Banglalink secures PSP licence to launch Mukto Pay in Bangladesh
Veon-owned Banglalink has received a payment service provider licence from Bangladesh Bank, clearing the way for the telecom operator to…
Ooredoo partners with Callsign to bring digital identity and fraud prevention to Qatar enterprises
Ooredoo has partnered with digital identity and fraud prevention company Callsign to offer advanced authentication and fraud protection services to…
Zain Jordan and Ericsson extend BSS modernisation to postpaid services
Zain Jordan and Ericsson have started the next phase of their business support systems modernisation programme, extending the project to…
Egypt accelerates biometric SIM verification as NTRA tightens mobile registration controls
Egypt’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) is tightening mobile SIM registration procedures and accelerating the rollout of biometric identity verification…
Egypt tightens mobile SIM registration rules as NTRA expands biometric verification
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) are strengthening mobile line registration…
Algeria adopts inter-ministerial AI roadmap focused on sovereign models, compute and public services
Algeria has agreed a joint inter-ministerial roadmap to deploy artificial intelligence across public services, with a focus on sovereign open-source…
Libya seeks deeper regional ICT cooperation as it pushes for ITU Council seat
Libya is seeking to deepen regional cooperation in telecommunications and information technology as it works to improve digital infrastructure, strengthen…
Saudi government digital services reach 87.06% maturity score in 2026
Saudi Arabia’s government digital platforms and services reached an “Advanced” level in the 2026 Digital Experience Maturity Index, with the…
Qatar ranks as world’s second-healthiest telecom market in Kearney index
Qatar has ranked as the world’s second-healthiest telecom market, behind only the UAE, in the inaugural Kearney Global Telecom Health…
UAE renews e& and du telecom licences through 2046
The UAE Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has renewed the public telecommunications licences of e& and du for…
