Cyberattacks surge across UAE amid Iran conflict, businesses face disruptions and rising risksCyberattacks are surging across UAE and Gulf. Financial services, government platforms, and utilities face a sustained wave of breaches. Cy...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.19 AM IST
Gulf storm: India should be evaluated as a strategic locational hedge for co-sharing GCC data centre infraRecent attacks on cloud data centers in West Asia highlight a new geopolitical risk. Hyperscale providers are now reassessing their global ...
13 Apr, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
India and Saudi Arabia hold first meeting of High-Level Task Force on investmentsThe High-Level Task Force is a special body to facilitate bilateral investments following the decision taken by PM Narendra Modi and Crown ...
29 Jul, 2024, 08.49 AM IST
Aramco sale set to raise at least $11.2 billion for Saudi ArabiaSaudi Aramco's mega stock offering, set to raise $11.2 billion, supports the government's economic transformation. The sale includes Aramco...
07 Jun, 2024, 08.03 AM IST
Saudi Arabia announces $6.4 billion investments in future techWealthy Gulf countries have launched initiatives to boost non-oil growth and reduce dependence on crude oil as climate change campaigners a...
01 Feb, 2022, 08.50 PM IST
Saudi Arabia has a busy IPO pipelineThere are currently 15 applications for new listings in the Saudi stock market, the region's largest bourse, CMA chairman Mohammed bin Abdu...
04 Nov, 2020, 07.21 PM IST
Saudi Arabia's STC hires banks for IPO of subsidiary: SourcesSolutions by STC's valuation could be around 9 billion riyals ($2.4 billion), if it garners 18-20 times its earnings multiples, a source to...
25 Oct, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
- Kuwait's Zain telecom to sell 46 percent stake: Report
Shareholders in Kuwaiti telecom giant Zain have reached a preliminary agreement with Gulf and Asian investors to sell 46 percent of their s...
07 Sep, 2009, 12.25 AM IST
- France Telecom & Telstra in talks with Maxis to buy minority stake in Aircel
The talks between the two overseas players and Maxis revolve around France Tele buying a 20-25% stake in Aircel, a dominant player in Chenn...
10 Jun, 2009, 12.47 AM IST
- Saudi Telecom on a bidding spree
Saudi Telecom (STC) announced Saturday it will bid to acquire 26 percent of Kuwait's third mobile company, which is expected to start opera...
26 Aug, 2007, 05.30 AM IST
- Airtel & RCOM shortlisted for Qatar’s second licence
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications (RCOM) have been shortlisted by the Qatar government along with 10 other global majors for the se...
04 Jul, 2007, 01.36 AM IST
- Saudi Telecom buys 25% of Maxis for $ 3 bn
Saudi Telecom Co bought 25 per cent of Malaysia's biggest mobile-phone operator Maxis Communications Bhd to reach out to more subscribers.
26 Jun, 2007, 03.15 PM IST
- MTNL loses out in Saudi fixed-line licence race
MTNL has lost the bid for Saudi Arabia's fixed line license, which has been awarded to consortia led by Bahrain Telecom Co, Hong Kong's PCC...
22 Apr, 2007, 07.30 PM IST
- MTNL’s fixed-line call to Saudi Arabia rejected
MTNL’s Arabian dream is truly over. The company, which lost the race for bagging Saudi Arabia’s third mobile licence in March, has now fail...
20 Apr, 2007, 01.19 AM IST
- Bharti, RCOM & MTNL in race for Saudi mobile licence
Bharti, Reliance Communications and MTNL have joined six other global telecom companies in the race for Saudi Arabia's third mobile licence.
26 Feb, 2007, 03.05 PM IST
- Bharti, RCoM, in race for Saudi licence
The Indian telcos, will have to compete with many international majors who are also in the race.
26 Feb, 2007, 03.22 AM IST
- Reliance Comm to invest $60 mn in Saudi Arabia
Reliance Communications will invest $60 million in Saudi Arabia to connect the Kingdom and other Gulf states with 53 countries around the g...
27 Jun, 2006, 12.50 PM IST