Kuwait's Zain has announced the appointment of Khalid Al Omar as chief executive officer of its Kuwait operations and Mr Emad Makiya as its CEO of Zain Iraq. The move is part of Zain's restructuring plans aimed at adapting to the dynamic nature of its Middle East markets following the sale of its African assets to India's Bharti Airtel. Zain serves over 31 million customers in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan.