Kuwait

On the back of our announcement last week regarding Qtel's interest in acquiring a 51% stake in Kuwait's No2 mobile operator Wataniya, it has since been announced that the Qatari... 2007-03-05

A substantial 51% stake in Kuwait's No2 mobile operator Wataniya could be up for sale, after a group of investors led by investment firm Kuwait Projects (KIPCO) announced that... 2007-02-27

MTC, the Kuwait-based mobile operating giant has reported record 2006 net profits of KWD305.3mn (US$1.051bn), up by 65% y-o-y, with revenues of KWD1.210bn (US$4.167bn), up by 109%... 2007-02-20

Jordanian mobile operator Fastlink , which is owned by Kuwait's MTC Group has plans to invest around JOD32mn in 2007, with the aim of developing its network and launching new... 2007-01-19

Umniah Mobile Communications (UMC), the Jordanian mobile operator owned by Bahrain's Batelco has won a 3.5GHz broadband fixed wireless access (BFWA) licence from the Telecommunications... 2006-12-21

Jordan Telecom is planning to acquire a 50% stake in Bahrain-based fixed-line operator Lightspeed Communications in 2007, according to its Chairman Shabib Ammari. This marks the first... 2006-11-01

According to ITU's most recently released figures, there were 510,000 fixed-line users in the market, up by 2.6% y-o-y, against annual growth of 2.5% in 2004. This was in line with... 2006-10-26

According to local press reports, Kuwait-based Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) is preparing to take its first tentative steps outside of its Middle East and African (MEA)... 2006-09-29

The Jordanian government is to sell its 41.5% stake in Jordan Telecom at a cost of JOD515mn. The announcement marks part of the country's liberalisation policies, and follows the... 2006-06-28

Bahrain's leading telecoms operator Batelco has further demonstrated its commitment to the Jordanian market, in which it offers fixed-line services under the brand name Batelco Jordan... 2006-06-26