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Updated 15 November 2026 · refreshed every Thursday
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Saudi Startup Autobia Secures $12 Million in Series A Funding
Read the story at Arab News: Startups (opens in a new tab on arabnews.com)The automotive parts platform Autobia led Saudi Arabia's startup funding in October, contributing to a total regional ecosystem investment of $18.8 million.
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Ooredoo to Host Major Digital Policy Conference in Doha
Read the story at Middle East Tech Watch (opens in a new tab on meatechwatch.com)The second Digital Ecosystem Conference & Exhibition will convene in Doha to discuss AI governance, digital sovereignty, and the creation of the 2026 Doha Principles for policy recommendations.
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HUMAIN to launch 3 trillion parameter model in December
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)HUMAIN says its Saudi-hosted full AI stack, including an unnamed 3 trillion parameter open-weight model, is planned for 15 December 2026. This is an announcement, not a released model or available download. The claimed 88% reduction in cost and token use has no published independent benchmark. HUMAIN+ training centre is planned to operate in Q1 2027. Thursday review should locate official model, access and licence evidence before any catalogue release entry.
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- Startups & fundingSaudi Arabia
Saudi Startup Autobia Secures $12 Million in Series A Funding
Read the story at Arab News: Startups (opens in a new tab on arabnews.com)The automotive parts platform Autobia led Saudi Arabia's startup funding in October, contributing to a total regional ecosystem investment of $18.8 million.
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- EventsQatar
Ooredoo to Host Major Digital Policy Conference in Doha
Read the story at Middle East Tech Watch (opens in a new tab on meatechwatch.com)The second Digital Ecosystem Conference & Exhibition will convene in Doha to discuss AI governance, digital sovereignty, and the creation of the 2026 Doha Principles for policy recommendations.
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- Models & launchesSaudi Arabia
HUMAIN to launch 3 trillion parameter model in December
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)HUMAIN says its Saudi-hosted full AI stack, including an unnamed 3 trillion parameter open-weight model, is planned for 15 December 2026. This is an announcement, not a released model or available download. The claimed 88% reduction in cost and token use has no published independent benchmark. HUMAIN+ training centre is planned to operate in Q1 2027. Thursday review should locate official model, access and licence evidence before any catalogue release entry.
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- InfrastructureSaudi Arabia
AWS Report Ranks Saudi Arabia in Top Tier for Physical AI
Read the story at Arab News: Technology (opens in a new tab on arabnews.com)A new report by Amazon Web Services highlights Saudi Arabia's rapid progress in physical AI, placing the Kingdom in the 'accelerating' tier of global development.
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- 12 Nov 2026
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- EventsEgypt
DEDI Innovates Bootcamp Launches at Creativa Innovation Hubs
Read the story at Egypt MCIT (opens in a new tab on mcit.gov.eg)A new innovation challenge bootcamp has commenced in Cairo and Alexandria to support digital entrepreneurship and technological problem-solving within Egypt's creative hubs.
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- InfrastructureSaudi Arabia
OmniOps Unveils Bunyan Inference Hub for Local AI Deployment
Read the story at MENA Startup Digest (opens in a new tab on menastartupdigest.com)Saudi AI infrastructure firm OmniOps launched a new platform providing governments and enterprises access to open-source models and computing resources hosted within the Kingdom.
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- 12 Nov 2026
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- Startups & fundingQatar
Qatar’s quantumEDGE Ventures Joins $5M Seed Round for Solar Tech Start-up
Read the story at MENA Startup Digest (opens in a new tab on menastartupdigest.com)Doha-based venture capital firm quantumEDGE Ventures invested in RadianX, a startup creating specialized solar panels that power electronics using both indoor and outdoor light.
