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			<title>Wataniya's Q3 profits fall 27.7%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwait telecom firm says net profit at $64.7m, compared to $89.5m the same period last year.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's Wataniya posts 64% Q3 profit increase</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Country's second largest mobile phone operator says Q3 income was $95.5mn.]]></description>
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			<title>Oct 17 start for Kuwait phone number shake-up</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Phase one of new system will see changes made to landline and mobile numbers.]]></description>
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			<title>Wataniya Palestine to launch “early next year”</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Second mobile player finally gains green light for operations after spectrum is released.]]></description>
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			<title>Wataniya optimistic about Palestinian operations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Israeli authorities are ruining efforts to revive Palestinian economy by delaying the launch of a second mobile operator, according to Palestine's deputy communications minister.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Three's a crowd</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwait has been a cash cow for Zain and Wataniya but the sector is about to be shaken up. ]]></description>
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			<title>Wataniya improves customer satisfaction with collect calls</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwaiti operator introduces new service to build customer retention ahead of Saudi Telecom service launch]]></description>
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			<title>ICC rules in Tunisiana dispute  </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal has ruled in favour of Kuwaiti mobile operator Wataniya in a dispute with Egyptian operator Orascom, concerning their jointly-owned Tunisiana venture.]]></description>
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			<title>Q3 profits slip for Qtel</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Refinancing and acquisition costs eat into Qtel's Q3 profits  ]]></description>
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			<title>Wataniya launch corporate wireless broadband service</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Wataniya is set to offer corporate wireless broadband services, with the deployment of a new Cisco based WAN infrastructure.]]></description>
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			<title>Wataniya wins Israeli frequencies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwaiti mobile firm given verbal consent to start operating second Palestinian mobile phone network.]]></description>
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			<title>For sale: US$35,000 shot at a telco tender</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Each week Arabian Business turns the spotlight on a leading company.]]></description>
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			<title>News of 2007</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This has been another exciting year for technology releases and IT happenings. Here we recap on the best, and worst, 2007 has had to offer so far...]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait sets Nov 18 mobile deadline</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A 26% stake in country's third mobile firm will go to highest offer in single bidding round.]]></description>
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			<title>Wataniya Q2 profit rises 2.9%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwaiti telco's income growth slowest in a year as its Iraq operator Asiacell faces being shut down.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait extends third mobile bids</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bidding for a stake in country's planned third mobile phone operator has been extended by one month.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait telco deadline extended</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The deadline for companies interested in investing in Kuwait's third mobile operator has been extended to August 7. ]]></description>
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			<title>Talking with telco giants</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The region's telecoms market belongs to a handful of key players, each of which is hungry and hunting the next big prize.]]></description>
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			<title>Greenfield in the Gulf – Kuwait and Qatar’s mobile licensing progress</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Gulf's smaller states are leading the latest wave in the issuance of new mobile operating licenses and the manner in which they are choosing to go about it reflects the sometimes divergent agendas of national regulators and potential investors/operators.]]></description>
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			<title>Wheels in motion for Kuwait's third mobile operator</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The committee responsible for the formation of Kuwait's third cellular operator has invited expressions of interest from firms.]]></description>
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			<title>CNN pushes mobile TV in Arab world</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dima Boulos, head of development of CNN's mobile business in the region, talks about new mobile TV plans.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's third mobile firm to sell 76% stake</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Government plans to offer 50% through an IPO and to sell a 26% stake direct to investors.]]></description>
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			<title>Wataniya International quits Dubai for Doha</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Wataniya International is set to shut its headquarters in Dubai's Media City as of September 1, CommsMEA has learned. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's expanding coverage</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mobile providers are pushing forward the country's telecoms sector as they expand in new coverage areas.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Topping the bill</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The advancement of network services being made available by service providers has proven both a blessing and a burden for the service providers, as customers become increasingly discerning. Ronan Shields examines how operators are responding to the changes posed when charging for converged data services.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Wataniya International outsources to eHosting</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The investment arm of Wataniya Telecom has signed a managed services deal with Dubai's eHosting Datafort.]]></description>
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			<title>Licensing regulations overhauled in Iraq</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Iraqi government has introduced new licensing plans for cellular operators, bringing an end to a period of limbo for the country's three main telcos.]]></description>
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			<title>Qtel invests in Pakistan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Qatar Telecommunications (Qtel) has bought a majority stake in Pakistan broadband provider Burraq Telecom.]]></description>
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			<title>Qtel gets $2bn bank credit for growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Barclays Capital and Royal Bank of Scotland are set to finance the  Qatari telco's expansion plans.]]></description>
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			<title>Wataniya Int CEO quits to establish company</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Ahmad Haleem has stepped down as chief executive of Wataniya International to pursue other interests, the company confirmed last week.]]></description>
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