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Information technology (IT) in the Middle East

• April 30, 2026 30 Apr'26

  Artificial intelligence powers Egypt’s USD 27bn city project

  Backed by Talaat Moustafa Group, the development aims to fuse digital twin infrastructure, edge AI and data-driven economic planning to create a scalable smart city model

• April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26

  Zero waste drives datacentre sustainability shift in UAE

  Khazna’s DXB8 becomes the first datacentre globally certified for zero waste, highlighting how circular operations are emerging alongside power, cooling and AI infrastructure as a core design priority

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  UAE targets agentic AI to power half of government operations

  With a two-year target to move 50% of government sectors, services and operations to agentic artificial intelligence, the UAE is positioning autonomous systems as the next phase of digital government

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  Using AI to manage insider risk amid Middle East conflict

  As geopolitical tensions reshape the cyber threat landscape across the region, organisations are turning to artificial intelligence-driven behaviour analytics, investigative automation and monitoring of AI agents to detect insider risk faster and ...

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  Egypt targets nearshore IT outsourcing market as global demand shifts

  Talent scale, cost advantage and AI capability position Egypt as an alternative to Eastern Europe in evolving sourcing strategies

• April 21, 2026 21 Apr'26

  Middle East CIOs move from cloud-first to sovereign-first in a high-risk digital era

  As artificial intelligence scales and regulatory pressure intensifies, resilience – not cost – is becoming the defining metric of enterprise technology strategy, says Nischal Kapoor, chief revenue officer at e& enterprise

• April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26

  Dubai rolls out AI training for 50,000 government staff

  An initiative under Digital Dubai, in partnership with government HR and AI bodies, reflects the wider UAE strategy to embed artificial intelligence across public services, workforce development and economic diversification plans

• April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26

  UAE education builds digital resilience as regional tensions accelerate shift to remote learning

  Ankabut CEO Tarek Jundi outlines how national infrastructure, AI-driven platforms and distance-learning capabilities are helping schools and universities maintain continuity amid geopolitical uncertainty

• April 15, 2026 15 Apr'26

  Data dive: A new American Century in the datacentre pipeline?

  Looking at datacentre development internationally, we see how the UK faces apparent relative decline, how countries are responding to the AI age, and what MW vs GDP can tell us

• April 14, 2026 14 Apr'26

  Turkey launches nationwide 5G services with ambitious domestic production targets

  Country’s three mobile operators go live across all 81 provinces following $2.95bn spectrum auction, with government mandating 60% local content requirements

• April 09, 2026 09 Apr'26

  European Union deep tech plan too late for quantum champions IQM and Pasqal

  European quantum computing firms hurry to get US stock exchange listings so they can be predator not prey in a coming wave of consolidation

• April 07, 2026 07 Apr'26

  UAE unveils Falcon Perception in push for AI independence

  Technology Innovation Institute’s compact multimodal model rivals global heavyweights while signalling a shift towards efficient, real-world AI deployment

• March 26, 2026 26 Mar'26

  UAE positions cyber security as pillar of national resilience and digital growth

  Strategic investment and coordination reinforce the country’s ability to withstand complex cyber threats

• March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26

  Designing water‐smart AI datacentres in GCC and MENA

  As Gulf countries race to build AI capacity in one of the world’s most water‐stressed regions, policymakers and operators are rethinking how they power and cool datacentres without exhausting critical water resources

• March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26

  The UAE CIO: From technology operator to digital value architect

  As AI, sovereign cloud and regulation reshape the Gulf’s technology landscape, CIOs in the UAE are being pushed beyond infrastructure management into a role that blends strategy, governance and digital trust, says CIO and technology expert Umesh ...

