Middle East & North Africa Telecommunications

Tehran, Dec 12, Taliya News – Saudi Arabian operators Al-Jawal and Al-Ittihad would offer roaming services to SIM TCI card subscribers during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.In order to make easier the contacts between the mobile, or stationary phone at Hajj pilgrims residences with their homes in Iran, and vice versa, and to minimize the costs […]

ehran, Dec 12, Taliya News – Most mobile phone subscribers believe sending SMS is more economical than dialing a voice call, which is the reason why SMS business has turned to a lucrative one in our country.Total income of the Mobile Communications Company of Iran (MCCI) from SMS revenues is around 100 billion rials (around […]

Tehran, Dec 6, Taliya News – Persian Text and Language Group of Supreme IT Council here Monday invited all real and legal entities interested in usage of Persian language SMSes to help to solve the obstacles in the way of sending such messages.Volume of the SMS messages sent in Iran has increased noticeably with the […]

JEDDAH: The global dawa efforts have reached new levels in the Kingdom with dawa activists adopting a new and innovatory mean to invite non-Muslims to Islam. A new initiative entitled “Call Me to Islam” has been set up to help non-Muslims convert to Islam or increase their knowledge about the faith.
All that people interested in […]

Etisalat has announced two new offers for mobile phone users. The ‘Favourite Number’ offer allows users to register, by November 3, one international and one local number for which they will be charged off peak rates at all times between November 5 and December 4. The ‘National and International SMS Packages’ offer is to be […]

This initiative which has been done in conjunction with Etisalat’s content partner Dar Al Khibra (DAK), comes as a result of Etisalat’s strategy in providing innovative services allowing shareholders the convenience of receiving financial market updates such as stock price changes, financial news and market financial reports of Most - Active, Winners and Losers, from […]

Qatar will host the high profile 15th Asian Games in December 2006 and the event is expected to produce increased messaging traffic, a pattern regularly seen during major sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games. The Games, coupled with the upcoming Eid holiday, make it essential that Qtel has the necessary […]

KUWAIT: Many old Ramadan habits and traditions have changed with time. Every year when the holy month of Ramadan comes, people used to congratulate each other personally. For those who are far away, they used to send greeting cards by mail. Later, some people simplified the greetings through phone instead of visits. They saved time […]

Oman Telecommunications Company “Oman Mobile” www.omanmobile.om, Oman’s leading mobile telecommunications service provider, will launch next a new instant translation service for SMS messages for Oman mobile users which is based on Sakhr’s online translation technology. The launch of the instant translation service, offering Arabic-English translation and vice versa, comes as a result of the […]

A research study conducted by LogicaCMG and STL amongst delegates at this year’s Telco 2.0 and IMS Services Forum in London has revealed that the future success of mobile messaging services is dependant upon much closer interaction between mobile operators and leading internet players.
The research, across 70 senior figures from the mobile industry, shows that […]

MAKKAH, 22 October 2006 — A Saudi man was sending SMS messages to cellular phones to “recruit” women for work. He was offering jobs for various salaries based on level of education. The catch? He wanted interested job-seeking women to send him SR120 worth of pre-paid calling time. And what was the other catch? The […]

“We suspect there are rival candidates who are trying to bring in a religious angle”, says Munira Fakhro, a woman candidate running for office.
Bahrain (AsiaNews) – Some women candidates in the upcoming elections in Bahrain have received threats via Short Message Service (SMS) on their cellphones and have filed complaints with the Supreme Council for […]

Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices, one of the largest players in the global telecommunications industry, has launched a new range of cordless ‘Gigaset’ phones in the UAE.
The Siemens Gigaset cordless phones are SMS enabled with the SL550 and the E455 tailored for English users and the S445, C350 and C355 for Arabic and English […]

CAIRO — Many in several Muslim countries are championing a boycott campaign against American products over Washington’s perceived flagrant bias towards Israel in its war on […]

Dubai: Budding filmmakers are being urged to enter a contest that offers them the chance to fly to Los Angeles and show off their work in Hollywood.
UAE-based film company Mirage Holdings Freezone is launching its second film competition after its inaugural contest last year saw a string of young filmmakers visit the world’s film capital.
The […]

KUWAIT: Television personality Dr Mona Al-Ghareeb denied SMS rumours in Kuwait that she was arrested at the Lebanese-Syrian border. Dr Al-Ghareeb, who was on a business trip to Beirut to prepare for new episodes of her television program said, “Due to the eruption of hostilities, I had to leave, but I was warned by Lebanese […]

Sending SMS to thousands of Mobile Phones is one click away, a powerful Direct Marketing solution.
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, July 22, 2006 –(PR.COM)– SMS-Mail.com offers unique and easy SMS Text Message Service for an affordable cost per text message. The service coverage supports more than 265 Mobile Networks Worldwide.
With the newly launched Direct Mobile Marketing […]

Saudi Arabia: Saturday, July 22 - 2006 at 07:59: Saudi telco Mobily is reducing SMS rates by half for ten days starting tomorrow 23 July, according to Arab News. Discount rates apply to prepaid and postpaid customers. International SMS has been reduced to 25 halalas, local SMS to 12.5 halalas.

…. They could communicate only via SMS text messages because all the telephone lines were jammed…..

THE first Australians to flee war torn Lebanon arrived home to tearful reunions with family in Sydney last night.
“It was very bad,” Joseph Hadchiti cried.
“They burned all the bridges, the airport. I was very worried.”
Mr Hadchiti fled Beirut with his […]

….In case of any breakdowns such as power outage, fire or smoke, the Smart Home is programmed to send SMS alerts on mobile phones. These cutting edge technology features help this marvelous project stand out….
Trident International Holdings (TIH) has displayed its maiden freehold project in Dubai. The Waterfront, a boutique 20-storey super-luxury residential tower has […]