Middle East
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Veon has taken a step closer to relocating its group headquarters from Amsterdam to the United Arab Emirates after it received a commercial licence for its new office. -
stc inaugurated two digital infrastructure projects in Bahrain to expand connectivity in the region.
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Mobily and Telecom Egypt have partnered to launch a submarine cable linking Saudi Arabia and Egypt via the Red Sea to expand connectivity in the region.
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A recent joint cybersecurity advisory issued by the FBI, CISA, NSA, and other U.S. agencies highlights a growing threat posed by Iranian cyber actors targeting critical infrastructure sectors.
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Dutch telecom operator Veon is moving its group headquarters out of its native home of Amsterdam to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Shrem Group has acquired a 10% stake in messaging and voice API firm Route Mobile for $23 million.
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Turknet has connected its network to DE-CIX Istanbul to cope with the flow of its growing international data traffic.
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News Corporation-backed Iflix has concluded a deal to deliver streaming TV and movies to Zain customers in the Middle East and Africa.
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A Kuwait-based company, Agility, is complaining that the government of Iraq has “indirectly confiscated” its 54% stake in Korek, an Iraqi operator in which Orange has a 44% stake.
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Mobile satellite services (MSS) operator Thuraya Telecommunications has today announced that it has opened offices in the US, bringing the provider closer to key partners, commercial customers and investors.
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Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has struck a deal to buy mobile towers from Atheeb Telecommunication for $61 million.
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Intelsat’s new Epic satellite, the Intelsat 33e, has completed in-orbit testing and has now gone live.
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Ian Dench, who was group chief commercial officer at Ooredoo, has become CEO of the company’s Oman operation.
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Abdulaziz Salem Al-Ruwais, governor of the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) in Saudi Arabia, has reportedly said spending on the Kingdom’s telecom sector should grow to SR138 billion ($36.8bn) this year.
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Djibouti Telecom is to invest in GoTo Networks’ new subsea cable linking the Australian city of Perth and Djibouti at the southern end of the Red Sea.
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Iran is set to be granted a licence to launch mobile services in Syria, according to reports.
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Mobile operator Samatel has abandoned its operations in Oman, terminating mobile services in the Sultanate from 14 January 2017.
