Manama, Aug. 17 -- Zain Group, which currently operates in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, reported robust financials for the first half with net profit up 49 per cent to $395million and revenues up 14 per cent to $3.5billion.

Zain served 50.9 million customers at the end H1 2025, a 7% increase Year-on-Year (YOY), driven by network restoration in Sudan and expansion in Iraq.

The board has recommended interim dividend of 10 fils per share for the 5th consecutive year, that will be payable to entitled shareholders on 3rd September 2025.

The highlights include customer base which increased 7% driven by network restoration in Sudan and site expansion in Iraq; data revenue grew 8% YoY to reach USD 1.3 billion, representing ...