Zain Group has announced the appointment of Mr Emad Makiya as the Chief Executive Officer of Zain Iraq, effective June 15, 2010. He is replacing the Group's Chief Executive, Mr Nabeel Bin Salamah who took direct management of the subsidiary in April. The then CEO, Mr Ali Al Dahwi was removed from the post without […]
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Mid East Mobile Users spend $20 a Month on calls
The Middle East region is one of the most dynamic mobile markets in the world with a 23% increase in subscriber base and 12% increase in revenues in 2009 according to the latest market analysis from Dataxis Intelligence. It also has one of the highest mobile revenue per user per month (Arpu) with an average […]
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Building and Reconstruction Award to Minister of Communications
The Observer Foundation has honoured the Minister of Communication, Eng Farouk Abdel Qader Abdel-Rahman, with a building and reconstruction award for outstanding efforts made to obtain the fourth mobile phone license. Abdul Rahman was praised during ceremony for the prominent role the ministry played to get this license. As a result advanced and modern services […]
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Asiacell at 7th Media Telecommunications Conference
Asiacell, one of the largest private Iraqi companies and the first mobile telecommunications company to provide coverage for all of Iraq, announced its participation in and sponsorship of the 7th annual Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference that was held under the patronage of Her Highness Princess Sumaya Bint Al Hassan on the 7th and 8th […]
Etisalat Eyes Acquisitions in Syria, Iraq
Dubai Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, or Etisalat, is in a three-pronged expansion plan as it eyes new acquisitions in Syria, Iraq and an increased presence in India. "The Iraqi government announced it would issue a fourth licence and we expressed our interest," Etisalat chairman Mohammad Omran said yesterday. "The [Syria] government has announced that it would […]
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Motorola Signs Zain Deal
Kuwait's Zain has signed a services management agreement with Motorola. Under the three-year contract, Motorola will operate and manage the Kuwaiti telecoms 3G network as well as handle the design, planning, support and optimisation. The two firms also have existing contracts in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Jordan for several different technologies, network domains and […]
Media Regulator Calls for Greater Press Freedom
The head of Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) Dr Burhan Al-Shawi, has announced plans to hold a major conference in partnership with the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council as part of efforts to abolish laws that are incompatible with press freedoms. An independent authority that is solely responsible for licensing and regulating telecommunications and media […]
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4th Cell Phone License Approved
The Iraqi Council of Ministers has decided to grant a license to the 4th mobile phone provider in Iraq. “The decision comes in order to activate the communication sector in Iraq, and to provide better cell phone service to the Iraqi people,” Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh, the official spokesperson of the Iraqi government, said on Sunday […]
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Free Hotline for Child Rescue in Kurdistan
As part of its agreement with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in the Iraqi region of Kurdistan, Asiacell, the large private Iraqi company announced the launch of the first free hotline for the Children's Rescue Center in coordination with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in an effort to aid abused children in the […]
Foreign Reporters Rap Kurdish Authorities over Press Freedom
Eighteen foreign correspondents who have long covered Iraqi Kurdistan sharply criticised the region's government on Sunday over a deterioration in the work conditions of Kurdish reporters. In an open letter to the president of the autonomous region Massud Barzani and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, himself a Kurd, they pointed to the so far unsolved murder […]
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Italians get Important Role in E-government Project
The General Manager of the Department of External Relations and Information, Ministry of Communications Ms. Khairiya al-Musawi, met second secretary Francisco Fidel from the Italian Embassy, to discuss cooperation between the two countries in the area of e-government . They also discussed the possibility of cooperation in training in Information and External Relations, to take […]
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Protection for Journalists Needed - USJ
The Union of Syrian Journalists (USJ) called on journalists' international organisations and UN affiliated bodies to provide '' needed protection for journalists in Palestine, and Iraq'', who are subjugated to ''the ugliest circumstances due to the occupation''. In a Communiqué issued by USJ here Monday, marking the International Day for Press and Arab Press Festival, […]