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			<title>du to invest $85m to improve mobile network</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Firm says mobile bandwidth will increase almost 200%, making downloading faster.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:29:33 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>STC vows to honour free calls pledge</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi telco firm's two million customers to benefit from month's free calls despite watchdog ban.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:02:46 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Zain boss named CFO of the Year at Dubai awards</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/574321-zain-boss-named-cfo-of-the-year-at-dubai-awards</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sam Deeb credited with driving the firm's growth from single operator to group of 24 operators.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:37:13 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft steps up UAE anti-piracy raids</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/574227-microsoft-steps-up-uae-anti-piracy-raids</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Five anti-piracy raids in Dubai and Sharjah carried out last month following Microsoft's complaints.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:42:14 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Yahoo! Maktoob aims to double users in two years</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/574210-yahoo-maktoob-aims-to-double-user-in-two-years</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The newly merged company is eyeing 80 million Arab users by the end of 2011.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:23:55 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Paltel says deal with Kuwait's Zain is off</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/574105-paltel-says-deal-with-kuwaits-zain-is-off</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Zain confirms cancellation of deal with Palestine Telecom Co, which operates in West Bank, Gaza.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:02:13 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>du announces roaming rates for hajj pilgrims</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/574043-du-announces-roaming-rates-for-hajj-pilgrims</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Customers in Saudi Arabia will automatically benefit from the promotion, firm says.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:58:37 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Talks on to bring iTunes, Amazon services to UAE</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573985-talks-on-to-bring-itunes-amazon-services-to-uae</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Telecoms watchdog says it has reached 'advanced stage' with online retail giants.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:46:11 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Cyber attacks hit almost 60% of Mideast businesses</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573905-cyber-attacks-hit-almost-60-of-mideast-businesses</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Survey shows companies increasingly under threat from internet viruses.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:50:53 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Qtel set to sign deal to allow ATM bill payments</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573855-qtel-set-to-sign-deal-to-allow-atm-bill-payments</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Qatar telco says deal in place by year-end, more customer service centres in 2010.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:49:56 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Vodafone Qatar sees 100% coverage by end of 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Company chief says goal is to achieve customer base of 700,000 by 2012.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:23:18 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Rolls-Royce signs up for Qatar technology park</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573587-rolls-royce-signs-up-for-qatar-tech-park</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Global power systems company set to carry out more research into alternative jet fuels.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:16:04 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Kuwait's Zain posts 52.8% drop in Q3 net profit</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573571-kuwaits-zain-posts-528-drop-in-q3-net-profit</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Arab world's third largest telco hit by high financing costs, currency fluctuations.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:43:02 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Omantel expects to take $24m hit in Q4</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573369-omantel-expects-to-take-24m-hit-in-q4</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Oman Telecoms sees OR9.2m one-off charge after offering voluntary redundancies in a bid to cut  costs.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:13:11 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>57% eye change in UAE mobile phone operator</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573212-57-would-consider-changing-uae-mobile-phone-operator</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Survey reveals customer loyalty gap as regulator mulls more competition.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:15:01 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Oracle to hold virtual trade show</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573199-oracle-to-hold-virtual-trade-show</link>
			<description><![CDATA[More than 60,000 people are expected to register for the EMEA Applications Virtual Tradeshow.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:35:34 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Omantel's Q3 profit edges up 1.9% to $85.2m</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573170-omantels-q3-profit-edges-up-19-to-852m</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Omani telecoms operator posts profit below analysts' forecast.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:04:13 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>UAE's Etisalat to spend $1.4bn on fibre optics</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573113-uaes-etisalat-to-spend-14bn-on-fibre-optics</link>
			<description><![CDATA['The UAE is to be covered 90% by fibre optic network by 2011' - Etisalat chairman.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:56:30 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Etisalat sees better environment for bond issue in 2010</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573070-etisalat-sees-better-environment-for-bond-issue-in-2010</link>
			<description><![CDATA['The market is ready and UAE companies can get good ratings' - Etisalat chairman.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:31:56 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Zain expects $1bn shortfall on 2009 revenue target</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573013-zain-expects-1bn-shortfall-on-2009-revenue-target</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Kuwaiti mobile operator's CEO says global crisis will have impact on performance.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:33:32 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Vodafone signs deal for iPhone in Qatar</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572947-vodafone-signs-deal-for-iphone-in-qatar</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Gulf state's second mobile operator says popular phone will in available 'in coming months'.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:15:24 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Batelco to stop dial-up internet service early in 2010</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572873-batelco-to-stop-dial-up-internet-service-early-in-2010</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain telco to phase out service on Jan 24 as broadband market is seen growing 7%.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 06:16:43 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>BSNL to go direct to Zain if consortium talks fail</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572692-bsnl-to-go-direct-to-zain-if-consortium-talks-fail</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Indian-led consortium aims to take a 46 percent holding in the Kuwaiti firm.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:23:45 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Vodafone Qatar eyes fixed line launch in late 2010</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572525-vodafone-qatar-eyes-fixed-line-launch-in-late-2010</link>
			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Telco says its H1 operating loss widened amid increased start-up costs.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:21:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Bahrain signs deal for Arabic web content centre</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572333-bahrain-signs-deal-for-arabic-web-content-centre</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Arab Centre for eContent Development aims to indirectly create thousands of jobs.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:28:27 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Du sees huge surge in Q3 profit</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572127-du-sees-huge-surge-in-q3-profit</link>
			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 2: UAE telecom operator says profit before royalty was nearly 400% up on same period in 2008.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:29:46 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Viva grabs 10% of Kuwait's mobile phone market</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572114-viva-grabs-10-of-kuwaits-mobile-phone-market---study</link>
			<description><![CDATA[New study says newcomer to sector has exceeded expectations on subscribers.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:38:39 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Batelco CEO sees no major profit rise in 2010</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/571982-batelco-ceo-sees-no-major-profit-rise-in-2010</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain telco chief says he expects 'flat year' after posting $265m profit in 2009.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:01:55 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>F1 team signs deal for tech centre in Qatar</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/571940-f1-team-williams-signs-deal-for-tech-centre-in-qatar</link>
			<description><![CDATA[QSTP's Williams Technology centre will be F1's first outside Europe.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:41:35 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Russia says has not supplied S-300 missiles to Iran</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/571903-russia-says-has-not-supplied-s-300-missiles-to-iran</link>
			<description><![CDATA[US, Israel have pressed Russia not to fulfil a contract to supply S-300 system to Iran.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:57:43 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Bahrain's Batelco Q3 net profit falls 8%</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/571902-bahrains-batelco-q3-net-profit-falls-8</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Net profit attributable to shareholders in the first 9 months of year was 79.5m dinars ($210.9m) says telco.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:51:10 +0400</pubDate>
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