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Sat, Mar 20, 2010 - 05:01 AM EDT — AAPL: 222.2499 (-2.4001, -1.07%) | NASDAQ: 2374.41 (-16.87, -0.71%)

Etisalat inks deal to sell iPhones in UAE, Saudi Arabia

Monday, February 02, 2009 - 08:06 AM EDT

"Emirates Telecommunications Corp. (Etisalat) said on Monday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to offer the third-generation [sic] iPhone 3G in the United Arab Emirate and Saudi Arabia," Inal Ersan reports for Reuters.

"The smart mobile telephone will be available in the markets of the two largest Arab economies later this month, it said in an advertisement published in newspapers," Ersan reports. "Its Saudi affiliate Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) will provide the device in Saudi Arabia, the most populous Gulf Arab country. Etislat owns 26.25 percent of Mobily."

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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers "Magnus," Fred Mertz," and "James W." for the heads up.]

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Feb 02, 09 - 09:50 am Comment from: Bandar

Finally !!!

After two years of waiting and buying iPhones from the U.S. (AT&T;), canceling the plan and flying the device to Saudi Arabia hidden in a bag !!!

Woooooooooow !!!

Feb 02, 09 - 09:55 am Comment from: dome

"third generation iPhone 3G" - what?

Feb 02, 09 - 11:30 am Comment from: Jonas

ummm...wtf? And what's up with Qatar or Kuwait? Basically all of my clients in Qatar are running around with iPhones. Oh well, the people at Qtel are so incompetent it hurts anyway.

Feb 02, 09 - 02:15 pm Comment from: Cubert

I am immediately starting a company starting that will sell sand-resistant iPhone cases.

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