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- 12 Nov 2026
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- Models & launchesUnited Arab Emirates
MBZUAI Open Sources PAN 2 World Model
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)IFM at MBZUAI has open-sourced PAN 2, a world model that simulates text-described actions as video up to 20 seconds. Its 29B perceptual backbone, weights and training/inference code are available under Apache-2.0; third-party components keep their own licences. Arabic prompt support is not documented and long-term world consistency remains unresolved.
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- Startups & fundingSaudi Arabia
HUMAIN Appoints Head for Limitless AI Startup Accelerator
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)Saudi Arabia's national AI company has hired veteran venture capitalist Amal Dokhan to lead its new initiative providing founders with computing resources, capital, and market access.
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- InfrastructureUnited Arab Emirates
Khalifa University Pilots RF AI Model for Telecom Operators
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)Khalifa University has partnered with the GSMA and AMD to offer telecom operators API access to RFGPT, a foundation model designed to analyze and manage radio frequency signals using natural language.
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- 9 Nov 2026
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- InfrastructureRegional
MENA enterprises to dedicate nearly 10% of revenue to digital transformation
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)A new GSMA Intelligence survey reveals that Middle Eastern firms plan significant spending on AI and 5G through 2032, with UAE and Saudi Arabian companies exceeding global averages. Implementation costs and regulatory frameworks remain the primary challenges for these projects.
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- Startups & fundingSaudi Arabia
Saudi SalesTech Startup Mawsool Raises Pre-Seed Funding for AI Lead Generation
Read the story at Arab Founders (opens in a new tab on arabfounders.net)Mawsool has secured investment from several angel investors to enhance its cloud-based platform that utilizes AI agents to identify and verify B2B business leads. The startup plans to use the funds to accelerate its technology development and expand its market reach across the MENA region.
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- InfrastructureEgypt
X-GEN targets $92M to localize drone and robotics manufacturing
Read the story at MENA Startup Digest (opens in a new tab on menastartupdigest.com)Egyptian firm X-GEN plans to quintuple its investment to expand the local production of drones and robotic systems through international technology transfer partnerships.
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- 9 Nov 2026
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- Startups & fundingSaudi Arabia
Wa’ed Ventures Backs AI Cybersecurity Startup COGNNA
Read the story at MENA Startup Digest (opens in a new tab on menastartupdigest.com)The investment arm of Aramco has funded the Riyadh-based startup COGNNA, which utilizes artificial intelligence to detect and respond to complex cyber threats for organizations.
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- 8 Nov 2026
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- EventsTurkey
Falak Wins Aviation AI Category at TEKNOFEST 2026
Read the story at MENA Startup Digest (opens in a new tab on menastartupdigest.com)The Falak team secured first place in the aviation artificial intelligence competition during TEKNOFEST 2026, outperforming thousands of global participants.
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- 8 Nov 2026
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- InfrastructureQatar
Qatar's AI market forecasted to reach $2 billion by 2030
Read the story at Entrepreneur Middle East (opens in a new tab on mena.entrepreneur.com)A new analysis by Strategy& highlights Qatar's growth in AI platforms and infrastructure, noting a significant requirement for 120 megawatts of IT power capacity to support the sector.
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- 8 Nov 2026
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- InfrastructureSaudi Arabia
CrowdStrike Debuts AI-Native Sovereign Cloud in Saudi Arabia
Read the story at Saudi Shopper: ICT deals roundup (opens in a new tab on saudishopper.com.sa)The cybersecurity firm has launched a local cloud deployment for its Falcon platform, allowing Saudi organizations to process AI-driven security data domestically.
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- 8 Nov 2026
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- InfrastructureEgypt
Orange Egypt Pledges €25 Million for Startups and New AI Accelerator
Read the story at MENA Startup Digest (opens in a new tab on menastartupdigest.com)Telecom provider Orange Egypt announced a major investment fund and plans to launch a dedicated accelerator to support AI-driven projects and digital innovation.
