Tag: Middle East

Etisalat has filed a lawsuit against South Africa’s MTN over its acquisition of Nigerian CDMA operator Visafone, noting fears that the target's 800MHz spectrum would unfairly ...

Ooredoo Myanmar has secured US$300m in funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand its 34 mobile network. The two ...

Global digital media services company RR Media rebranded from RRsat in September 2014 to reflect its broader portfolio, following years of buying ...

Altice has named Nora Melhli as head of original creation and non-linear content, including subscription on demand video service (SVOD) Zive, across all ...

Saudi Telecom (STC) has increased its shareholding in Viva Kuwait from 26% to 51.8%, despite its US$3.30 per share offer not being recommended ...

Batelco has received non-binding offers for its Jordanian subsidiary, Umniah, which could be worth up to US$600m. Batelco (BSE:BATELCO) has received non-binding offers ...

Ooredoo Oman has signed financings worth OR68m (US$177m), days after incumbent Omantel launched a US$130m sukuk. Ooredoo Oman (MSM:OOREDOO) has signed three ...

Omantel has launched a planned OR50m ($130m) five-year sukuk, with subscriptions open until 26 January. Omantel (MSM:OTL) has launched a planned OR50m ($130m) five-year sukuk, with ...

The Lebanese telecoms ministry has extended Zain and Orascom’s respective contracts to manage local mobile operators Touch and Alfa for another month, amid ongoing political uncertainty. The ...

Hani El-Kukhun has resigned as the COO of Ooredoo Kuwait citing personal reasons, the company announced in a local filing. Since October, the ...