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Vodafone Egypt: New Roaming Rates For KSA & UAE

Vodafone Egypt announces new roaming agreements with STC in Saudi Arabia and du in the UAE. The new agreements provide Vodafone Egypt's customers with the lowest roaming prices and a world class roaming service while roaming in Saudi Arabia and UAE. Press Release - 07Aug 10:54GMT
Info2cell.com partners with Future TV In Mobile Content Deal

Info2cell.com has announced the signing of a content license and distribution agreement with Lebanon-based Future TV to provide video and MMS clips of hugely popular TV programmes, 'Rossoom Mutaharirah', 'La Yomal' and 'Abou Riad', to mobile phone users in Saudi Arabia. Press Release - 07Aug 09:15GMT
Saudi Telecom Company launches new promotion

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has launched its new campaign for all SaudiNet cards by giving its customers 50 percent extra time for all Afaq DSL cards for 256 kb/s to 2 mb/s speeds during a promotional period which will last for two months. Arab News - 07Aug 08:13GMT
2Connect launches Burstable bandwidth package in Bahrain

2Connect, the Kingdom's link to the next generation of telecommunications services, has launched its latest Internet business service; a 10Mbit/s Burstable bandwidth package that will cater to the increasing internet needs of business around Bahrain. Bahrain Tribune - 07Aug 07:29GMT
Yahsat gets $1.2b to fund satellite system

A mubadala subsidiary, Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJsc (Yahsat), the UAE's first nationally-owned satellite operator has secured commitments for $1.2 billion to finance the Middle East's first hybrid satellite communications system. Khaleej Times - 07Aug 07:26GMT
Knowledge Village reports 16 per cent growth in number of companies

Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV), a member of Tecom Investments, announced that 29 new human resource development companies and consultancies have already set up operations at the cluster, bringing the total number of business partners to more than 400 for the first half of 2008. Gulf News - 07Aug 06:56GMT
Global, Microsoft Kuwait to sign deal

Microsoft Kuwait today announced that Global Investment House has signed an Enterprise Licensing Agreement to use the latest Microsoft software products. Arab Times - 06Aug 11:15GMT
IT Spending in the GCC to Exceed AED 33bn in '08

IT spending in the GCC is expected to exceed AED 33bn in 2008, representing a 15% growth in comparison to 2007 WAM (Emirates News Agency) - 06Aug 11:09GMT
Microsoft and ITG Launch 'EduWave Live' across the Region as a Result of a Strategic Partnership

EduWave Live, an e-learning and educational management solution, was launched today in the Middle East with the aim of providing the educational sector in the UAE and across the region with an advanced software platform. Press Release - 06Aug 08:44GMT
UAE Young business leaders sign deal to create networking portal

The Mohammad Bin Rashid Establishment for Young Business Leaders has signed an agreement to create a new online portal for small and medium enterprise (SME) members, made possible through the partnership of Tejari, a Middle Eastern e-commerce network, considered to be the hub of online trade for the region and emerging markets across the world. Gulf News - 06Aug 05:53GMT

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