AWS Summit Dubai puts agentic AI and cloud deployment on the regional agenda
The one-day event is showcasing cloud and AI use cases for Gulf enterprises, from agentic systems and serverless computing to production operations.
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Brain Digits opens Abu Dhabi office to support government and enterprise AI adoption
The AI transformation company has opened a Masdar City office focused on workforce capability, process redesign and applied AI implementation across the UAE and wider Gulf.
Dubai technology summit asks whether Gulf enterprises are ready for AI at scale
The Economic Times Annual Tech Summit – Middle East is focusing on data, governance, cybersecurity and the organisational work required to move beyond AI pilots.
Qatar’s QFEX summit puts AI, finance and digital assets on one agenda
The Doha event is examining autonomous systems, financial services, regulation, employment and the infrastructure required for an AI-led economy.
Emirates Group showcases agentic AI framework and 60 technology projects
ForsaTEK 2026 highlighted the airline group’s AI Gateway, agentic software-engineering framework and next phase of its OpenAI collaboration.
UAE leads global generative AI adoption ranking as use spreads across public life
New Microsoft data places the UAE well above the global average for generative AI use, with adoption extending across government, education and workplaces.
Microsoft commits more than $10 billion to Gulf AI and digital infrastructure framework
The framework initially covers the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, with investments in cloud, AI infrastructure, connectivity, cybersecurity and AI for Good.
New Riyadh forum to examine AI, agentic systems and economic transformation
The inaugural AlEqtisadiah forum will bring business leaders and technology experts together on 5 October to examine how AI is changing economies and business models.
Qatar accelerates autonomous AI deployment across public and private sectors
At the Google Cloud Summit Doha, Qatari officials and technology leaders described a shift from AI experimentation toward governed autonomous systems and national workforce preparation.
Saudi Arabia declares 2026 Year of Artificial Intelligence and unveils 480MW Hexagon supercomputing center
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and SDAIA launch the national Year of AI alongside the world's largest sovereign government computing hub in Riyadh.
PIF-backed HUMAIN and Turing debut global enterprise AI agent marketplace at FII Priority
The venture accelerates commercial autonomous agent deployments for supply chain, healthcare, and sovereign compliance across the Arabian Gulf.
SDAIA deploys ALLAM 34B Arabic foundation model across 30 Saudi government ministries
The sovereign model powers automated legislative drafting, citizen query routing, and internal administrative search across state agencies.
Qatar Investment Authority establishes Qai with multi-billion mandate for sovereign compute
The national artificial intelligence firm partners with global infrastructure managers to finance liquid-cooled data clusters and localized cloud workloads.
Qatar Airways deploys generative AI and predictive analytics to optimize global flight operations
The national carrier integrates real-time crew scheduling, predictive maintenance, and conversational multilingual passenger concierges.
Tamkeen expands enterprise transformation scheme to co-fund AI adoption across Bahraini SMEs
The Labour Fund covers up to 50 percent of software licensing, cloud compute, and technical integration costs for domestic businesses.
Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Unit establishes Sovereign AI Taskforce to accelerate ministerial automation
The national committee mandates measurable digitisation milestones across commerce, labor, and municipal public service delivery.
Qatar brings Azure OpenAI service into its local cloud region
A government partnership with Microsoft combines local data processing and new GPU capacity with a push to build AI-enabled public services.
Fanar 2.0 reframes Arabic AI as a full sovereign stack
Qatar's second-generation platform combines language, speech, image and safety systems while publishing evidence about the constraints of Arabic model building.
Bahrain's national AI policy connects ethics with existing law
The framework joins legal compliance, adoption, public awareness and cooperation with a GCC ethics manual for government AI use.
Bahrain targets 50,000 citizens with three-track AI training
Tamkeen's programme separates executive adoption, broad workforce fluency and specialist tool-building in a national skills push running to 2030.
Oman's Maeen language model anchors a three-part national AI launch
The national model arrived alongside an AI Studio and open-data portal, linking Arabic technology with public-sector problem solving and reusable data.
Kuwait Oil Company opens AI centre around operational use cases
The centre's first disclosed work includes agentic scheduling for drilling rigs, bringing AI experimentation closer to production planning.
Kuwait and UNDP assess national AI readiness and governance priorities
The assessment examines Kuwait’s AI ecosystem, government adoption, regulation, ethics, capabilities and gaps to inform future priorities.
QIA invests in Positron AI’s $875 million inference infrastructure round
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has co-invested in Positron AI’s Series C financing to support scalable next-generation inference infrastructure.
UAE opens seventh cohort of national AI programme with agentic AI focus
The programme will train government and private-sector participants in generative AI, agentic systems, data strategy and AI governance.
HUMAIN invests in MOZN to develop regulated enterprise AI solutions
The partnership targets financial crime prevention, knowledge intelligence, and governance, risk and compliance for financial and public-sector organisations.
QIA backs HyperLight in $80 million financing for AI infrastructure
The Qatar Investment Authority participated in HyperLight’s Series C financing, adding another photonics investment to Qatar’s AI infrastructure strategy.
MEEZA and Msheireb launch AI digital companion in Doha
The AI concierge will be piloted across 15 smart kiosks at Msheireb Downtown Doha, supporting wayfinding, bookings, payments and visitor services.
UAE National Experts Programme selects 135 AI-track finalists
The implementation-focused programme shortlisted professionals from all seven emirates to build applied AI capability across priority sectors.
QIA invests in Ayar Labs to advance next-generation AI infrastructure
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund participated in Ayar Labs’ $500 million Series E round for optical interconnect technology designed for AI scale-up.
Aramco and Microsoft agree to accelerate industrial AI rollout
The Saudi energy company and Microsoft will explore AI-driven industrial solutions built on Azure and integrated into core operations.
UAE launches AI-powered foreign-trade platform with Presight
The UAE announced an AI-enabled trade platform with Presight as part of its wider programme to embed intelligent services into economic operations.