Iraqna
Encyclopedia
Iraqna was an Iraq
i Mobile telecommunication company offering services in the middle of Iraq
. It was established after the fall of Saddam Hussein
in 2003. It was a subsidiary of Orascom Telecom
. In 2007, it was sold to Zain
to form with its subsidiary in Iraq MTC Atheer a bigger company. The new company is renamed Zain Iraq
.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i Mobile telecommunication company offering services in the middle of Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. It was established after the fall of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
in 2003. It was a subsidiary of Orascom Telecom
Orascom Telecom Holding
Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and Asia. It started its operations in Egypt by launching the first egyptian mobile operator in 1998, ....
. In 2007, it was sold to Zain
Zain
-People:*as a given name in general , orwith a first name of Zain*Zain Abbas , a Pakistan-born cricketer*Zain Amat , a Singaporean trapshooter*Zain Awan , an India-born Arab TV journalist...
to form with its subsidiary in Iraq MTC Atheer a bigger company. The new company is renamed Zain Iraq
Zain Iraq
Zain Iraq is a mobile phone operator in Iraq owned by the Zain group. The company was formed in December 2007 after Zain purchased Iraqna from Orascom Telecom for US$1.2 billion, and merged it with its existing Iraqi operator MTC Atheer....
.