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World Bank backs Jordan school digital plan
Jordan gets $3.5 million AI grant from World Bank for digital transformation in schools
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Abu Dhabi-based EMB Global named as OpenAI Select Partner
UAE firm joins OpenAI’s new partner network; one of the first in the region
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Morocco Union calls for protection of outsourcing jobs
Outsourcing union appeals to government to protect 4.6 million jobs from AI
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This week’s top stories — 30 Aug-5 Sep
HUMAIN accelerates Saudi AI infrastructure; MBZUAI releases K2 Horizon
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HUMAIN seeks $2.5 billion for data centre fund - Bloomberg
Data centre fund to back 250MW site; to be managed by Riyadh-based BSF Capital
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HUMAIN unveils 428B parameter Arabic model with MiniMax
Strategic model preview launches on HUMAIN Node ahead of open-weight release
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MBZUAI’s IFM releases world’s largest fully open AI model
Six-model open fleet ranges from smartwatch edge AI to 375B enterprise flagship
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OmniOps, HPE sign sovereign AI deal
HPE partners with Saudi’s OmniOps to build hardware-to-software sovereign stack
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Biggest ex-US AMD inference cluster goes live; G42 weighs fundraise
Middle East AI News weekly digest...
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UAE Cabinet adopts AI Advisor System for decision-making
Suite of 32 specialised AI agents supports federal ministers
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AIREV releases Harness Arena to benchmark AI agent performance
Open-source platform uses blind Elo testing for real-world tasks
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AI captures half of MENA VC funding
MAGNIT: MENA AI deal-flow falls as funding doubles; fewer, larger rounds
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