<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Middle East AI News: Daily News Minute]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Middle East AI News Minute gives you a daily one-minute daily briefing on the top two or three AI-related stories coming out of the Middle East. If you are a busy technology, business or government leader who want to get a quick snapshot of the day's news, then this is the podcast for you.]]></description><link>https://www.middleeastainews.com/s/middle-east-ai-news-minute</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LEUS!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9947ccf9-8bd3-409d-a9be-e1b6ad1e4cf9_1280x1280.png</url><title>Middle East AI News: Daily News Minute</title><link>https://www.middleeastainews.com/s/middle-east-ai-news-minute</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:35:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Carrington Malin]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[carrington@carringtonmalin.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[carrington@carringtonmalin.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Carrington Malin]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Carrington Malin]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[carrington@carringtonmalin.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[carrington@carringtonmalin.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Carrington Malin]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Dubai AI Campus targets 1,000 companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now (1 min) | Middle East AI News Minute - 27-Oct-26]]></description><link>https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/dubai-ai-campus-targets-1000-companies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/dubai-ai-campus-targets-1000-companies</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrington Malin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:00:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/222208235/f6885e7af6444e66dfe4ff595499d547.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>27-Oct-26</em> - Welcome to the <strong>Middle East AI News Minute</strong>, brought to you by <strong>Carrington Malin</strong> - <strong>Marketing for an AI First world</strong>. In this podcast:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/dubai-ai-campus-targets-1000-firms?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Dubai AI Campus targets one thousand companies</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/alpha-dhabi-commits-1-billion-to?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Alpha Dhabi commits one billion dollars to AI</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/legaline-launches-menas-first-ai?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Legaline launches AI powered virtual courtroom in Dubai</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li></ul><p><strong>Middle East AI News is a proud media partner of AIDC Expo and Cairo ICT. <a href="https://aidc-expo.com/register?e=AIDC&amp;brand=aidc&amp;utm_source=middle-east-ai-news&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=aidc-001&amp;utm_id=aidc-20261019&amp;utm_content=ad01">Register for November&#8217;s AI and cloud computing event here</a>.</strong></p><div 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4>Stories that you may have missed&#8230;</h4><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/oman-consortium-plans-3-billion-400mw">Oman consortium plans three billion dollar AI campus</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/yamna-signs-1bn-oman-ai-data-centre">Yamna signs &#163;1 billion Oman AI infrastructure agreement</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/brookfield-opens-doha-office-backs">Brookfield opens Doha office after backing major AI venture</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/82-of-gcc-professionals-use-ai-weekly">GCC AI adoption soars but training lags behind</a></p></li></ul><h4>Streaming Services</h4><p>You can also listen to this podcast via the following services</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKLJBN25/">Amazon Alexa</a></p></li><li><p><a 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Navigate to your <a href="http://www.substack.com/settings">Settings</a> page, scroll down to <em>Subscriptions, </em>click on <em>Middle East AI News</em> and change your <em>Notifications</em> preferences. You&#8217;re find more help <a href="https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/8914938285204-How-do-I-subscribe-to-or-unsubscribe-from-a-section-on-Substack-">here</a>.</p><p><em>Note: this is an experimental podcast using a clone of my voice created by AI. Unfortunately, the voice clone is prone to some errors, including mispronunciations of some Arabic words and place names. However, I&#8217;m always working to improve this.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oman consortium plans $3 billion AI campus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now (1 min) | Middle East AI News Minute - 26-Oct-26]]></description><link>https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/oman-consortium-plans-3-billion-ai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/oman-consortium-plans-3-billion-ai</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrington Malin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 02:01:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/222035133/47486ec2223b80a0d52bcc1307361093.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>26-Oct-26</em> - Welcome to the <strong>Middle East AI News Minute</strong>, brought to you by <strong>Carrington Malin</strong> - <strong>Marketing for an AI First world</strong>. In this podcast:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/oman-consortium-plans-3-billion-400mw">Oman consortium plans three billion dollar AI campus</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/yamna-signs-1bn-oman-ai-data-centre">Yamna signs &#163;1 billion Oman AI infrastructure agreement</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/brookfield-opens-doha-office-backs">Brookfield opens Doha office after backing major AI venture</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li></ul><p><strong>Middle East AI News is a proud media partner of AIDC Expo and Cairo ICT. <a href="https://aidc-expo.com/register?e=AIDC&amp;brand=aidc&amp;utm_source=middle-east-ai-news&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=aidc-001&amp;utm_id=aidc-20261019&amp;utm_content=ad01">Register for November&#8217;s AI and cloud computing event here</a>.