Sitemap - 2026 - Middle East AI News
UAE lab breaks the speed barrier in AI video generation
Tunisia to hosts first African AI Olympiad
Egypt plans green powered hyperscale data hub
QIA backs $400M Replit round; Presight-Shorooq fund invests in AMI
Aramco VC backs deepfake detection expansion
Qatar’s national AI platform's powerful upgrade explained
UAE fund backs LeCun world model AI
Yann LeCun’s AMI joins Presight–Shorooq $100m AI fund
Dubai beaches get AI rescue upgrade
e& UAE and Khalifa University whitepaper sets out 6G poadmap
Dubai deploys AI robots and drones to keep beaches safe
UAE FinTech growth signals regional momentum
Replit raises $400M, supported by Qatar
QIA joins Replit's $400M Series D funding round
Morocco launches JAZARI Industry X.0 AI institute
Morocco to create JAZARI Industry X.0 Institute
Qatar’s ShipBee raises $500k to scale AI logistics platform
Aramco reports $2.6B in AI value; Saudi names 2026 the Year of AI
Egypt climbs Global Entrepreneurship Index
Aramco AI delivers billions in technology value
Saudi designates 2026 as Year of Artificial Intelligence
Aramco income hits $105B as AI & tech delivers $5.3B in value
GSMA & Khalifa University outline agentic AI for 6G
GSMA whitepaper sets out role for agentic AI in 6G networks
Saudi semiconductor startup secures funding
Saudi chip design startup Rimal raises bridge round
GSMA expands global telecom AI leaderboard
Infobip opens sovereign data centre in KSA for AI workloads
Open Telco AI Leaderboard Release 3 launched at MWC Barcelona
MIS signs $500M AI data centre contract with HUMAIN
MIS wins major HUMAIN data centre contract
New Qatar semiconductor R&D hub; Hub71 startup Skipr nets $2M funding
AURAK launches AI research hub
AURAK launches AI research centre
Dubai to host 2026 AI World Series Awards
Dubai to host 2026 AI World Series Awards
Abu Dhabi startup Skipr raises $2 million
Qatar launches AI-powered fatwa app FatwaTok
Abu Dhabi sovereign infrastructure startup Skipr raises $2 million
MBZUAI unveils open source medical AI model
MBZUAI researchers advance medical AI, cut AI training costs
imec opens first Gulf chip research hub
imec opens Gulf semiconductor research hub in Qatar
UAE accelerates sovereign AI infrastructure
EHC, Supermicro to build sovereign AI data centres
TII builds quantum cloud service: CBUAE to create sovereign cloud
G42 and Publicis Sapient target Global South AI
UAE builds world’s first sovereign financial cloud infrastructure
G42, Publicis Sapient to explore AI-first services joint venture
Presight-Shorooq fund backs five AI startups
85% of UAE CIOs say role at risk over AI delivery
Presight-Shorooq AI fund deploys capital in five companies
HUMAIN deploys 1k Qualcomm AI accelerators
HUMAIN deploys 1,024 Qualcomm AI 100 accelerators
CBUAE issues AI consumer protection guidance for financial sector
G42 announces assurance framework project for Pax Silica
TII launches region's first quantum computing cloud service
UAE to host Global AI Summit 2028
Saudi Arabia becomes member of OECD-hosted GPAI
UAE and India launch 8 Exaflop supercomputer
UAE to deploy 8 exaflop AI supercomputer in India
Dubai AI Week returns in April
Abu Dhabi AI company Origen raises $50M from Bluefive Capital
HUMAIN invests $3B in xAI; Dubai AI Week returns in April
Dubai AI Week 2026 to convene government and tech leaders
HUMAIN backs xAI ahead of SpaceX merger
FAB shifts from AI pilots to enterprise-wide deployment
HUMAIN invests $3 billion in xAI Series E round
Deep.SA extends pre-seed round with Vision Ventures investment
Khalifa University unveils RF-GPT for 6G
Khalifa University unveils breakthrough RF AI model
Google.org funds MBZUAI language AI research
SVC unveils AI platform to empower private capital ecosystem
Google.org backs MBZUAI research on underrepresented languages
Saudi Arabia, UAE head to India AI Summit
Gulf states head to India AI Impact Summit 2026
Qatar launches AI research grant for healthcare, education, tourism
Aramco, Microsoft deepen industrial AI collab
Aramco and Microsoft sign industrial AI partnership
GCC organisations embed AI but face execution gap
Four in five Gulf organisations embed AI into strategic plans
Presight 2025 revenue jumps 37%; G42 backs Vietnam AI hub
Presight reports 36.9% revenue growth for 2025
UAE organisations edge past global peers in AI leadership
Morocco launches Idarati X.0 super-app project
Luma AI to open Riyadh office for Arabic AI development
Morocco launches Idarati X.0 digital government platform
Debut AI Everything MEA opens in Cairo
