EghtesadOnline: Vodafone Group Plc is getting squeezed in Egypt as its state-backed partner embarks on a solo push into wireless services -- crowding the market with a fourth provider while potentially leaving its U.K.-based ally to fend for itself.

EghtesadOnline: Vodafone Group Plc formed a partnership with Iranian internet-service provider HiWeb, becoming the latest Western phone company to test for growth possibilities in a country that’s opening up to global business with the easing of international sanctions.