Muscat, 18 May 2012 –  Nawras, Oman’s customer friendly communications provider, is proud to have been the Ideas Partner of TEDx, a vibrant conference for young people that was dedicated to stimulate ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’. The sole telecoms supporter of the event held at the Millennium Resort in Musannah on 16 May, Nawras was a natural partner as innovation and creativity are strong company characteristics.

Saudi Arabia: "Although the piracy rate in Saudi Arabia reduced marginally, the successful cooperation efforts with the Ministry of Culture and Information represented by the Directorate of Copyright and BSA will continue over the coming year to maximize the impact of the awareness programs," said the BSA in its study released in Riyadh yesterday.

Saudi Arabia: Telecom operators in the Saudi Arabia are busy readying their networks for ‘Triple Play’ to provide Voice, Data and Video, without compromising on quality in order to meet new customer demands and competition.

Nawras, Oman’s customer friendly communications provider, was proud to be the Gold Sponsor of the First Students Creative Forum for Higher Education Institutions, recently held at the Oman International Exhibition Centre under the patronage of H.E. Dr Madeeha bint Ahmed Al Shibaniyah, Minister of Education, and H.E. Dr Abdulmunim bin Mansour Al Hasani, Minister of Information.

UAE's Dubai eGovernment Department (DeG) has enhanced and upgraded Dubai.ae, the official portal of the Dubai government, with new interactive features to facilitate its use by citizens, residents, businesses and visitors. 

Qatar: The Gulf state of Qatar has taken a stake of just over 3 per cent in Siemens, continuing a phase of investments in a series of European blue-chip companies.

Bahrain: With all medium and large businesses in Bahrain having access to the internet, 98% of those businesses use a fixed line broadband service, according to Bahrain’s Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA), survey.