UAE Telco Du Q4 Net Profit Falls 10%

The firm made a net profit of Dhs512.7 million in the last quarter of 2014, down from Dhs570.3 million in the year-earlier period.

Etisalat’s Egypt Unit Signs $120m Loan

HSBC and National Bank of Abu Dhabi, will each provide $60 million each to Etisalat Misr.

Bahrain’s Batelco Q4 Net Profit Rises 22%

The former monopoly has now posted rising profits in four of the past six quarters.

Omantel Says Board Proposes Paying Cash Dividend Of 75%

The proposed cash amount, for which no timeframe was given but which is in line with what the company paid for the second half of 2013.

Omantel Q4 Net Profit Falls 11%

The former monopoly made a net profit of 26.5 million rials ($68.8 million) in the last quarter of 2014.

Saudi Mobily’s Acting CEO Says To Stay At Least Until March-End

Okandan, who is also CFO of Mobily’s biggest shareholder, UAE-based Etisalat, took temporary charge in late November.

Pakistan Seeks Settlement With Etisalat In $800m Dispute

An Etisalat-led consortium in 2005 bought a $2.6 billion stake in Pakistan Telecommunication Co but withheld $800 million because of some incomplete deal terms.

Kuwait’s Zain Q4 Net Profit Drops 35%, Misses Estimates

The former monopoly, which operates in eight countries in the MEA, made a net profit of KD33 million in the three months to Dec. 31.

Kuwaiti Telecom Group Zain May Sell Transmitter Towers

A source familiar with the matter said that Citigroup had been hired to look into options for Zain’s towers.

Zain Saudi Gets Regulator Nod For Second Capital Cut

The company has yet to make a quarterly profit since launching service in 2008.

Kuwait’s Zain Says Iraq Court Rejects $4.5bn Claim Against Firm

Unnamed claimants filed a lawsuit against Zain over its 2007 acquisition of an Iraqi telecom operator.

Saudi Firm Mobily Rings Up Surprise Loss

Mobily made a net loss of SAR2.28 billion ($607.1 million) in the last quarter of 2014.

Zain Saudi Q4 Net Loss Narrows, Beats Forecasts

The company has yet to make a quarterly profit since launching services in 2008.

UAE Appoints Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri As TRA’s Director General

Al Mansouri was previously director general of the UAE mGovernment and the deputy director general of the TRA.

Saudi Telecom Appoints Khalid Bin Hussain Biyari As CEO

Biyari’s current roles include senior vice president for technology and operations, and vice chairman of affiliate Viva Kuwait.

Saudi Telecom Posts 32.6% Q4 Net Profit Slump, Raises Dividend

The firm made a net profit of SAR2.44 billion ($649.8 million) in the last quarter of 2014.

Ooredoo Kuwait Says Wins Court Appeal Against $125m Fine

The ministry fined Ooredoo Kuwait, claiming that it had been unlawfully using government network infrastructure since 1999,

Bahraini Telco Viva Eyes Data Growth As Per-User Call Income Falls

Voice calls accounted for 64 per cent of the operators’ revenues in 2013, data was 18 per cent, text messaging four per cent and subscription payments 14 per cent in Bahrain.

Qatar To See Boost In Mobile Internet Speeds As Ooredoo Launches 4G+

The network will deliver speeds of up to 225 Mbps, nearly double the average 4G speed in certain parts of Doha.

Zain Saudi Rejects Mobily’s $586m Claim

The operator said it owed Mobily only SAR13 million.

Saudi Telco Mobily Says Seeks Arbitration On Money Owed By Zain Saudi

Zain Saudi owed Mobily SAR2.2 billion as of Nov. 30, 2013, a statement said.

Vodafone Qatar Scraps Bid For Broadband Firm

In October, Vodafone Qatar announced it had reached a non-binding agreement to buy QNBN.

Bahrain’s Batelco Hires Citigroup To Sell Jordan Unit

The Bahraini telecom operator paid $416.2 million for a 96 per cent stake in Umniah in 2006.

Saudi’s Mobily Suspends CEO After Earnings Debacle

Errors in Mobily’s accounting led the company to restate 18 months of previously-announced earnings, wiping out $381 million of prior profits.

Zain Iraq Says To Launch 3G Mobile Services By Jan 2015

Zain and its rival Asiacell had baulked at government demands to pay $307 million for 3G spectrum for seven to eight years remaining on their $1.25 billion mobile licences awarded in 2007.

Omantel Q3 Net Profit Rises 3.1%, Meets Estimates

The company made a net profit of OMR30 million ($77.9 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, up from OMR29.1 million in the year-earlier period.

WhatsApp, Viber Do Not Hurt Revenues – Ooredoo Oman CEO

The new OTT players have helped the telecoms provider boost revenues from data usage, says the CEO.

Saudi’s Mobily Scraps Q3 Dividend After Earnings Error

The move comes after the telecommunications firm posted a shock third-quarter profit drop last week due to the accounting issues.

Stock News: Saudi Mobily Shares Plunge For 3rd Day Since Earnings Shock

Mobily’s latest drop takes the stock’s losses to 27 per cent since resuming trading on Tuesday.

Etisalat Says Has Confidence In Saudi Affiliate Mobily

Mobily announced it had cut profits for 2013 and the first half of 2014 by a combined SAR1.43 billion because of accounting errors.