Saudi telco Mobily Q2 profit hit by Atheeb deal provision

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* Q2 net profit 1.31 bln riyals vs 1.61 bln riyals yr-ago - statement * Takes 338.7 mln riyal provision on Atheeb tie-up * Q2 dividend proposal 1.25 riyals/share (Q2 2013 = 1.2 riyals) (Adds detail, context) DUBAI, July 21 (Reuters) - Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), Saudi Arabia's **.2 telecom operator, matched forecasts on Monday despite a 18.6 percent fall in second-quarter net profit caused by a provision against a scrapped network sharing deal with Atheeb Telecom. Mobily, an affiliate of the United Arab Emirates' Etisalat , made a second-quarter net profit of 1.31 billion riyals ($349. ...

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