Orascom Telecom Says Algeria Stops Profit Transfer
BusinessWeek Orascom Telecom Holding SAE, the Middle East’s largest mobile-phone company, has been blocked from moving its Algerian division’s profit out of the country, Chairman Naguib Sawiris said. Topics: telecom, phone, Middle East, Orascom, Africa, Algeria, Middle East News, phone company
Etisalat Increases Stake in Atlantic Telecom
TopNews Arab Emirates UAE’s biggest phone company- Emirates Telecommunications Corp has announced to acquire 18 per cent stakes in Ivory Coast-based Atlantic Telecom for $75m. The latest move has led to the full control over the telecom firm by United Arab Emirates. Topics: phone company, Middle East News, Etisalat, telecom, telecoms, UAE, Middle East, wireless, [...]
Dispute Escalates Over Egypt Mobile Operator
Financial Times, UK A dispute between France Telecom and Orascom over control of Egypt’s largest mobile telephone company escalated on Monday as the two companies traded accusations and threats. Orascom Telecom in effect … Topics: Middle East News, telecommunications, Middle East, Orascom, ISP, phone company, France Telecom, Egypt, telephone, phone
