I seem to remember someone posting a reply on an earlier thread some months ago here on the Middle Eastern forum discussing Skype urging the original poster to remove the thread, (which, after a fruitless search, it would seem the original poster has done).
The person asking for the thread to be removed made the point that Eitsalat had, to date, worked on the "if you don't tell me, I won't ask" principal in ragard to Skype, but wouldn't be able to keep doing so if it was rammed down their throat.
I believe he was right on the money, so could I urge everyone, in the strongest possible terms, just to let the issue die, and maybe things will just drift back to the way they were when the spotlight's been off the topic for a while. (I live in hope.)
And please, if you find your system is working again, follow Eddie's sound advice - post something to your mates by email. DON'T tell the world about it on Proone, or Etisalat will just slam the new door shut on us yet again.