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- 7 Nov 2026
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- EventsSyria
Qamishli Showcases AI and Tech Projects During Global Entrepreneurship Week
Read the story at MENA Startup Digest (opens in a new tab on menastartupdigest.com)The city of Qamishli hosted an entrepreneurship event featuring youth-led initiatives focused on artificial intelligence and technological innovation.
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- 7 Nov 2026
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- EventsUnited Arab Emirates
Dubai Future Week to Host Startup Pitch Competition and Shark Tank Finale
Read the story at Entrepreneur Middle East (opens in a new tab on mena.entrepreneur.com)Dubai Future Foundation has invited local startups to present innovations at 'The Pitch' event, where top performers will compete for investment during the Shark Tank Dubai Finale.
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- 6 Nov 2026
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- Startups & fundingTunisia
Advent International to Acquire Fintech Firm Vermeg with AI Expansion Goals
Read the story at Arab Founders (opens in a new tab on arabfounders.net)US private equity firm Advent International has signed a deal to acquire Tunisia-rooted Vermeg, with plans to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence capabilities across its financial software products.
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- 5 Nov 2026
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- InfrastructureSaudi Arabia
HUMAIN Acquires Aramco-Backed Cloud Provider CNTXT
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)Saudi Arabia's national AI company HUMAIN has taken control of Riyadh-based cloud firm CNTXT, integrating its 400 government and enterprise clients to create a unified local AI and data services provider.
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- 4 Nov 2026
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- Models & launchesUnited Arab Emirates
MBZUAI startup Apertix releases fast open-source decision model
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)Edge AI startup Apertix has open-sourced Cerno 9B, a compact model designed for high-speed agentic tasks and routing with lower latency than competitors.
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- 4 Nov 2026
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- Startups & fundingUnited Arab Emirates
Terra Invest backs Abu Dhabi AI firm AIREV to expand agentic platform
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)Investment firm Terra Invest has joined a funding round for AIREV to integrate its OnDemand platform into wealth management and healthcare technologies.
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- 4 Nov 2026
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- Startups & fundingUnited Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi AI Startup AIREV Receives Strategic Investment from Terra Invest
Read the story at MENA Startup Digest (opens in a new tab on menastartupdigest.com)AIREV secured undisclosed funding to accelerate the development of sovereign AI solutions and expand its operations within the UAE market.
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- 4 Nov 2026
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- Startups & fundingUAE
Abu Dhabi AI startup AIREV receives strategic backing from Singapore's Terra Invest
Read the story at Arab Founders (opens in a new tab on arabfounders.net)The startup secured funding to scale its sovereign agentic AI platform and expand its technological presence across the healthcare and financial services sectors.
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- 4 Nov 2026
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- InfrastructureSaudi Arabia
PIF's HUMAIN Acquires CNTXT to Expand Enterprise AI Capabilities
Read the story at Wamda (opens in a new tab on wamda.com)HUMAIN has integrated Riyadh-based CNTXT into its operations to strengthen its end-to-end enterprise AI and cloud transformation services.
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- Startups & fundingBahrain
Bahrain to Launch AI-Native Wholesale Bank
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat and ARP Group have received preliminary approval to establish a wholesale bank built on AI and blockchain technology to simplify cross-border finance.
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- Startups & fundingIndia
Clinics On Cloud Raises $12.5M to Expand AI-Powered Health ATMs
Read the story at Arab Founders (opens in a new tab on arabfounders.net)Indian HealthTech startup Clinics On Cloud secured Series A funding from Dubai-based investors to develop AI-assisted health screening and expand globally via the UAE.
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- 3 Nov 2026
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- Startups & fundingUnited Arab Emirates
Mashreq Integrates Generative AI for Fraud Prevention
Read the story at Saudi Shopper: ICT deals roundup (opens in a new tab on saudishopper.com.sa)Mashreq has partnered with Clari5 to deploy generative AI technology designed to strengthen fraud risk management and improve analyst efficiency.
