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			<title>UAE emerges as best connected Arab country</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Survey highlights UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as the region’s leaders in terms of mass adoption of telecom services]]></description>
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			<title>Iraq tops Arab telecom survey</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Iraq dethrones Jordan to become the Arab world’s most competitive cellular market]]></description>
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			<title>Google dominates KSA and UAE search says Arab Advisors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Report shows 97.5% of internet users in Saudi Arabia and the UAE prefer Google for search]]></description>
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			<title>When the gloves are off</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Arab Advisors' Media & Telecommunications Convergence Conference has always been an event where telecom CEOs can meet, trade notes, and when necessary, vent spleen. ]]></description>
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			<title>Less than 50% in UAE can access high-speed internet</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Insiders say time to improve broadband access via fixed lines, mobiles, wireless. ]]></description>
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			<title>Investors warned to stay out of Iraq</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Zain Iraq CEO says country is "behind Russia under Stalin"]]></description>
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			<title>The VOIP vortex</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Voice over IP (VoIP) has been pushed as a solution to enterprise telephony for nearly a decade now, yet the fixed-line telephone market is still going strong. Nathan Statz reports on the intricate world of VoIP in the Middle East.]]></description>
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			<title>Broader horizons</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With demand for broadband soaring in the Middle East, operators must focus on their customers' needs if they are to be successful amid tough competition. ]]></description>
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			<title>Lebanon and Morocco most costly telco markets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arab Advisors Group reveals Lebanon to be the most expensive pre-paid mobile market in the Middle East]]></description>
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			<title>Operators' concern over Jordan telecom tax</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Leading operators and analysts claim tax will hinder development of telecoms sector]]></description>
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			<title>UAE enjoys most 'affordable' broadband rates in Gulf</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arab Advisors report reveals ADSL stats for nineteen Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait]]></description>
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			<title>Life in the slow lane</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There are lies, more lies, and statistics. Look at the figures. Today, the Middle East and Africa is the fastest growing region on Earth with regards to the number of internet users.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE tops Middle East list for mobile phones</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Report shows penetration rate at nearly 200%, also top for fixed line phones.]]></description>
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			<title>Report: Regional cellular subscribers reach 194 million in H1 2008</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arab Advisors Group report reveals Al Jawwal, Mobinil and Vodafone Egypt have the most subscribers]]></description>
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			<title>Sharing lessons</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The Arab Advisors Conference focused on convergence, but in gathering the region's top telecoms players, it also put the spotlight on many diverse challenges facing the telecom sector]]></description>
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			<title>UAE leads Arab Advisors ICT survey</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia emerge as the region’s highest adopters of telecom services in Arab Advisors’ survey]]></description>
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			<title>CEOs highlight need for collaboration</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Operators and content providers need to learn to co-exist in convergent world, say panelists at Arab Advisors' conference]]></description>
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			<title>Arab Advisors conference gathers key ICT players</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Jordan ICT minister puts spotlight on convergence and liberal regulatory environment]]></description>
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			<title>Could radio kill the video star?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The regional radio broadcasting industry may not have the limelight but it's a viable and thriving commercial sector.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Nearly one million Egyptian households have broadband</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Shared ADSL lines connect nearly one million homes in Egypt  ]]></description>
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			<title>Half of Saudi internet users embrace e-commerce</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Figures surface revealing the Kingdom spent $3.3 billion on mobile and online shopping in 2007]]></description>
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			<title>UAE leads in e-commerce poll</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Value of e-commerce exceeds $4.87 billion in UAE, KSA, Kuwait and Lebanon, according to Arab Advisors Group  ]]></description>
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			<title>Online shopping boom in Saudi</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Analyst report says $3.28 billion spent by Saudi online shoppers in 2007]]></description>
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			<title>Multiple cellular use continues to flourish</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[More than 11% of mobile users in Kuwait have more than one phone line, according to the Arab Advisors Group.  ]]></description>
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			<title>E-commerce spend hits $1.15bn in UAE</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Over a million consumers spend money buying products online in the past year, survey finds.        ]]></description>
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			<title>Arab Advisors eyes Kuwait marketplace</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Arab Advisors is promoting its ongoing survey of Kuwait's telecom users at GULFCOMMS this week.]]></description>
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			<title>Life in the slow lane</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[GITEX boots up this week but is the Middle East stuck in the wrong lane on the information superhighway?]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar TV viewing habits</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  A majority of TV viewers in Qatar watch TV programmes for more than three hours a day, according to the Arab Advisors]]></description>
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			<title>Qatar viewers glued to TV</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Report claims majority of people in Qatar watch TV for more than three hours a day.]]></description>
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