Bloomberg Mobile Telecommunication Co. is considering introducing new services such as fiber-optic internet access in Saudi Arabia after winning an upgrade to its license, a move that would bring the scope of its offerings nearer to larger Saudi Telecom Co. Saudi Arabia’s third-largest phone operator “has the most to gain” from a licensing change by the government because it …

  Bloomberg Iran is working on regulations to attract investment in renewable energy, according to Elham Aminzadeh, adviser to President Hassan Rouhani, as the nation considers solar, wind and hydro power as ways to diversify from regular crude-based fuel. The government is working on laws designed to be as attractive for foreign investment as they are for domestic companies, Aminzadeh …

  Reuters Gulf investment firm Adeptio has chosen Kuwait’s National Investment Company (NIC) to manage a mandatory tender offer to remaining Kuwait Food Co (Americana) shareholders, the advisor said in a bourse filing on Sunday. NIC did not provide a timeframe for when the offer process would happen. The disclosure comes after Adeptio, led by prominent Dubai businessman Mohamed Alabbar, …