Ooredoo Oman announced on 24 January that Ooredoo Group CCO, Ian Dench, has been appointed as the new chief executive officer for Ooredoo Oman. Dench, who joined majority shareholder Qatar's Ooredoo in 2006, has replaced Greg Young, who resigned in October 2016. Ooredoo Oman reported a 5.4 percent fourth-quarter profit growth last week.

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Lebanon's Telecommunications Sector: A new start
After the election of a new president, Lebanon has eventually acquired a new government, restructuring the entire sectors especially the telecommunications sector.
ITC security services protects its customers from recent cyber-attacks
Customers of Integrated Telecom Company (ITC), the leading Information and Communications Technology Company have not suffered from any cyber-attacks that many government and private sectors have had over the past few days, as their systems were protected by ITC's advanced Saudi Executive Cloud system.
In line with Mobily's Objectives for Growth Eng. Ahmed Abdulsalam Abdulrahman appointed as Chief Executive Officer
Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced that its Board of Directors had approved the appointment of Eng. Ahmed Abdulsalam Abdulrahman as Mobily Chief Executive Officer and the acceptance of the resignation of Mr. Ahmad Farroukh. The Chairman and Board of Directors offered their sincere thanks and appreciation to Mr. Ahmad Farroukh for all his efforts in stabilizing the company and wished him the very best of luck and every success in future endeavors.
Zain Saudi Arabia reports strong financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016
Mobile Telecommunication Company Zain Saudi Arabia announced its financial results for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2016.
du wins Telecom Review's 2016 Best Smart City Initiative and Best Cloud Provider Awards
du was honored and excited to accept the awards for Best Smart City Initiative and Best Cloud Provider at this year’s Telecom Review Summit. du was chosen by an independent panel of 15 experience industry veterans to receive the Best Smart City Initiative Award at the Telecom Review Excellence Awards ceremony. Osman Sultan, du’s chief executive officer accepted the awards in front of his executive management team and other ICT luminaries in attendance.
STC Net Income for the 4th quarter increased 10% to reach SR 2.15 billion compared to the same quarter last year
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) announced the company's preliminary financial results for the period ending at 31 December 2016.
Kandy wins prestigious "Best Cloud Provider (Vendor)" in Telecom Review's Seventh Annual Industry Excellence Awards
Kandy, GENBAND’s award-winning communications Platform as a Service (cPaaS), announced that it has received the ""Best Cloud Provider of the Year (Vendor)"" award from Telecom Review.
For the first time in the MENA region, STC announces the successful conduct of a 5G test, reaching a phenomenal speed of 70 Gbps
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has successfully carried out a unique experiment, leading towards the successful deployment of the much anticipated Fifth Generation Mobile Services. This test sets a new record in the speed of mobile data services, which, no doubt, will lead to a new revolution in mobile network applications and services.
GBI Board names Amr Eid as Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Directors of Gulf Bridge International ""GBI"" has named Amr Eid as chief executive officer. Since his appointment as an acting CEO of GBI in March 2016, Amr Eid has successfully spearheaded the company’s transformation into a global shared and managed services provider.