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Saudi Arabia: CITC Announces Bid for 2 MVNO Licenses

Saudi Arabia: CITC Announces Bid for 2 MVNO Licenses
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Saudi Arabia: CITC Announces Bid for 2 MVNO Licenses

Saudi Arabia: CITC Announces Bid for 2 MVNO Licenses

Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) announced the issuance of a bid to allow new mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to provide services in Saudi Arabia.

CITC continues to develop and improve the telecom market in the Kingdom by encouraging the provisioning of MVNO services and making amendments and improvements to its regulations.

The Commission has prepared a Request for Applications document for Licensing of Mobile Virtual Network Operator Services in Saudi Arabia for the purpose of issuing two licenses.

Since 2014, mobile telecommunications services in the Kingdom are offered by Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC) Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily) and Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) Saudi Arabia (Zain).

Two other operator services were licensed in 2014 including Virgin Mobile Saudi consortium (Virgin) and Etihad Jawraa for Telecom and Information Technology Company (Lebara).

The Commission is authorized to encourage reliance on market forces to provide telecommunications and information technology services, and encourage investment in its services, equipment, and provide them at affordable prices and high quality in all regions.

CITC governor Mohammed al-Tamimi revealed that offering the two licenses should boost investment opportunities in the sector, support entrepreneurship, and enhance the content industry.

Tamimi emphasized that the Saudi telecommunications and information technology sector is vital and keeps pace with the developments of the industry.

He stressed that this step comes in line with the Commission’s approach to enhance the investment environment for the telecommunications services market in the Kingdom.

CITC announced the licensing conditions and process and called on interested parties to obtain their request for application (RFA)

Potential applicants may submit any questions they have concerning the RFA by no later than using the communication protocol, and the Commission will publish the answers on its website.

Applications may be submitted under the procedure stated at any time prior to May 10, 2020, 3.00 PM Riyadh time.

Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) means a Licensed Service Provider that resells wholesale mobile network services which are leased or purchased from a Host FBP in order to provide retail services to the MVNO’s subscribers without spectrum assignment or radio access network.

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Saudi FM Meets with Chairman of US Senate Foreign Relations Committee

The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs met with Jim Risch in Washington. SPA
The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs met with Jim Risch in Washington. SPA
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Saudi FM Meets with Chairman of US Senate Foreign Relations Committee

The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs met with Jim Risch in Washington. SPA
The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs met with Jim Risch in Washington. SPA

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah has met with Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch in Washington.

During the meeting, they reviewed the close cooperation between the two countries and discussed key regional and international issues.

Prince Faisal also met with Ranking Member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jeanne Shaheen.

During the meeting, they reviewed the close relations between the two countries and discussed issues of common interest.

The meetings were attended by Saudi Ambassador to the US Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz and Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Alyahy.

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‘Coalition’ Reveals How Al-Zubaidi Fled Aden to Abu Dhabi via Somaliland

Spokesperson of the Coalition Major General Turki Al-Malki. Asharq Al-Awsat
Spokesperson of the Coalition Major General Turki Al-Malki. Asharq Al-Awsat
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‘Coalition’ Reveals How Al-Zubaidi Fled Aden to Abu Dhabi via Somaliland

Spokesperson of the Coalition Major General Turki Al-Malki. Asharq Al-Awsat
Spokesperson of the Coalition Major General Turki Al-Malki. Asharq Al-Awsat

The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said Head of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) Aidrous Al-Zubaidi, left for Somaliland by boat and then boarded an aircraft to Somalia's Mogadishu that landed at a military airport in Abu Dhabi.

"Reliable intelligence indicates that Aidrous Al-Zubaidi and others have escaped in the dead of night," a statement from the Coalition said early on Thursday, detailing a boat-and-plane journey from Aden to Abu Dhabi via Somaliland and Somalia.

The plane that took him to Mogadishu from Somaliland "under the supervision of UAE officers" waited for an hour before flying to a military airport in Abu Dhabi, the Coalition said.

The Coalition statement from Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki said an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft used in the operation had been used in “conflict zones” like Ethiopia, Libya and Somalia.

The statement came a day after Al-Zubaidi was expelled from Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) for high treason.

In a decree, PLC Chairman Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi on Wednesday referred Al-Zubaidi to the general prosecutor for committing high treason and harming the unity and security of the state.

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El-Khereiji, Burhan Discuss Efforts to Achieving Peace in Sudan

Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji - SPA
Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji - SPA
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El-Khereiji, Burhan Discuss Efforts to Achieving Peace in Sudan

Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji - SPA
Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji - SPA

Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan met with Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji and his accompanying delegation in Port Sudan.

At the outset of the meeting, Elkhereiji conveyed to the chairman the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, along with their best wishes for security and stability for Sudan and its brotherly people, according to SPA.

In return, the chairman asked that his greetings and appreciation be conveyed to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince, expressing his wishes for further progress and prosperity for the government and people of the Kingdom.

The meeting covered efforts aimed at achieving peace in Sudan in a manner that ensures its security and stability and preserves its unity and legitimate institutions.

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs reiterated the Kingdom’s keenness on the restoration of security and stability in Sudan and the preservation of its territorial integrity, in line with the aspirations of the Sudanese people.