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A new Middle Eastern alliance of GSM operators is rapidly taking shape. Originally formed by Jordan's MobileCom, Bahrain's Batelco, and Kuwait's Wataniya the group last month welcomed on board Wataniya Telecom-Iraq, Wataniya Telecom-Algeria and Qatar Telecommunications (QTEL). The alliance is expected to define new categories of multimedia services, internet access, ......
- Israel/U.S. Intelligence Monitoring Iraqi Troop
Movements.
By IsraelWire A senior member of Israel's intelligence community confirms that, as the unrest continues in Israel, the eyes of the Western community are once again focused on the actions of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Israel and the United States are carefully monitoring Iraqi troop movements on the Iraqi border ......
- Jordan considers resuming flights to
Iraq.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Jordan is considering resuming flights to Iraq after a 10 year ban imposed by the UN for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Mohammad Kalaldeh, the Jordanian Transport Minister, said that the country was still studying all of the issues related to resuming flights to Iraq ......
- Kuwait Airways suspends flights due to war in
Iraq.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Kuwait Airways has temporarily suspended its services to the US, Europe, Iran, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. The airline has announced the flight suspension due to the war on neighbouring Iraq, and hopes to return to full service as soon as the danger of the ......
- War's Affect on Nearby Countries Electronics Markets
Despite war in Iraq, Arab nations in the Gulf region, as well as in North Africa, are carrying on remarkably well, thus far -- some better than others; much depending on the country’s services, infrastructure, its agenda, expectations, and its proximity to Iraq -- which can work either way. In ......
- THE BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2004
HEADNOTE Emerging markets are poised to post their strongest growth in 20 years. Global Finance has picked the banks in 73 emerging market countries and four regions that have best been able to help their clients benefit from the upturn. All regions of the developing world enjoyed a sharp increase ......
- We can cut the cost of calls by half
IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Terry Rhodes Co-founder and chief strategic officer, Celtel International On March 31, Celtel International announced that it had accepted a takeover offer from MTC, one of the Middle East's leading telecom companies with operations in Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Bahrain. Celtel will retain its existing management ......