Orascom Telecom (OT)
Qtel Chairman: Tunisiana deal finalization may be answer to Djezzy problem
Business
November 25, 2010
Qtel Chairman: Tunisiana deal finalization may be answer to Djezzy problem
The Qatari Qtel Group finalized its arrangements with Orascom Telecom Holding (OT) to acquire the latter’s final remaining shares in…
Orascom Telecom sees 400-percent surge in N. Korea mobile business
Business
November 8, 2010
Orascom Telecom sees 400-percent surge in N. Korea mobile business
Mobile phone service subscriptions in Orascom Telecom's North Korean joint venture climbed over 400 per cent in the 12-month period…
Vimpelcom seeks loan to buy OT, Wind
Business
November 8, 2010
Vimpelcom seeks loan to buy OT, Wind
Russian mobile operator Vimpelcom is trying to secure a US$4 billion loan in order to fund a merger with the…
Algeria says old Orascom Tel venture owes US$400,000
Business
November 4, 2010
Algeria says old Orascom Tel venture owes US$400,000
Algiers--Orascom Telecom, locked in a bitter dispute with Algeria, owes the government there US$400,000 in debts left over from a…
Sawiris to take break from business, shift focus to charity work
Business
October 10, 2010
Sawiris to take break from business, shift focus to charity work
Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris on Sunday said that, after nearly 35 years of wheeling and dealing, he planned to…
Sawiris to found new company for assets excluded from recent merger
Business
October 5, 2010
Sawiris to found new company for assets excluded from recent merger
Naguib Sawiris, chairman of Orascom Telecom (OT) and CEO of Weather Investments, has announced plans to establish a new company…
Orascom, VimpelCom, agree to combine phone operations
Business
October 4, 2010
Orascom, VimpelCom, agree to combine phone operations
Amsterdam--VimpelCom Ltd., Russia’s second- largest mobile-phone operator, and Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris agreed to merge their phone assets in a…
Egypt exchange halts trading in Orascom Telecom
Business
October 4, 2010
Egypt exchange halts trading in Orascom Telecom
Trading in mobile phone service provider Orascom Telecom's shares was halted on the Egyptian stock exchange Monday as the bourse…
Algiers halts evaluation of Djezzy, Orascom Telecom shares rise
Business
October 3, 2010
Algiers halts evaluation of Djezzy, Orascom Telecom shares rise
Shares in Egypt's blue-chip Orascom Telecom (OT) rose on the local stock market on Sunday after it emerged that the…
Orascom Algeria CEO questioned by police
Business
September 29, 2010
Orascom Algeria CEO questioned by police
Egyptian mobile firm Orascom Telecom said on Wednesday its Algerian unit's chief executive had been called in by police for…