A & ME SUBSCRIBER STATISTICS: Middle East Top 40 Mobile Operators 2Q 2009

AFRICA: Essar Group to acquire Dhabi’s African telecom operations

BAHRAIN: Batelco to discontinue Telex service

CAMEROON: Caring, sharing approach enabled by MTN

EGYPT: Orascom Telecom posts 100 percent increase in 3Q net profit; appoints new CEO

EGYPT: Telecom Egypt records improved results for first nine months of 2009

ISRAEL: Cellcom Israel posts better than expected 3Q 2009 results

ISRAEL: Elovitch strikes deal to sell Smile

KUWAIT: Zain records 53 percent decline in 3Q 2009 profit

MALAWI: Zain wins 3G licence

MAURITANIA: Regulatory pat on the back for Mattel

MIDDLE EAST: Etisalat to introduce new IP/MPLS nodes in US, Europe and GCC

NAMIBIA: 3G-EVDO expansion for Telecom Namibia

NIGERIA: MTN Nigeria installs Acision messaging solution

NIGERIA: NITEL debts to be shared

NIGERIA: Zain Nigeria implements Telenity mobile application

OMAN: Omantel witnesses fading profit, revenue

PALESTINE: Qtel to invest in Palestine

QATAR: ictQatar establishes new body to focus on telecom numbering system

SAUDI ARABIA: STC strikes technology deals with Software AG and Transfer To™ 

SOUTH AFRICA: MTN to lay off over 400 workers

SUDAN: Sudani One claims technological edge 

TANZANIA: VTL expands M-Pesa agency

TUNISIA: Hannibal offers faster route to Italy 

TURKEY: Altimo, TeliaSonera up for combined stake in Turkcell, MegaFon

TURKEY: Turkcell records dismal 3Q 2009 results

UGANDA: LAP Green Network signs loan pact

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Etisalat selects Zhone's MXK platform for FTTX network expansion

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: JSC SITRONICS signs framework pact with Etisalat

ZIMBABWE: New code for TelecelTelOne to expand CDMA coverage