The Saudi Arabian cellco Mobily is now offering free incoming roaming calls from 56 countries under a roaming agreement which involves more than 100 operators. Among the countries covered are UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Sudan, Libya, France, Switzerland, Japan, Finland, Denmark and Norway. Free incoming text messages are available from networks in 51 countries, Mobily says. The firm recently cut the price of local and international calls by up to 60%.

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