New CEO for Zain Iraq

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ministry Minimizes Farming Shortfall

The Iraqi Agriculture Ministry has been able to minimize the farming shortfall, said a high ranking official from the ministry. “This was achieved by prohibiting the import of some agricultural products,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Wednesday. He noted that governmental financial support to farmers has boosted agricultural production in Iraq. ( […]

Iraq Receives $440m Loan from IMF

The Iraqi Finance Ministry has received $440 million as a loan from the International Monetary Fund “The loan is processed according to an agreement between the two sides through which Iraq should get an amount of $3.6 billion in total from the International Fund Monetary,” the Iraqi ministry said in a release on Wednesday received […]

Turks Seek Projects in Karbala

A delegation representing two Turkish companies expressed readiness to implement health and housing projects in Karbala, the head of the Karbala council said on Tuesday. “The Turkish delegation presented housing and health proposals to be implemented in Karbala, including the establishment of two specialized hospitals,” Mohammad al-Moussawi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The local government […]

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 […]