Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Hisham El-Hayali. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Egypt can become global digital hub—telecoms regulator chief

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jun 18, 2014 | Business

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt has the potential to become a regional and global digital communications hub, the chief executive of Egypt’s telecoms regulator, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA), told Asharq Al-Awsat as the country prepares to...

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Protesters block the road during a demonstration against the opening of a new road including a part of the Middle East Technical University campus in Ankara February 25, 2014. (REUTERS/Umit Bektas)

Foreign companies in Turkey face squeeze

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 26, 2014 | Business

London/Vienna, Reuters—Foreign companies in Turkey are beginning to feel the effects of a sagging currency, rising inflation and a growing political power struggle, adding to fears the country may not be the source of future growth that some companies had hoped. As...

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A picture taken on January 2, 2014 shows a Telecoms giant Vodafone advert featuring the puppet Abla (Aunt) Fahita on computer screens in the Egyptian capital Cairo. Egyptian prosecutors are probing Telecoms giant Vodafone over claims a company advert featuring a popular muppet-like character contains coded messages calling for terrorist attacks, company executives said. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI

Egypt: Conspiracy theories grow around puppet Abla Fahita

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jan 3, 2014 | Media

Cairo and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—An online ad for cell phone carrier Vodafone in Egypt featuring well-known puppet Abla (Aunt) Fahita and her daughter, Karkoura, has been accused of sending secret terrorist messages by self-styled youth activist Ahmed Zebider, who...