Abu Dhabi’s Etisalat wants Nigerian debt deal before stake sale

Etisalat is due to meet with creditors in Nigeria on Tuesday or Wednesday to discuss the default

Kuwait’s Zain in final stages of selling towers

The company is awaiting approval from the telecommunications regulator

Saudi SIM card sales hit five year low

Biometric registration and large number of expats leaving the country have hit SIM sales

Etisalat Nigeria in talks over missed payments on $1.2bn loans

Etisalat said it missed payments due to an economic downturn in Nigeria

Qatar’s Ooredoo launches $2,000 a month broadband package

The 10Gbps service is available to “VIP” customers

UAE telecom operator du reveals government royalty fees for 2017 – 2021

The company will pay a royalty fee of 30 per cent on its annual profit

China’s Xiaomi launches new devices, plans flagship stores in Middle East

The company plans to launch standalone stores in the UAE’s premium shopping malls.

UAE sets 2017-2021 royalty fees for telecoms operator Etisalat

The company will pay the federal government a royalty fee amounting to 30 per cent of its profit

UAE telecom operator du targets $272m in savings by 2019

The company started a restructuring process in Q2 2016 that included some job cuts

Etisalat profit edges up on growing UAE revenues

Net profit attributable to equity holders climbed 1.9 per cent to Dhs8.42bn in 2016

What will Virgin Mobile’s entry mean for the UAE telecom market?

EITC, du’s holding company, has launched Virgin Mobile in the UAE

Saudi’s Mobily signs SAR7.9bn refinancing with banks

The murabaha facility will refinance a significant part of Mobily’s current debt

UAE telecom operator du has cut jobs -CEO

The company began the restructuring process in April/May last year

Du holding company to launch Virgin Mobile brand in UAE

Virgin Mobile will use EITC’s network and infrastructure in the same way that du does

Vodafone Qatar posts narrower Q3 loss

Vodafone Qatar has yet to make a quarterly net profit

Saudi Telecom to buy rival Atheeb’s mobile towers for SAR230m

STC said the purchase would be financed through “internal resources”

Saudi’s new fingerprint policy pushes Mobily into Q4 loss

Under new rules announced last year, all SIM cards issued in Saudi must be linked to a fingerprint record

Omani mobile operator Samatel announces termination of services

Samatel first launched services in 2010

Saudi telecom operator Mobily appoints new CEO

Ahmed Abdelsalam Abdelrahman will replace Ahmad Farroukh

Saudi body rules on insider trading in Mobily shares

Those found guilty face potential jail terms of between one and two years

Expats blamed for failings of Saudi mobile market Saudisation

Mobile shop owners report being undercut by illegal expat traders

Oman’s National Gas Company terminates CEO

Oman raises royalty payments for telecom firms

The government has hiked the fee from 7 per cent to 12 per cent of revenues

Etisalat, Saudi’s Mobily discuss new alliance after ending management deal

UAE telecom operator Etisalat owns 27.4 per cent of Mobily

Saudi telecom operator Mobily says agreement with Etisalat has ended

Mobily said its management agreement with Etisalat had expired on Friday

Zain Saudi in talks to sell mobile towers to TASC and ACWA

The company, 37 per cent-owned by Kuwait’s Zain Group, has been exploring the sale of its towers since as early as January 2015

Etisalat to offer free wifi in the UAE during National Day

Residents will be able to access the service in malls, cafes, beaches and parks

Another 1,000 Saudi mobile shops shut from Sept-Nov

Thousands of shops have been closed following the introduction of new Saudisation rules

Why Chinese phone makers are gaining traction in the Gulf

Cheaper products and improving reputations are helping Chinese smartphone manufacturers

Omantel to sell Pakistan WorldCall stake

Omantel took a 56.8 per cent stake in the diversified operator in 2008

Zain Saudi ordered to pay rival Mobily $58.5m

Zain Saudi said that it previously made provisions to cover the full amount awarded