Featured Telecom Egypt to provide mobile services abroad at year-end: minister Amwal Al Ghad English Jun 2, 2018 0 State-owned landline monopoly Telecom Egypt will provide mobile phone services in a foreign country at the end of…
Industry & Trade Gold miner Centamin to pay $137 mln to Egypt’s EMRA in 2018 Yomna Yasser Jan 8, 2018 0 Centamin, operator of Egypt's only commercial gold mine, is targeting to pay some $137 million to the Egyptian…
Financial Institutions Bitcoin blasts to new all-time high of $6,450 Yomna Yasser Nov 2, 2017 0 Bitcoin climbed to a new all-time high of $6,450 on Wednesday, boosted by bets the cryptocurrency could enter the…
Financial Institutions Global largest payments network operator Visa posts 11% up in Q4 profit Yomna Yasser Oct 25, 2017 0 Visa Inc, the world’s largest payments network operator, reported Wednesday an 11 percent increase in its…
Industry & Trade EBRD finances 300 MW in Egypt’s Benban solar power plant flagship Yomna Yasser Oct 23, 2017 0 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), together with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Islamic…
Industry & Trade Japan’s Mitsubishi, U.S. partner to invest $1.8 billion in data centres: media Yomna Yasser Oct 21, 2017 0 Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp (8058.T) plans to set up a joint venture with U.S. data centre operator…
Tech news Etisalat Misr, Ericsson sign four-year contract to expand core network and BSS Yomna Yasser Oct 16, 2017 0 Etisalat Misr, Egypt's leading mobile telecom provider, has signed a four-year contract with Ericsson to modernize…
Tech news Orange Egypt says experimental networking of 4G service continuing Noha Gad Jan 23, 2017 0 Orange Egypt, the country's second-largest mobile operator, announced on Sunday it will be ready to launch the new…
Tech news Facebook to head off tougher regulation in Germany nada nasser Jan 17, 2017 0 Facebook is stepping up efforts to head off tougher regulation by Germany, a fierce critic of the social media…
International News John Kerry finds Vietnam War site where he killed a man nada nasser Jan 15, 2017 0 The outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry has visited the place in the Mekong Delta where he was ambushed…
Tech news Orange, Vodafone referred to Egypt’s prosecution over 4G ads Noha Gad Jan 4, 2017 0 Egypt's Consumers Protection Agency referred on Tuesday the mobile service companies of Orange and Vodafone to…
Industry & Trade Egypt Cabinet approves agreement to apply Agadir authorized economic operator nada nasser Nov 3, 2016 0 Egyptian government approved Wednesday an agreement on the recognition of the Agadir authorized economic operator…
World Australian shares lead broad losses across Asia; Ardent Leisure tumbles 15% Yomna Yasser Oct 26, 2016 0 Australian shares led widespread losses in Asia-Pacific on Wednesday, with shares of Ardent Leisure, operator of…
Industry & Trade Alstom says wins $2 billion U.S. train deal Noha Gad Aug 27, 2016 0 French transport group Alstom (ALSO.PA) said on Friday it had signed a 1.8 billion euro ($2 billion) deal to design…
Tech news Egypt welcomes Kuwaiti Zain investment; Prime Minister says Ghada Ismail Jul 21, 2016 0 Egypt will welcome interest in the country’s telecoms industry by Kuwaiti mobile operator Zain, Egyptian Prime…
Tech news Kuwait’s Zain to meet Egyptian minister over 4G license today Ghada Ismail Jul 20, 2016 0 Officials from Kuwaiti mobile operator Zain are to meet Egypt's telecommunications minister on Wednesday to…
Tech news Kuwaiti’s Zain shows interest to obtain Egypt 4G licence -ministry official Ghada Ismail Jul 17, 2016 0 Kuwaiti mobile operator Zain has expressed willingness to apply ifor a fourth-generation licence in Egypt, a…
Tech news Poland’s No.2 telecom Netia says suffered cyber attack Ghada Ismail Jul 9, 2016 0 Poland's No. 2 telecoms operator Netia came under attack from hackers who may have stolen the data of some of its…
Tech news Line Corp plans dual Tokyo, New York IPO Ghada Ismail Jun 11, 2016 0 Line Corp on Friday said it plans to list shares in Tokyo and New York next month through an initial public…