• March 24, 2026 24 Mar'26

  AI infrastructure investment in the Middle East enters a new geopolitical reality

  As the region builds large-scale compute capacity, technology leaders are focusing on resilience, supply chains and semiconductor dependencies

• March 23, 2026 23 Mar'26

  Starlink launches services in UAE and Kuwait, expanding Middle East satellite internet

  Starlink now provides satellite-based internet in the UAE and Kuwait, joining Oman, Qatar, Israel and Yemen in the Middle East

• March 19, 2026 19 Mar'26

  Cisa tells US organisations to harden endpoint management after Stryker attack

  Last week’s cyber attack on the systems of a US medical services company by Iranian hacktivists has prompted an alert from Cisa, urging organisations to reinforce their defensive posture

• March 17, 2026 17 Mar'26

  Interview: D360 Bank redefines cyber security for Saudi Arabia’s cashless future

  Muath Alhomoud, director of cyber security at D360 Bank, discusses payment security, cloud resilience and the responsible use of AI in a hyper-connected financial ecosystem

• March 11, 2026 11 Mar'26

  Iran war a melting pot for other cyber threats

  State-backed cyber threat actors from non-combatant states are taking advantage of the Israeli-US war on Iran to fulfil their own goals, according to Proofpoint analysts

• March 11, 2026 11 Mar'26

  CISOs on alert: Strengthening cyber resilience amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East

  As regional uncertainty rises, security leaders across the Gulf focus on resilience, faster incident response and deeper threat intelligence to protect critical systems and data

• March 09, 2026 09 Mar'26

  IWD 2026: How the Middle East is building a new generation of women leaders in technology

  From government-backed STEM initiatives in the UAE to thriving regional communities such as Women in Cybersecurity Middle East and Women in IT, the region is shifting the conversation from participation to influence

• March 09, 2026 09 Mar'26

  Airspace disruption and geopolitical tensions raise questions over Middle East tech events

  Major gatherings, including Leap and Gisec Global, remain scheduled, but travel disruptions and geopolitical tensions are adding uncertainty

• March 04, 2026 04 Mar'26

  Iranian hacktivists muster their forces but state APTs lay low

  Hacktivist activity surrounding the Iran war is sky-high but Iran’s state-backed cyber espionage actors have yet to show their hands, giving security teams a valuable window of time to shore up their defences

• March 04, 2026 04 Mar'26

  AI workloads force a fundamental redesign of Middle East datacentres

  From hyperscale GPU clusters to sovereign AI ambitions, Huawei outlines how infrastructure must evolve to meet regional demand

• March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26

  Resilience under pressure: How regional conflict is reshaping the Middle East tech strategy

  From AWS outages in the UAE to stronger focus on data control and cyber security, tech leaders say the Israel-US-Iran conflict is challenging, but not stopping the region’s digital goals

• March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26

  NCSC: No increase in cyber threat from Iran, but be prepared

  While cyber threat levels remain stable following the outbreak of war in the Middle East at the weekend, at-risk organisations in the UK should take steps to ward off potential reprisals from Iran-linked threat actors

• March 02, 2026 02 Mar'26

  Virtual twins and AI companions target enterprise war rooms

  Dassault Systèmes claims platform can answer complex business questions in seconds, but approach requires rethinking enterprise data architecture

• February 26, 2026 26 Feb'26

  Khazna’s NexOps shift signals new operating model for AI-scale infrastructure

  Managing director Bart Holsters explains why hybrid insourcing, competence assurance and sovereign readiness are becoming essential as artificial intelligence pushes datacentres to their limits

• February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26

  Where MENA CIOs draw the line on AI sovereignty

  From patient data that cannot be outsourced to banking risk systems that must stay in-country, CIOs are keeping regulated cores sovereign while using global clouds for speed and scale

• February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26

  UAE CIOs feel AI heat as 85% fear role risk within two years

  Technology leaders say careers, credibility and corporate resilience now hinge on delivering measurable artificial intelligence outcomes

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  Neom partners with DataVolt on $5bn hyperscale datacentre project for digital infrastructure

  The landmark 1.5GW renewable-powered facility at Oxagon signals the Kingdom’s accelerating investment in AI infrastructure, sustainable computing and next-generation digital cities

• February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26

  HP bets on edge AI and regional investment to power Middle East enterprise transformation

  Ertug Ayik, managing director for Middle East and Africa at HP Inc, outlines how on-device artificial intelligence, embedded security and a partner-first model are positioning the company at the heart of MENA’s digital transformation

