Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel has launched a mobile news service in English and Arabic, enabling subscribers to keep themselves updated on the latest top of the hour news from around the world.
In the first phase, the service will be available to subscribers all over the Middle East and North Africa. In the second phase, it will be expanded to Europe and Asia. Muhammad al-Ubaydli, general manager of Al-Majaz IT Company, which is providing the technology, said that subscribers can enlist for the service via the Al-Jazeera web site, through pre-paid cards or through the customer assistance facilities of all major telecommunications companies in the region covered. In Qatar, for example, the service could be subscribed to through Qtel.