Tech news Etisalat Misr: Q1 revenues hit 2.8bn Egyptian pounds Ghada Ismail Apr 27, 2016 0 The Egyptian unit of the UAE mobile operator Etisalat has posted first quarter revenues worth of 2.8 billion…
Tech news EE plans to improve 4G and relocate customer services Ghada Ismail Apr 26, 2016 0 Mobile phone operator EE is aiming to bring 4G to 95% of the UK landmass by 2020 as well as relocating its customer…
Tech news Orange acquires 100% of the Liberian mobile operator Cellcom Ghada Ismail Apr 9, 2016 0 Orange announced today that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of Cellcom, Liberia's leading mobile operator,…
Tech news Crown Castle acquires Tower Development Corp for $461 million Ghada Ismail Apr 9, 2016 0 Telecom tower operator Crown Castle International Corp said it bought Berkshire Partners-owned Tower…
International News 15 killed, 55 injured in Maelbeek metro station blast: metro operator Noha Gad Mar 22, 2016 0 The Brussels metro operator STIB-MIVB has confirmed 15 people were killed and 55 injured in the blast at Maelbeek…
Industry & Trade Italy’s tour operator Eden Viaggi: investments in Egypt drop 70% Noha Gad Feb 24, 2016 0 The investments of Italy’s leading tour operator Eden Viaggi in Egypt have sagged by 70 percent, director Franco…
Tech news Mobinil losses shrink 95 pct in 9 months Noha Gad Oct 22, 2015 0 Egyptian mobile operator, Mobinil's nine-month losses dropped 95 percent, the firm's consolidated financial…
Tech news Twitter to pay Kordestani annual base salary of $50,000 Noha Gad Oct 17, 2015 0 Twitter Inc said it would pay new Executive Chairman Omid Kordestani an annual base salary of $50,000 and a…
Egypt News Air Cairo plans routes from Dubai to Red Sea resorts aya salah May 5, 2015 0 Air Cairo plans to connect Dubai to the Red Sea coastal cities of Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh this year, as the…
Tech news UK’s High-Speed Mobile Service Costs $9bln Administrator Apr 30, 2012 0 Everything Everywhere said its plan to offer high-speed mobile-phone services as the first U.K. operator will spur…
Tech news Nilesat Deals with Cisco for its Digital Head Administrator Apr 30, 2012 0 Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat has installed video acquisition, encoding and digital content management…
Tech news Cable & Wireless Shareholders Refuse Vodafone’s Deal Administrator Apr 23, 2012 0 Largest shareholder of Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc refused to support Vodafone Group Plc offer of 1.04…
Tech news Vodafone Closes to Buy Cable & Wireless Administrator Apr 22, 2012 0 Vodafone Group Plc is nearing an agreement to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc, adding a U.K. fixed-line…
Tech news HP Presents private cloud solution to VIVA’s Customers Administrator Apr 22, 2012 0 HP announced that VIVA -Kuwait's advanced mobile telecoms provider- will transform its customers' communication,…
Tech news Qtel Fights Hacking Attempts in Qatar Administrator Apr 22, 2012 0 Qtel has said it is working with ictQATAR to combat a wave of recent hacking and phishing attempts impacting…
Tech news Mobily to Sell Surplus Capacity to Foreign MVNOs Administrator Apr 18, 2012 0 Saudi Arabia Telecom Company “Mobily” is in talks to sell surplus network capacity to a number of foreign…
Tech news Zain Nears Financial Deal of SR 9.75bln Administrator Apr 18, 2012 0 Indebted telecoms operator Zain Saudi said it was finalizing the refinancing of a SR9.75 billion facility due in…
Tech news Mobily’s Net Income Increases by 21% Administrator Apr 18, 2012 0 Saudi-based telecom operator, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has said its first-quarter net income rose 21% to SR1.21bn,…
Tech news Salim: Announcing Virtual License’s Features Next May Administrator Apr 17, 2012 0 Dr. Mohamed Salim -Minister of Communications and Information Technology- said that the ministry will finish the…
Tech news Nokia’s Revival Bid Fails to Convince Mobile Operators Administrator Apr 17, 2012 0 Nokia's bid to challenge the dominance of Apple's iPhone and Google's Android has failed to convince telecom…
Tech news Djezzy’s Value Reaches $6.5 billion Administrator Apr 14, 2012 0 The Algerian government advisor on the local network operator, Djezzy, put the communication company's value at…