At a recent press conference in Abu Dhabi, the Chief Director of the Thuraya Satellite Telecommunication Company, Mohamed Hassan Omran, announced that the Thuraya Company will launch its second satellite before the end of 2002. Omran added that the September 11 attacks on the United States had positive impacts on the company’s performance, reported Al-Hayat . Indicators show that Thuraya’s satellite-based mobile telephone is very popular in Afghanistan and Pakistan. — (menareport.com)
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