Manama, 17 March 2015

Zain Bahrain, the most innovative telecom operator in the Kingdom, in the 8th eGovernment Excellence Award 2015 as a Gold Sponsor. The event was held at the Bahrain International Circuit on the 15th of March.

The highly-esteemed event was held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology, where sixteen winners for the eGovernment Excellence Award 2015 were honored.

"The sponsorship is in line with Zain Bahrain's overall strategy to contribute to the development of the ICT industry in the Kingdom. We have been a proud supporter of this event since its inception," said Corporate Communications Manager of Zain Bahrain, Samya Hussain.

"We applaud the eGovernement Authority and the team behind this event for its success. Our strategic partnership with the eGovernment Authority allows us to be a part of the overall growth of the ICT industry across the Kingdom," she added.

As a leading telecommunications provider, Zain Bahrain aims to continuously evolve and encompass new areas of growth with a promise of positioning the Kingdom at the forefront of the global telecoms industry. The operator aims to play an active role in developing the ICT sector with the different players in the public and private sector.

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About Zain
Zain Bahrain is part of Zain Group, a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East and Africa providing mobile voice and data services to over 44.3 million active customers as of 31 December 2014. With a commercial presence in 8 countries, Zain operates in the following countries: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan and Sudan. In Lebanon, the company manages 'touch' on behalf of the government. In Morocco, Zain has a 15.5% stake in 'INWI', through a joint venture. Zain Group is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (stock ticker: ZAIN). During Q3 2014, Zain Bahrain offered 15% of its issued share capital through an Initial Public Offering providing investors in Bahrain and the GCC the opportunity to participate in the first IPO in the Kingdom since 2010. Zain Bahrain is listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange (Ticker: ZAINBH).For more please visit www.bh.zain.com

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Shaikha Seyadi
Senior Media & Operations Executive
TRACCS Bahrain
Tel:  +973 17 592008 
Email: shaikha.seyadi@traccs.net

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