Topic: Naguib Sawiris

VIDEO: Egypt's Naguib Sawiris speaks out

American Banking News - 89 days ago
Naguib Sawiris, one of Egypt's richest and most influential people, talks to CBC's Peter Mansbridge about the mood in his country. . "VIDEO:...

Egypt's Mobinil says customer boycott subsides

Reuters US Online Report Internet News - 126 days ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - The number of subscribers cancelling their Mobinil subscriptions has tumbled from a peak earlier this year when some customers took offence at a cartoon posted online by the company's founder, its chairman said on Sunday.The Egyptian mobile company ...

Orascom May Bid For France Telecom's Swiss Unit Orange - Report

FOX Business - 126 days ago
Egyptian telecommunications company Orascom Telecom Holding SAE (ORTE. CI) could bid for France Telecom SA's (FTE. FR) mobile telephony unit...

CVC Considers Bid For Orange Switzerland: Sources - Reuters

FOX Business - 158 days ago
Private equity group CVC is considering a bid for Orange Switzerland despite reluctance from France Telecom (FTE. FR) to allow it into the auction...

Egyptian tycoon gets caught in Mickey Mouse dispute over Islam

Full Comment - 234 days ago
Full Comment's Araminta Wordsworth brings you a daily round-up of quality punditry from across the globe. Today: In the Muslim world, it's do as I...

Egypt tycoon accused of 'Mickey Mouse' insult to Islam

AFP Global Edition - 236 days ago
Egyptian tycoon and politician Naguib Sawiris has come under fire for posting a picture of Mickey and Minnie Mouse in Islamic dress, sparking a torrent of condemnation on social networking sites.Several lawyers have filed complaints to the public prosecutor accusing Sawiris ...

Alfa Seeks To Terminate VimpelCom Shareholder Pact With Telenor

FOX Business - 307 days ago
MOSCOW - VimpelCom Ltd shareholder Alfa Group said it was looking to dissolve its shareholder agreement with Telenor ASA, another major VimpelCom ...

VimpelCom Scales Back Orascom Telecom Merger Terms

SeekingAlpha - 395 days ago
VimpelCom (VIP) may get its board of directors to approve a slightly less generous proposal to buy the frontier markets telecom assets of Egypt's...

Wind Hellas Scheme Of Arrangement Hearing To Be Held Dec 8 -Co

FOX Business - 439 days ago
A U.K. High Court hearing to sanction Wind Hellas's scheme of arrangement will be held Wednesday, according to a statement on the Greek...

Telco tales: Are we well served by the phone companies and the CRTC?

Everybody's Business - 501 days ago
Here are a couple of editorials I wrote on telcos. Hold the phone: the trouble with telecom competiton To properly understand the recent regulatory...