Presight AI powers Khazna's unified command centre
UAE University, Khalifa University release first open 6G AI benchmark
G42 backs Vietnam sovereign AI hub
Egypt-born Tactful AI raises $1 million Pre-Series A
Inception partners with Tajikistan on AI-GOV initiative
Magna AI signs $700 million Malaysia AI data centre project
$1B usage commitments underpin G42 Vietnam AI hub deal
DEWA brings utility services to ChatGPT
Qatar ministry launches AI Agent Factory
GCC tax leaders prioritise AI quality over efficiency
DEWA becomes first utility worldwide on ChatGPT platform
QIA backs Positron in $230M dollar raise
QIA takes part in Positron $230M Series B funding round
Saudi Arabia leads world in public sector AI adoption
New Saudi national education programs; Qatar adds $2B startup funding
Bain & WGS launch government AI readiness platform
Bain, WGS unveil platform to assess government AI adoption
Saudi Arabia mandates AI education for all undergraduates
Khalifa University researchers build cybersecurity AI assistant
SDAIA launches national data and AI university curriculum
Qatar doubles down on global tech ambition
Middle East data centres to eclipse global growth
Middle East data centre growth to outstrip global markets
Saudi to skill-up 1.2M government workers
Saudi Arabia launches SAMAI 2 workforce AI initiative
MBZUAI launches K2 Think V2; Stanford creates Arabic LLM leaderboard
Stanford launches HELM Arabic leaderboard
Stanford CRFM collabs with Arabic AI for HELM Arabic leaderboard
Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta bans AI for Quran interpretation
MBZUAI brings sovereign K2 AI to mobile
MBZUAI officially launches K2 Think V2 with mobile apps
Chinese firm seeks investors for $200M UAE robotics plant
US-UAE Science & Technology Agreement back on the table
Notion launches Arabic support across platform
Notion launches Arabic language support across platform
MBZUAI and WEF launch new UAE C4IR
TII, Qualcomm to collaborate on edge-AI autonomous systems
MBZUAI, World Economic Forum to establish new C4IR
AppliedAI secures Mubadala-backed growth funding
AppliedAI closes Pre-Series B funding round
UAE unveils regulatory intelligence ecosystem whitepaper
Qatar University launches AI-powered research ecosystem
WEF 2026 news; Mideast CEOs lead world in AI adoption
Infra backs HUMAIN's hyperscale AI infrastructure
UAE National Experts Program launches AI leadership track
HUMAIN secures $1.2 billion AI infrastructure financing
WEF & TII announce Frontier Technologies Research Centre
Open raises $7 million for AI customer support platform
Ooredoo-backed Syntys expands Qatar data centre footprint
Middle East CEOs set global AI pace
Middle East CEOs lead globally in AI adoption
G42 introduces framework for cross-border sovereign AI
Qatar wealth fund sharpens AI investment focus
SPARK to adopt GCAIE AI excellence model framework
Gulf delegations take centre stage in Davos
Gulf states send major delegations to Davos
Egypt ranks first in Africa for government AI readiness
ITC Infotech opens Riyadh AI engineering hub
AI-native bank Mal nets record Seed round
TII releases 15 tiny Falcon language models
Mal AI-native bank raises record $230 million seed round
Egypt adds quantum computing to AI council mandate
'AI Made in Morocco' strategy launched; 4 weeks to Ai Everything MEA
Cairo set to host landmark AI gathering
Saudi data management startup Governata nets $4 million funding
Global, regional AI leaders to convene at Ai Everything MEA
Morocco launches ambitious AI Made in Morocco strategy
OpenText opens Middle East headquarters in Riyadh
New 'AI Made in Morocco' strategy aims for $10 billion impact
UAE AI Academy opens new CAIO cohort
Hub71 adds Fikra as AI venture builder
AI Academy opens second CAIO programme cohort
Gulf states to join US-led 'Pax Silica"
UAE extends global lead in AI adoption
UAE extends global lead in AI adoption - Microsoft report
Aramco readies nationwide industrial IoT network
Aramco to launch national network for industrial IoT & edge AI
TII unveils new Falcon models; SDAIA building 480MW data centre
Borouge advances autonomous AI operations
VentureSouq leads $2 million MilkStraw AI Seed round
Borouge completes AI autonomous operations proof of concept
Qatar embeds AI into national legislative process
Qatar launches AI-powered legislative advisor
Falcon-H1 Arabic sets new benchmarks
Red Sea Global, Bunat Ventures launch new AI venture fund
UAE issues stamps marking AI curriculum for schools launch
TII announces new Arabic AI model family
Abu Dhabi's TII releases compact reasoning model Falcon-H1R