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File photo—Libyan Communications and Information Minister Ossama Siyala gives an interview to Agence France-Presse at his office on September 14, 2013 in the Libyan capital Tripoli. Libya is going to launch a tender in 2014 for the award of the first private mobile phone license. (AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA)

Kuwait telco Zain looks to expand into North Africa

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 27, 2013 | Business

Kuwait, Reuters—Mobile telecommunications group Zain wants to expand in North Africa by taking controlling stakes in companies or winning management contracts in the region, the Kuwaiti group’s chief executive said. Expanding abroad would appear to mark a...

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Marie-Christine Saragosse at the France 24 office in Issy-les-Moulineaux. Source: Asharq Al-Awsat

France 24 plans to expand its Arabic channels

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 16, 2013 | Media

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—The offices of the France 24 television network are located in the Parisian suburbs of Issy-les-Moulineaux, southwest of the French capital. The building is also home to the Monte Carlo Doualiya international radio station and Radio France...

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Members of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) committee pose for a picture during a meeting of the UMA Monitoring Committee in Rabat May 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Reviving the Maghreb Union

by Younes Hassar | Jun 7, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

In the wake of the Tunisian revolution Maghreb integration and cooperation is once again on the table. “We will work to restore unity with our brothers in Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania,” declared Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki during a tour of the North...

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These two photos released by the Spanish Interior Ministry on Tuesday April 23, 2013, shows two suspects identified as Nou Mediouni, left, and Hassan El Jaaouani in this photo composite. (AP Photo/Spanish Interior Ministry)

Spain: 2 suspected Al-Qaeda Branch Members Held

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2013 | World

Madrid, AP—Police have arrested two suspected members of Al-Qaeda’s North African branch in Spain, one of whom Spanish authorities alleged praised the Boston Marathon bombings, but neither of whom was known to possess any explosives nor be planning any attack....

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A man uses an iPad with a Facebook app in this photo illustration in Sofia January 30, 2013. (R)

Digital MidEast Advertising Budgets to Double in 2013

by Ben Leakey | Apr 2, 2013 | Business

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The booming number of Arabs venturing online is changing the regional media and advertising markets, according to reports, though doubts remain among investors about the pace of change in the region’s media consumption habits. Last year, the...