France's Orange telecom group sees huge growth in Iraq
France's Orange SA expects rapid customer and revenue growth in Iraq, where it holds a 20 percent stake in mobile...
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Airport IT investment set to reach $6 billion
The world's airports are increasing their investment in information technology (IT) to approximately $6 billion in 2013, according to the...
Dubai’s second satellite to be launched on November 21
DubaiSat 2, UAE’s second earth-imaging satellite, will blast off from the Yasny launch base in Russia on November 21, a...
Mobile app brings e-learning to Lebanon
A new mobile application has given Lebanese children a good reason for asking mom and dad for a tablet computer...
Iraq to reduce Internet service fee by 35%
The Iraqi government said it would lower Internet service fees in all Iraqi cities by 35% and would bind government...
Iraq’s mobile phone subscribers cross 27 million
Mobile phone subscriber numbers jumped from 20,000 in 2002 to 27 million in 2012 in Iraq, said a recent survey....
Looking for growth in Oman’s telecom sector
The announcement that the state will sell more than a quarter of its holdings in Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) could...
e-learning grows in Saudi Arabia
As Saudi Arabia realises its long-term goals of improving literacy and school attendance rates, embedding e-learning in Saudi schools and...
Saudi e-commerce to reach $13.3 billion annually
A senior Saudi Post (SP) official said that the volume of electronic commercial dealings in the Kingdom would reach SR50...
Dubai invests in online government services
The government in Dubai has launched a new online public services initiative, designed to make access easier and faster. Known...
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