March 06 - 2010 at 12:09

STC launches Bahrain unit

The Saudi Telecom Co (STC) has launched the operations of its Bahraini unit, Viva Bahrain, Arab... Read full article »
Bahrain: Thursday, March 04 - 2010 at 12:44

Skype releases Nokia smartphone programme

Skype and Nokia have jointly announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia... Read full article »
Middle East: Thursday, March 04 - 2010 at 12:41

Saudi telecom sector in 'privileged position

A new report by Shuaa Capital predicts that more residents in Saudi Arabia will sign up to... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Wednesday, March 03 - 2010 at 13:36

Kuwait to investigate trading of Zain stock

The Kuwait Stock Exchange plans to investigate a report submitted by its general manager on '... Read full article »
Kuwait: Tuesday, March 02 - 2010 at 12:34

UAE issues third telecom licence

The UAE has given a third telecom company a licence to operate in the country, Emirates Business... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, March 01 - 2010 at 13:28

Zain Saudi Arabia users top 6 million

Zain Saudi Arabia has exceeded 6 million active subscribers, the state-run Saudi Press Agency has... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Monday, March 01 - 2010 at 12:30