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  Qatar advances sovereign cloud strategy to strengthen digital trust and national autonomy

  Deloitte’s Cloud Centre of Excellence in Lusail is helping public and private sector organisations adopt sovereign, AI-ready cloud environments aligned with Qatar’s regulatory vision

• February 12, 2026 12 Feb'26

  e& drives AI-first workforce transformation with Oracle Cloud

  UAE technology group deploys Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM on OCI Dedicated Region to embed artificial intelligence across human resources while meeting national data sovereignty requirements

• February 12, 2026 12 Feb'26

  UK fintech investment slumped in 2025

  Investment in the UK fintech sector fell to its lowest level since 2020, but it is still the European destination attracting the most money

• February 10, 2026 10 Feb'26

  G42 expands global AI ambitions with sovereign cloud partnership in Vietnam

  UAE artificial intelligence champion takes its sovereignty-first model to Southeast Asia

• February 09, 2026 09 Feb'26

  NTT Data deepens Middle East cloud push with acquisition of UAE-based Zero&One

  Deal highlights growing strategic importance of the UAE as global technology firms race to scale cloud, AI and digital services across the region

• February 09, 2026 09 Feb'26

  UAE’s TII challenges big tech dominance with open source Falcon AI models

  Through its Falcon models and an open, efficiency-driven research strategy, the Technology Innovation Institute is positioning the UAE as a producer of foundational AI, not merely a consumer of global platforms

• February 05, 2026 05 Feb'26

  Why sovereign and agentic AI will define next phase of Middle East’s digital transformation

  Organisations shift from artificial intelligence pilots to operational deployment as governments prioritise digital sovereignty and infrastructure control

• February 03, 2026 03 Feb'26

  AI agents, human judgement and the future of work in the UAE

  As organisations across the UAE move to AI orchestration, leaders are being forced to rethink skills, governance and accountability in an emerging hybrid workforce

• January 29, 2026 29 Jan'26

  Interview: ManageEngine doubles down on data sovereignty with UAE datacentre launch

  ManageEngine CEO Rajesh Ganesan explains why owning the cloud stack matters to CIOs in the Middle East, and how automation, AI and end-to-end IT management are reshaping enterprise priorities

• January 28, 2026 28 Jan'26

  ENEC, TII and Aspire test autonomous aerial systems for critical infrastructure security

  Abu Dhabi proof-of-concept project evaluates whether drone-based patrols are mature enough for safety-critical environments

• January 27, 2026 27 Jan'26

  Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to UK dissident targeted with Pegasus spyware

  A court has found that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia subjected a London-based human rights activist to abuse and physical violence after infecting his phone with Pegasus spyware

• January 22, 2026 22 Jan'26

  Dell Technologies Forum Dubai highlights AI as the next great economic accelerator

  At its flagship regional event, Dell Technologies set out how AI leadership, data readiness and skills development are shaping digital transformation across the UAE and the wider Middle East

• January 21, 2026 21 Jan'26

  E& enterprise brings agentic AI to MENAT

  A strategic partnership introduces autonomous, governance-by-design artificial intelligence as enterprises in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey move from experimentation to real-world impact

• January 20, 2026 20 Jan'26

  G42 introduces Digital Embassies framework for sovereign AI

  The framework enables governments to deploy artificial intelligence securely and at scale, while maintaining full legal authority over data and systems, regardless of the location of the infrastructure

• January 19, 2026 19 Jan'26

  UAE signs Pax Silica declaration to advance AI-era security

  The United Arab Emirates becomes the ninth signatory to Pax Silica, an economic security coalition for the AI age, reinforcing its leadership in trusted technology, energy and digital infrastructure

• January 15, 2026 15 Jan'26

  Zoho opens its first UAE datacentres to boost cloud adoption

  New Dubai and Abu Dhabi facilities support data sovereignty, providing CIOs with local access to more than 100 Zoho and ManageEngine cloud services

• January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  Interview: Dawn McCarroll, director of supply chain and business excellence, Helios Towers

  As a company that installs and maintains telecoms towers across Africa and the Middle East, Helios is looking to boost digital inclusion in the countries it serves as well as grow through technology improvements