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			<title>Viva grabs 10% of Kuwait's mobile phone market</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New study says newcomer to sector has exceeded expectations on subscribers.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Telecom posts 20% drop in Q3 net profit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Company says fall is partly due to investments made in overseas affiliates.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Mobily refinances SR1.5bn Islamic loan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mobile operator originally used loan to finance purchase of Bayanat Al Oula.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Atheeb's internet start ends STC's monopoly</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Etihad Atheeb Telecoms Co to start Saudi operations in Riyadh and Jeddah.]]></description>
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			<title>STC selects EMC's new V-Max array</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi Telecom Company only Middle East pilot for new storage array designed to support virtualized data centres]]></description>
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			<title>Man sentenced to 20 years for Saudi phone card scam</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Al-Jihani found guilty of defrauding thousands in 1.2 billion riyal scheme to sell discounted calling cards at cost price]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Telecom chief wins Lifetime service award</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[STC president Saud bin Majed Al-Daweesh honoured at CEO Middle East awards.]]></description>
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			<title>Etihad Atheeb to start trading on March 21</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi regulator confrms market debut date for fixed line telco operator and 300m riyal IPO.]]></description>
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			<title>Cellphone towers spark health fears among Saudi residents</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[National Society for Human Rights claims it is illegal to set up mobile phone towers in residential areas]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Telecom cuts internet tariffs by 70%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[STC hopes to capture 50% of internet users in Kingdom of around 25m people.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi firm wins mobile network license in Bahrain</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi Telecoms Company will be the third mobile phone operator in the country.]]></description>
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			<title>Out of credit?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New investment opportunities still exist for GCC telecom players - but today financing from banks is challenging.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Telecom says crisis creates buyout chances</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mobile operator sees cell phone penetration in Saudi to surge 140% in next 2 years.]]></description>
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			<title>Free internet access at Saudi corniches</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[STC will also offer wireless internet at main highway of Kingdom’s eastern province]]></description>
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			<title>STC can now disable cellphones for customers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi Telecom introduces new service to discourage theft of mobile phones in Kingdom]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi internet, mobile lost after cable cut accident</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi Telecom Company set to sue two construction contractors for mistake.]]></description>
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			<title>STC to expand after target breaking year</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Foreign revenues for Saudi Telecom Co hit 21% last year which is way above the 10% target. ]]></description>
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			<title>Top fixed-line firm announces $80mn IPO - Saudi</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Etihad Atheeb Telecommunications wants to sell 30% of its capital. ]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Telecom bags Bahrain's 3rd licence for $230mn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Arab telecom major wins licence ahead of Batelco, Zain.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Telecom hit by 62% profits slump </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi Telecom, the Arab world's largest telco, has reported a worse-than expected 62% slump in Q4 profits]]></description>
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			<title>STC the only bidder for Bahrain licence</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The fact that STC was only operator to bid for Bahrain’s 3rd mobile licence didn't surprise telecom experts.]]></description>
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			<title>STC only bidder for Bahrain mobile licence</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Four registered bidders reduced to one as deadline passes]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Telecom bids for Bahrain mobile licence</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[STC competes with home firm Batelco and Kuwait's Zain for third license.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait’s third mobile operator opens for business</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Viva aims to gain a 10% share of the Kuwaiti market in its first year of operations.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Telecom sets up content company</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Based in Dubai Media City, operations are scheduled to begin early next year]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Telecom profit drops 4%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Company misses forecasts as Q3 net income drops to $803.7mn, attributed to expansion costs.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Arabia launches campaign to identify mobile subscribers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[All Saudi mobile subscribers required to prove their identity in drive to cut down 'anonymous' mobiles]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's VIVA raises $93.6mn in IPO</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf state's third telecom operator's public offering was 2.4 times oversubscribed, sold 250mn shares.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Telecom to slash workforce by 15%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Telecom operator to axe 3,000 jobs in Saudi as pressure grows to improve profitability.]]></description>
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