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 […]
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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 […]
Tags: Cell phone, Telecoms/Comms
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 […]
Tags: Telecoms/Comms
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, […]
Asiacell Launches Its 'Bawe3 Zaen' Campaign
29 April 2010 - AME Info Showcasing its unique and competitive standing in the Iraqi telecom market, Asiacell - the largest private Iraqi company and the first and only mobile telecommunications company to provide coverage for all of Iraq - announced the launch of its new 'Bawe3 Zaen' campaign, which highlights the distinctive privileges that Asiacell […]
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Skype Eyes Strong Growth In Mideast, Africa
Voice-over-internet phone provider Skype is eyeing strong growth in the Middle East, a region with a young population and rising internet penetration, the group's regional head said Tuesday. Rouzbeh Pasha, the regional head of the Luxembourg-based company for the Middle East and Africa said the group, which offers free internet phone calls, is to open […]
Tags: Internet, Telecoms/Comms
First Fiber Optic Internet Service for US in Iraq
SniperHill Internet Services, LLC became the first fiber optic Internet provider for US Armed Forces serving in Iraq, it was announced today. High-speed fiber optic-based Internet virtually did not exist in Iraq. With an obsolete war-ravaged telecommunications infrastructure, most users rely upon slow and outdated, personal-rigged satellite systems for Internet communications. "We're thrilled to bring […]
Tags: Telecoms/Comms
Qtel Q1 Profit More Than Doubles
Qatar Telecommunications Co QTEL.QA (Qtel) announced on Wednesday that it more than doubled its first-quarter net profit, beating analysts' expectations. They posted a first quarter net profit of 1.2 billion riyals ($329.8 million), compared with 593.7 million riyals a year-ago. Analysts polled by Reuters expected a first quarter net profit of 644.7 million riyals.[nLDE63A03Y] Expected […]
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Kurdistan Press Syndicate Honors Aswat al-Iraq’s Editor-in-chief
The Kurdistan press syndicate held on Wednesday a celebration on Kurdistan Press Day to honor 12 media men, who work for Iraqi, Arab and foreign agencies, including Aswat al-Iraq news agency editor-in-chief, Zuhair al-Jazaeri. The celebration, which was held in the Media hall in Arbil, was attended by Culture Minister Kawah Mahmoud and President of […]
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