MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA –  Qtel Group, one of the world’s fastest growing telecommunications companies, & Wataniya Telecom has announced that it will change its brand to ooredoo, and that each of its operating companies in emerging markets across the Middle East, North Africa and South-East Asia will adopt the new brand during the course of 2013 and 2014. These companies, in which ooredoo already has a controlling interest, include brands such as Qtel in Qatar, Indosat in Indonesia, Wataniya in Kuwait, Nawras in Oman, Tunisiana in Tunisia, Nedjma in Algeria and Asiacell in Iraq.

Wataniya Telecom is celebrating its 13th Birthday today in the presence of representatives from senior management at the Avenues mall-Dome (2). Wataniya is delighted to share the joy of its 13th birthday with its subscribers in an unforgettable event full of excitement and surprises.

Wataniya Telecom’s Communication, Brand and Customer Experience Senior Director; Riham Al Ayyar is ranked number 25 in the list of top 50 female telecom executives in the Middle East and Africa by CommsMEA. The winners were selected based on their commitment to excellence, innovation, leadership and management. Brand equity and their contribution to the growth of the business and industry were also taken into consideration.

In celebration of Kuwait’s first medal at the 2012 London Olympics; won by the Kuwaiti shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani who came third in Men’s Trap competition. To honor his success Wataniya Telecom announced a special one-day promotion yesterday where all its Prepaid, Postpaid and Corporate customers could send free national & international SMS on this occasion.