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- 3 Nov 2026
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- Startups & fundingUnited Arab Emirates
FireCompass Launches Localized Sovereign AI Security Testing in UAE
Read the story at Saudi Shopper: ICT deals roundup (opens in a new tab on saudishopper.com.sa)FireCompass has introduced a dedicated server instance in the UAE for its autonomous AI penetration testing platform to comply with local data residency laws. This setup allows regional organizations to perform security audits using agentic AI while keeping sensitive data within the country.
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- 3 Nov 2026
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- InfrastructureUnited Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi Signs Strategic AI Expansion Deals with OpenAI
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)Abu Dhabi entities including ADNOC and Mubadala have partnered with OpenAI to deploy frontier models for energy operations, investment analysis, and machine-readable government regulations.
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- 2 Nov 2026
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- Startups & fundingIraq
Iraq Venture Partners Seeks AI Startups for Capital Injections
Read the story at MENA Startup Digest (opens in a new tab on menastartupdigest.com)The Baghdad-based venture capital firm has issued a call for early-stage Iraqi AI startups to submit pitch decks for potential investment to support their growth phases.
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- 2 Nov 2026
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- InfrastructureSaudi Arabia
Tencent Cloud and OmniOps launch enterprise AI infrastructure
Read the story at Saudi Shopper: ICT deals roundup (opens in a new tab on saudishopper.com.sa)A new partnership between Tencent Cloud and OmniOps aims to provide Saudi Arabian companies with localized computing power and optimized processing for artificial intelligence workloads.
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- Startups & fundingSaudi Arabia
Aramco Finalizes $2.6 Billion Acquisition for 49% Stake in HUMAIN
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)Aramco has closed its multi-billion dollar deal to acquire a significant minority stake in the national AI firm HUMAIN, joining the PIF as a strategic shareholder. The partnership includes the contribution of compute assets and talent to help HUMAIN reach 6 gigawatts of data center capacity by 2034.
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- Startups & fundingSaudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco completes $2.6 billion deal for stake in AI firm HUMAIN
Read the story at Arab Founders (opens in a new tab on arabfounders.net)Through a strategic partnership with the Public Investment Fund, Aramco has acquired a 49% stake in HUMAIN to boost Saudi Arabia's data center capacity and computing infrastructure.
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- Startups & fundingQatar
ALPHA10X Relocates Global HQ to Doha After Funding Round
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)The French predictive AI firm is moving its headquarters to Qatar following a $5 million Pre-Series A investment led by Doha-based GrowthX Capital. The company plans to hire 50 senior experts in Qatar by 2027 to develop its decision intelligence platform for private markets.
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- InfrastructureGlobal / Saudi Arabia
SambaNova and Emergys Partner for Sovereign AI Implementation
Read the story at Saudi Shopper: ICT deals roundup (opens in a new tab on saudishopper.com.sa)The partnership focuses on deploying enterprise agentic AI on local infrastructure, building on a successful implementation for a major energy firm that reduced costs by 40 percent.
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- 31 Oct 2026
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- Startups & fundingSaudi Arabia
Saudi AI Startup Robonito Debuts Free Tier for Automated QA Platform
Read the story at MENA Startup Digest (opens in a new tab on menastartupdigest.com)The Riyadh-based startup has opened access to its agentic software testing platform, allowing teams to automate complex application checks across multiple environments without writing code.
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- 30 Oct 2026
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- EventsSaudi Arabia
Huawei Kicks Off 11th Regional ICT Competition for Middle East Students
Read the story at Saudi Shopper: ICT deals roundup (opens in a new tab on saudishopper.com.sa)Huawei has launched its 2026–2027 regional competition across 19 countries to provide university students with hands-on training in AI and cloud computing.
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- 30 Oct 2026
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- Startups & fundingOman
Phaze Ventures secures $40 million for new AI and deeptech funds
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)Oman's first private venture capital firm launched two new funds targeting a total of $75 million to support local and global AI startups. The initiative has already backed ten companies including Arabic.AI and Sully.ai with support from major Omani institutional investors.