</strong></p><div 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4>Stories that you may have missed&#8230;</h4><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/82-of-gcc-professionals-use-ai-weekly">GCC AI adoption soars but training lags behind</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/g42-takes-its-intelligence-grid-to">G42 signs five Greek AI partnership agreements</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/humain-27000-nvidia-gpus-vera-rubin">HUMAIN expands NVIDIA AI compute capacity</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/ericsson-study-ai-agents-will-reshape">UAE smartphone users to drive agentic network demand</a></p></li></ul><h4>Streaming Services</h4><p>You can also listen to this podcast via the following services</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKLJBN25/">Amazon Alexa</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/636c68b0-e462-4ebd-9f27-d3fc592b54bf">Amazon 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However, I&#8217;m always working to improve this.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCC AI adoption soars but training lags behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now (1 min) | Middle East AI News Minute - 24-Oct-26]]></description><link>https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/gcc-ai-adoption-soars-but-training</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/gcc-ai-adoption-soars-but-training</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrington Malin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:00:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/221812148/306fbbc320e25103d9077c340393b5a8.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>24-Oct-26</em> - Welcome to the <strong>Middle East AI News Minute</strong>, brought to you by <strong>Carrington Malin</strong> - <strong>Marketing for an AI First world</strong>. In this podcast:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/82-of-gcc-professionals-use-ai-weekly">GCC AI adoption soars but training lags behind</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/g42-takes-its-intelligence-grid-to">G42 signs five Greek AI partnership agreements</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.africaainews.com/p/egypt-plans-up-to-seven-mega-data">Egypt plans seven mega data centres by 2030</a> <em>(Africa AI News)</em></p></li></ul><p><strong>Middle East AI News is a proud media partner of AIDC Expo and Cairo ICT. <a href="https://aidc-expo.com/register?e=AIDC&amp;brand=aidc&amp;utm_source=middle-east-ai-news&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=aidc-001&amp;utm_id=aidc-20261019&amp;utm_content=ad01">Register for November&#8217;s AI and cloud computing event here</a>.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" 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In this podcast:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/ericsson-study-ai-agents-will-reshape">UAE smartphone users to drive agentic network demand</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/hyperfusion-vast-data-launch-containerised">Hyperfusion launches containerised AI data centre in UAE</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://arabfounders.net/en/kuwaiti-ai-startup-theqa-raises-550k-pre-seed-funding/">Kuwaiti AI startup TheQA secures pre seed funding</a> <em>(Arab Founders)</em></p></li></ul><p><strong>Middle East AI News is a proud media partner of AIDC Expo and Cairo ICT. <a href="https://aidc-expo.com/register?e=AIDC&amp;brand=aidc&amp;utm_source=middle-east-ai-news&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=aidc-001&amp;utm_id=aidc-20261019&amp;utm_content=ad01">Register for November&#8217;s AI and cloud computing event here</a>.</strong></p><div 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However, I&#8217;m always working to improve this.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qatar to form national AI center to lead strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now (1 min) | Middle East AI News Minute - 2-Oct-26]]></description><link>https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/qatar-to-form-national-ai-center</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/qatar-to-form-national-ai-center</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrington Malin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:00:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/221335260/940ffec61c2bcc3b2ebe28c715eb7716.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>21-Oct-26</em> - Welcome to the <strong>Middle East AI News Minute</strong>, brought to you by <strong>Carrington Malin</strong> - <strong>Marketing for an AI First world</strong>. 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However, I&#8217;m always working to improve this.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[First bank connects to OpenAI UAE inference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now (1 min) | Middle East AI News Minute - 20-Oct-26]]></description><link>https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/first-bank-connects-to-openai-uae</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/first-bank-connects-to-openai-uae</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrington Malin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:00:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/221164680/644f8a387fcf966b4a1f2f26a00c1179.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>20-Oct-26</em> - Welcome to the <strong>Middle East AI News Minute</strong>, brought to you by <strong>Carrington Malin</strong> - <strong>Marketing for an AI First world</strong>. In this podcast:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/emirates-nbd-first-mena-bank-on-openais">Emirates NBD first bank to use OpenAI UAE inference</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/ayan-raises-aed-22m-to-track-what">Dubai startup Ayan raises funding for AI brand intelligence</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/popcorn-ai-studio-raises-1m-pre-seed">Popcorn AI Studio secures $1M for video production</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li></ul><p><strong>Middle East AI News is a proud media partner of AIDC Expo and Cairo ICT. <a href="https://aidc-expo.com/register?e=AIDC&amp;brand=aidc&amp;utm_source=middle-east-ai-news&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=aidc-001&amp;utm_id=aidc-20261019&amp;utm_content=ad01">Register for November&#8217;s AI and cloud computing event here</a>.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a 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In this podcast:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/only-one-in-10-uae-organisations?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Only one in ten UAE organisations Agentic AI ready</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.omanobserver.om/ampArticle/1197868?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Oman launches AI platform for construction claims</a> <em>(Oman Observer)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/saudi-arabia-launches-its-ai-campaign?