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• Positron raises $875 million in Series C, as QIA returns (Middle East AI News)

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• UAE prepares FedAI ecosystem for government agents (Middle East AI News)

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• Egypt’s TokenAI launches Horus Cyber Nano model (Middle East AI News)

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• HUMAIN starts IPO preparations with new hiring push (Bloomberg)

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• EMB Global named one of first OpenAI Select Partners (Middle East AI News)

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• HUMAIN seeks $2.5 billion for data centres (Middle East AI News)

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• MBZUAI launches world’s largest ‘fully open’ AI model (Middle East AI News)

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• UAE Cabinet deploys AI advisor for Ministers (Middle East AI News)

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• UAE launches National Advanced Technologies Programme (Middle East AI News)

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• Riyadh launches district for global tech ambitions (Middle East AI News)

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• HUMAIN brings Arabic AI models to Microsoft (Middle East AI News)

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• Mistral, HUMAIN strike major AI partnership (Middle East AI News)

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• UAE AI Programme adds Agentic AI focus (Middle East AI News)

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• Kuwait backs AI to boost smart meter efficiency (Kuwait Times)

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• Dubai Chambers, NASSCOM partner on Agentic AI growth (Middle East AI News)

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