Saudi’s first women-only telecoms complex fails to attract vendors

The lack of activity at the complex comes despite wide media attention

Omantel ends talks with potential buyer of its WorldCall stake

Omantel took a 56.8 per cent stake in the Pakistani telecom operator in 2008

UAE telecom operator du posts 11.3% dip in Q2 net profit

The firm reported declining profits in the preceding six quarters

UAE telecom operator Etisalat Q2 profit rises 51%

Profit rose on foreign exchange gains and lower finance costs and royalties

Qatari telco Ooredoo Q2 profit up 16.4%

The operator’s profit was boosted by increasing customer numbers across the group

Saudi Telecom Company turns to millennials for growth

The former monopoly is hoping its new brand will give it an edge in Saudi Arabia’s booming youth market

1,000+ mobile shops closed after violating Saudisation rules

Inspections will continue until a 100 per cent Saudisation deadline on September 2

UAE’s Etisalat launches voice-over-LTE services

The service is expected to improve the quality of voice and video calls

Saudi’s first female only telecoms complex planned

The move comes as the kingdom looks to fully nationalise the telecoms sector later this year

Qatar’s Ooredoo mandates banks for US dollar bond issue

The bond is expected to be launched after investor roadshows in US, Asia, the Middle East and Europe

Nationalisation drive sees 50% of Saudi mobile shops up for sale

Companies in the industry must ensure half of their workforce is Saudi by Ramadan and 100 per cent by early September

Etisalat, du ordered to cap mobile data bundles

The UAE’s telecoms regulator said the move aims to protect consumers from ‘bill shocks’

‘Difficult year’ expected for Middle East mobile industry after Q1 slide

Mobile phone shipments suffered their worst quarter-on-quarter decline on record in Q1

Vodafone Qatar to cut staff as losses widen; chairman quits

The telecom operator plans to cut its workforce by 10 per cent

Telco Vodafone Qatar cuts 50 staff, trims allowances

The company has yet to turn a profit after breaking Ooredoo’s monopoly in in 2009

Qatar telecoms company Ooredoo see 75% jump in Q1 profit

Ooredoo Kuwait already reported a 356 per cent rise in first-quarter profit

Ooredoo Kuwait reports surge in Q1 net profit

Telecommunications operator reports a rise of more than 350 per cent, hitting $33.84m in the first quarter of 2016

Etisalat lays off over 800 expats in the last two years

​The company also hired over 650 people during the same time period

Snapchat voice and video calling blocked in UAE

The VoIP service is the latest to be blocked in the country

UAE telecom regulator instructs Etisalat, du to cut GCC roaming rates by 42%

The direction is in line with a GCC-wide move to reduce roaming tariffs

UAE telecom regulator instructs Etisalat, du to cut GCC roaming rates by 42%

The new unified rates are expected to help mobile phone users save up to $1.13bn

Dubai Lynx 2016: Impact BBDO named Agency of the Year

J. Walter Thompson MEA crowned Network of the Year while UM MENA takes the media prize

Etisalat CEO resigns; company posts 6.7% drop in 2015 net profit

Ahmad Julfar has resigned for personal reasons, the telecom operator said

Saudi mobile industry required to employ 100% Saudis in six months

New initiative aims to create jobs for nationals

Middle East economic slowdown hits mobile handset sales

Mobile sales grew just 1 per cent in Q4 2015, IDC said.

Why telecoms is an opportunity for growth in Qatar

Telecommunications and information technology can transform Qatar, writes Waleed Al Sayed

Samsung Gulf confident of Galaxy S7 sales despite economic headwinds

The S7 and S7 Edge will be available in the GCC later this month.

Ooredoo loses 1.5m Iraqi customers, profit flat

Despite the loss, the company’s global customer base was up 9 per cent.

UAE operator du has no immediate plans to raise foreign ownership limit

Chairman confirms that du can exercise the right if required

UAE’s du could be next company to increase foreign ownership limit

Chief executive Osman Sultan reportedly said the company remained open to the measure