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Authority had initially denied these rumors. In a statement to the Gulf Daily News on 23 March 2011, founder and managing director Fahad
Shirawi revealed that the company had initiated a process to ensure that the company was 100% owned by himself, a group of Saudi investors, and the employees. The decision to revoke 2Connect's licenses was reversed on 13 April 2011. Also on 13 April 2011, 2Connect released a statement saying that Shirawi was stepping down from his position as managing director and leaving 2Connect after seven years of service, for personal reasons.
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announced a decision to revoke all licenses from
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Sharif was sentenced to five years in prison on 22 June 2011. In
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362:"Telecom regulator pulls the plug on 2Connect"
264:Divided Islamists face poll erosion in Bahrain
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1007:Destruction of Shia mosques
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970:Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
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268:The National (Abu Dhabi)
1138:Human rights in Bahrain
1012:2011 Bahrain Grand Prix
997:International reactions
147:Ibrahim Sharif al-Sayed
21:Ibrahim Sharif of Tunis
1264:Bahraini Sunni Muslims
1030:Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima
727:Islamic Action Society
559:2011 Bahraini uprising
216:On 22 March 2011, the
211:prisoner of conscience
1128:Corruption in Bahrain
1060:Ahmed Jaber al-Qattan
340:Amnesty International
207:Amnesty International
173:Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi
59:General Secretary of
812:Abdulhadi al-Khawaja
657:Health worker trials
197:for his role in the
136:Politician, Activist
1249:Bahraini dissidents
1055:Ali Jawad al-Sheikh
857:Mohammed al-Maskati
682:Arrest of Ali Hasan
383:. Associated Press.
1148:Torture in Bahrain
1133:History of Bahrain
1040:Abdulredha Buhmaid
978:(Foreign minister)
907:Abdulwahab Hussain
647:Saudi Intervention
510:The Times of India
457:The New York Times
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