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Saudi Arabia launches national deepfake campaign</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/the-game-is-afoot-protecting-made">Read the Feature of the Week from Daniel Valle, CEO of SCC Middle East</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/the-game-is-afoot-protecting-made" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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However, I&#8217;m always working to improve this.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[MBZUAI, Inception42 launch six Jais 3 models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now (1 min) | Middle East AI News Minute - 16-Oct-26]]></description><link>https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/mbzuai-inception42-launch-six-jais</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/mbzuai-inception42-launch-six-jais</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrington Malin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:00:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/220550504/1d570af02694dc5072f96d4e977c8dcc.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>16-Oct-26</em> - Welcome to the <strong>Middle East AI News Minute</strong>, brought to you by <strong>Carrington Malin</strong> - <strong>Marketing for an AI First world</strong>. In this podcast:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/mbzuai-inception42-launch-jais-3">MBZUAI and Inception42 launch six Jais 3 models</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/75-of-uae-ai-incidents-escalated">IBM finds UAE AI governance falling behind adoption</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/etisalat-uae-datarobot-extend-sovereign">Etisalat and DataRobot expand sovereign AI partnership</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/the-game-is-afoot-protecting-made">Read the Feature of the Week from Daniel Valle, CEO of SCC Middle East</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/the-game-is-afoot-protecting-made" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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However, I&#8217;m always working to improve this.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI could unlock one trillion dollars across MENA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now (2 mins) | Middle East AI News Minute - 15-Oct-26]]></description><link>https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/ai-could-unlock-one-trillion-dollars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/ai-could-unlock-one-trillion-dollars</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrington Malin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/220380013/0c5244e744a536e0d93373f350e92bef.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>15-Oct-26</em> - Welcome to the <strong>Middle East AI News Minute</strong>, brought to you by <strong>Carrington Malin</strong> - <strong><a href="https://www.carringtonmalin.com/">Marketing for an AI First world</a></strong>. In this podcast:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/ai-could-unlock-1-trillion-in-mena">AI could unlock one trillion dollars across MENA</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/saudi-startup-launches-four-ai-agents">Saudi startup Cycls launches four sovereign AI agents</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2701269">Saudi cybersecurity market reaches 16 billion Riyals</a> <em>(SPA)</em></p></li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/the-game-is-afoot-protecting-made">Read the Feature of the Week from Daniel Valle, CEO of SCC Middle East</a></strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/the-game-is-afoot-protecting-made" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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In this podcast:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/kaust-ai-model-aids-saudi-mineral">KAUST AI model targets Saudi mineral exploration</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/mis-lands-500-million-humain-data">HUMAIN awards MIS 500 Million dollar data centre order</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/dubai-launches-agentic-ai-accelerator">Dubai launches Agentic AI accelerator for government services</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li></ul><p>And <strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3T3MzU9">Ai Everything Abu Dhabi</a></strong> is begins this morning at 8.30AM at ADNEC Centre and continues on Wednesday from 9 AM. 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Navigate to your <a href="http://www.substack.com/settings">Settings</a> page, scroll down to <em>Subscriptions, </em>click on <em>Middle East AI News</em> and change your <em>Notifications</em> preferences. You&#8217;re find more help <a href="https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/8914938285204-How-do-I-subscribe-to-or-unsubscribe-from-a-section-on-Substack-">here</a>.</p><p><em>Note: this is an experimental podcast using a clone of my voice created by AI. Unfortunately, the voice clone is prone to some errors, including mispronunciations of some Arabic words and place names. However, I&#8217;m always working to improve this.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[NVIDIA halves errors for Saudi Arabic dialects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now (1 min) | Middle East AI News Minute - 05-Oct-26]]></description><link>https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/nvidia-halves-errors-for-saudi-arabic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/nvidia-halves-errors-for-saudi-arabic</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrington Malin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/218770780/64f45558d1ad706e7c124b819b1b3e64.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>05-Oct-26</em> - Welcome to the <strong>Middle East AI News Minute</strong>, brought to you by <strong>Carrington Malin</strong> - <strong><a href="https://www.carringtonmalin.com/">Marketing for an AI First world</a></strong>. In this podcast:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/nvidia-halves-saudi-dialect-errors">NVIDIA halves errors for Saudi Arabic dialects</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/tokenai-launches-compact-ai-decision">TokenAI launches compact AI decision model Neo</a> <em>(Middle East AI News)</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.gulf-times.com/article/734733/community/education/cuq-celebrates-171-graduates-including-qatars-first-engineers-in-artificial-intelligence/amp">Qatar graduates first artificial intelligence engineers</a> <em>(Gulf Times)</em></p></li></ul><p><strong>And if you&#8217;re interested in partnering with with Middle East AI News to reach AI decision-makers across MENA, we&#8217;re in the process of finalising our plans for the last quarter of 2026. <a href="https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/advertise-with-us">Get in touch via our advertising page</a>.</strong></p><div 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