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• Etisalat and du unveil customer offers18 March 2008

  Etisalat launches customer reward programme to retain customers, while du relaunches one dirham offer to attract new subscribers

• BT and Etisalat to establish research hub12 March 2008

  ICT centre at Kahlifa University to research and spinout new network technologies

• Etisalat recognises bravery of deepsea cable repair crews12 March 2008

  Telecoms giant salutes the crews that helped restore communications of many Gulf regions

• Gulf stocks hit by US recession fears10 March 2008

  Gulf markets decline on back of losses suffered in US last week, led by telecom operators and banks.

• Etisalat takes crack at Indian software market5 March 2008

  Etisalat Software Solutions to develop products and mobile applications.

• Etisalat sets up SMS spam blocking service25 February 2008

  Etisalat customers to be protected from mobile spam sent from outside of the UAE

• Etisalat offer 100GB per month 3.5G data package24 February 2008

  Enhanced mobile broadband service to offer greater download cap for Etisalat customers

• Telecom Egypt to lose fixed-line monopoly24 February 2008

  National Telecom Regulatory Authority to auction second licence on June 19, report says.

• TRA warns Etisalat and du on pricing policy20 February 2008

  Applications for pricing changes rejected owing to potential breaches of price control policy

• UAE back online after cable repairs11 February 2008

  Normal internet access restored after Gulf and Mediterranean cables repaired, reports Etisalat.

• Etisalat launches hospitality industry WiFi solutions11 February 2008

  Etisalat Hotspots for Hotels promises WiFi in public areas.

• Etisalat Misr buys into NOL and Egynet10 February 2008

  Etisalat's Egyptian subsidiary eyes country's ISP market ahead of a possible bid for second fixed-line licence

• Saudi, UAE in new undersea cable deal6 February 2008

  14,000km telecoms network will connect India and western Europe via the Middle East.

• UAE unaffected by fourth internet cable break 4 February 2008

  Emirati telecoms say damaged cable off UAE coast not causing further disruption.

• Internet problems continue with fourth cable break3 February 2008

  Services in Qatar seriously disrupted by damage to cable linking Gulf state to UAE.

• Two weeks of net disruption - Etisalat3 February 2008

  UAE telecom says it has been informed damaged undersea cable could take up to two weeks to repair.

• Etisalat boss claims telco is VoIP-ready31 January 2008

  Etisalat says it is ready to offer VoIP once regulators set rules

• Broken submarine cable interrupts Internet across region30 January 2008

  Telcos warning that broken submarine cable is effecting Internet connection and long-distance calls

• Etisalat profit growth rate declines29 January 2008

  UAE operator profit misses analysts' forecasts in Q4, profit growth rate declines year-on-year.

• UAE plans e-gov't overhaul28 January 2008

  New portal will provide around 130 services to residents and businesses by end of 2009, minister says.

• Emaar earnings to drop15 January 2008

  EFG-Hermes report forecasts bleak Q4 for Dubai developer, Union Properties and Dubai Islamic Bank.

• Etisalat takes over Sudan telco8 January 2008

  UAE operator doubles stake in Canar to 82% as it continues aggressive international expansion.

• Etisalat mulling bid for Lebanese telco24 December 2007

  UAE operator may take over one of two mobile phone firms gov't is planning to sell for as much as $7bn.

• Etisalat cuts call rates for Eid Al Adha17 December 2007

  International call rate cut and wi-fi opened to all on the occasion of Eid Al Adha

• Etisalat Egypt to borrow up to $850mn16 December 2007

  Calyon Credit Agricole talking to six banks, including HSBC and Citigroup, to arrange facility, report says.