Good morning!Here’s your weekly roundup of Middle East AI News! Again, a very busy week for the month of August! This week we saw key policy announcements from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey - the launch of Turkey's new national AI strategy; Egypt's new data centre and cloud services regulatory framework; and yesterday's extravaganza in Riyadh, which (reportedly introduced $1.2 billion of new initiatives and announced the Kingdom's ambition to become one of the world's top five countries in AI.Meanwhile, the new academic year is upon us. Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence has welcomed its second cohort of graduate students. You'll also find a story about an innovative new programme at Zayed University that combines study with real-life skills.Scroll down for these stories and more from Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the UAE.Stay safe and have a great weekend!/Carrington