Dubai: The South Asia-Middle East-North Africa (SAMENA) region’s Telecommunications Council on Wednesday announced that 10 countries from the SAMENA region, were elected to the ITU Council, the governing body of the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). The ITU Council elections were held during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014, which is taking place in Busan, South Korea until November 7. SAMENA region countries elected to the ITU Council include the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Pakistan and Bangladesh.