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- Startups & fundingIndia
Indian AI Startup Live2.ai Secures $14M to Scale Globally
Read the story at Arab Founders (opens in a new tab on arabfounders.net)The Bengaluru-based startup raised Pre-Series B funding led by IvyCap Ventures to enhance its AI platform that converts social media insights into commerce. Although based in India, the startup generates 90% of its revenue internationally and is featured for its impact on global enterprise AI.
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- Startups & fundingUnited Arab Emirates
Alpha Dhabi Pledges $1 Billion to Global AI Fund
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)Alpha Dhabi Holding has committed $1 billion to the Alpha Wave III fund to invest in high-growth technology and artificial intelligence firms. This move follows previous successful investments in major AI players like OpenAI and Anthropic through earlier fund cycles.
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- 26 Oct 2026
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- Government & policyUnited Arab Emirates
Dubai Chambers launches agentic AI marketplace for private sector
Read the story at Entrepreneur Middle East (opens in a new tab on mena.entrepreneur.com)The Chamber AI Hub provides access to 22 specialized AI agents designed to automate administrative and operational tasks for over 295,000 companies in Dubai.
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- 26 Oct 2026
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- InfrastructureQatar
Brookfield Opens Doha Office to Support $20 Billion AI Venture
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)Global asset manager Brookfield has established a new office in Qatar to manage its joint venture with Qai, which aims to build AI data centers locally and internationally.
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- InfrastructureUAE
G42 signs AI infrastructure pacts in Greece
Read the story at The National (opens in a new tab on thenationalnews.com)Core42 and Khazna will explore an AI factory; Presight and Inception42 will bring AI to Greek city services and government.
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- 23 Oct 2026
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- Government & policyEgypt
Egypt plans 5–7 large data centres and 250 AI startups
Read the story at Africa AI News (opens in a new tab on africaainews.com)The ICT minister set 2030 targets: $12bn a year in digital exports, 200,000 jobs and 250 AI startups.
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- 23 Oct 2026
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- Startups & fundingSaudi Arabia
AI-Powered Mobility Platform Ahlan Launches for Saudi Relocation Services
Read the story at Entrepreneur Middle East (opens in a new tab on mena.entrepreneur.com)Ahlan is a new global mobility startup that uses an AI assistant to help international professionals navigate housing, documentation, and everyday life when moving to the Kingdom. The company is currently operating in beta and is raising $750,000 in pre-seed funding to expand its ecosystem of service providers.
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- 23 Oct 2026
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- Government & policyQatar
Qatar sets up a National Center for AI
Read the story at Middle East AI News (opens in a new tab on middleeastainews.com)A new centre inside the communications ministry will lead the national AI strategy, policy and adoption across sectors.
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- 20 Oct 2026
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- Models & launchesUAE
Jais 3 and an Arabic speech model released
Read the story at AIwire (opens in a new tab on hpcwire.com)MBZUAI and Inception42 released the Jais 3 family of open Arabic models alongside Jais Speech for Arabic speech recognition.
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- 16 Oct 2026
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- Startups & fundingSaudi Arabia
Saudi Startup Intella Secures $12.5 Million to Advance Arabic Speech AI
Read the story at MENAbytes (opens in a new tab on menabytes.com)The Riyadh-based startup raised Series A funding led by Prosus to enhance its AI engine capable of transcribing over 25 distinct Arabic dialects.
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- 7 Sep 2025
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- Startups & fundingSaudi Arabia
Intella Raises $12.5 Million for Arabic Dialect AI Development
Read the story at MENAbytes (opens in a new tab on menabytes.com)Riyadh-based startup Intella secured Series A funding led by Prosus to enhance its voice-to-text platform, which supports over 25 distinct Arabic dialects.
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- 7 Sep 2025
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