Skype banned, WhatsApp blocked: What's Middle East's problem with messenger apps?
Some Middle Eastern countries seem to have a difficult relationship with VoIP services and messenger apps
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Mobile in the Middle East: Can Nokia hang on as top dog in the region?
Nokia handsets continues to dominate the UAE mobile market and a new study shows that households in Qatar have access to more technology than in most other countries.
Middle East, Africa's mobile giants take first steps on sharing networks to cut costs, boost rural coverage
The region's biggest mobile operators – including Orange, Vodafone and Zain – are forging a new alliance that should help tackle the problem of rural connectivity, as well as swell their own markets.
Mobile in the Arab world: 12 key stats and five predictions
A new report from the GSMA on the Middle East and North Africa shows that the rapid growth of the mobile economy in the region cannot mask its underlying issues.
Five things you need to know about mobile and the Middle East
From its hunger for mobile data and IPv6 to where it comes in the speed league table, here's the latest on mobile across the large and varied region.
Why unbanked Egypt is ripe for a FinTech revolution
With bank accounts a relative rarity, Egypt could be a prime opportunity for new finance technologies
Middle East mobile trends: Real picture on where region is heading
Mobile technology may be experiencing faster growth in the Middle East than in any other world territory but the wider structural issues remain a barrier to progress.
Where next for mobile in the Middle East? Big changes are coming
The Middle East and North Africa is a complex region, but mobile usage and services are changing fast.
How young Lebanese devs are tackling their country's Syrian refugee crisis
With refugees from Syria flooding into its far smaller neighbour, Lebanon, local technologists are working to help respond to the humanitarian crisis.
10 new insights into mobile in the Middle East
The Middle East and North Africa had only 19 million total mobile connections in 2002, but over the past decade the market has grown dramatically. Here's a snapshot of where the market's at today.