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Dubai, 20 January 2012 -- Qatar Telecom (Qtel) plans to buy out a private equity partner's stake in Iraqi telecoms operator Asiacell before offering shares in the company to the public, two banking ...
20 January 2012 -- Qatar has a key role in delivering the high capacity telecommunications network to Iraq after Gulf Bridge International (GBI) landed early this week its first ever subsea cable there.
Baghdad, 20 January 2012 -- On Monday the Iraqi Federal Court will hear the appeal against the Journalists Protection Law. The appeal has been lodged by the Journalists Freedom Defense Association ...
19 January 2012 -- The connection of the first undersea internet cable serving Iraq promises faster and more reliable broadband in the war-torn nation, says the company behind the project.
19 January 2012 -- Zain is Iraq’s leading mobile telecoms operator, with a market share of more than 50 per cent.
Doha / Baghdad, 19 January 2012 -- Earlier this week, Gulf Bridge International (GBI) landed in Al Faw the first subsea cable providing connectivity to Iraq. With broadband penetration in Iraq currently ...
18 January 2012 -- Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East's first privately-owned submarine cable operator, said it has reached a major milestone with the landing of the first subsea cable ...
Diyala, 18 January 2012 -- French company Alcatel-Lucent will build a land communications network in Diayla and Anbar Provinces at a cost of $27 million USD (32 billion IQD). It will link 70,000 telephone ...
Sulaimaniyah, 16 January 2012 -- The Metro Center, Kurdistan Region's press freedom monitor, says it has recorded 359 attacks on and violations of press freedom by the semi-autonomous region's ...
Erbil, 15 January 2012 -- Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Transport and Communication has announced it did see a licensing problem in Sulaimaniya but had no authority to take action. The Sulaimaniya ...
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