Telecoms

A man stands across Syria's largest mobile operator Syriatel, owned by businessman Rami Makhlouf, in the Syrian capital Damascus
Syria
MENA
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Washington presses Syria to shift from Chinese telecom systems

The message was conveyed during an unreported meeting between a US State Department team and Syrian Communications Minister Abdulsalam Haykal in San Francisco

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 February, 2026
Sudan war
MENA
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Sudanese RSF brings down telecoms networks across Sudan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 February, 2024
Internet shutdowns
Lebanon
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Internet shutdowns hit cash-strapped Lebanon due to strike

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 August, 2022
Telenor Myanmar
Lebanon
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Lebanese conglomerate M1 buys Myanmar telecom subsidiary

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 March, 2022
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WhatsApp
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Lebanon reverses Whatsapp tax after mass protests sweep Beirut

The New Arab
17 October, 2019
asma al-assad getty
Telecoms
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Assad's wife stages 'hostile takeover' of country’s telecoms sector

The New Arab
09 October, 2019
Saudi telecoms
Vision 2030
MENA
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Saudi telecoms companies agree new royalty fees and investment

The New Arab
16 December, 2018
Algeria Telecom
Telecoms
MENA
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Algeria approves 'snoopers' charter' as government shakes-up telecoms

Robert Cusack
29 December, 2016
Morocco telecoms AFP
WhatsApp
Society
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Moroccan phone companies block Skype, WhatsApp and Viber calls

The New Arab Staff

Hassan al-Ashraf

07 January, 2016