Archive - Middle East AI News

This week’s top stories — 03-09 May 2026

UAE leads global AI adoption; Dubai accelerates agentic AI transformation

15 hrs ago • Carrington Malin

Presight signs deal to build AI Urban OS for Almaty

MOU sets foundation for intelligent city infrastructure across Kazakhstan’s largest city

May 8 • Carrington Malin

UAE leads the world in AI adoption with 70% workplace usage

UAE widens gap over Singapore as global AI adoption accelerates

May 8 • Carrington Malin

Abu Dhabi startup turns existing CCTV & IoT into live intel

CentaureAI transforms cameras and sensors into real-time operational awareness

May 7 • Carrington Malin

du, AGPC deploy Industrial AI Vision Platform for manufacturing

Real-world deployment targets quality, traceability and automation

May 7 • Carrington Malin

Dubai's private sector agentic AI push; Algeria opens DeepTech hub

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May 7 • Carrington Malin

Core42 US footprint expands, adding 20MW in Minneapolis

G42 Group's Core42 US expansion accelerates under UAE-US investment pact

May 7 • Carrington Malin

GCC’s AI boom faces a water and energy reckoning

Qatar research paper charts a path to sustainable AI growth

May 6 • Carrington Malin

TII spinout TACTICA AI brings Agentic AI to mission-critical ops

New platform turns fragmented operational data into real-time decisions

May 6 • Carrington Malin

Aramco, IBM team up to advance industrial AI in Saudi Arabia

Collaboration spans agentic AI, automation and materials science at scale

May 6 • Carrington Malin

UAE launches first national lab to test and certify AI systems

New facility validates AI models and agents for security and trustworthiness

May 5 • Carrington Malin

Inception launches sovereign AI super assistant for enterprise

InceptionClaw brings agentic AI to government and business under UAE controls

May 5 • Carrington Malin

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