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Abu Dhabi launches first phase of Judicial AI Platform under human oversight
The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department has introduced an AI-assisted judicial workflow for case analysis, legal research and draft decisions, while keeping final authority with judicial officials.
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.
UAE and Lebanon launch initiative to train one million AI experts
The UAE and Lebanon have launched a programme focused on generative AI and prompt-engineering skills under the Government Experience Exchange Programme.
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.
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.
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.
Dubai Universal AI Blueprint designates operational AI officers across all municipal public bodies
Under directives from Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, the emirate mandates measurable service automation, predictive maintenance, and paperless administrative workflows.
Qatar MCIT and Scale AI deploy automated data annotation engine for public sector models
The strategic initiative builds high-fidelity Arabic training corpuses for state healthcare, municipal permits, and legislative drafting.
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.
University of Bahrain establishes Center for Artificial Intelligence and Applied Data Analytics
The national research hub focuses on climate modeling, desalination optimization, and Arabic dialect speech processing.
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.
Stargate UAE puts Abu Dhabi on the global AI compute map
The planned one-gigawatt cluster links sovereign compute, international partnerships and a 200-megawatt first phase expected to come online in 2026.
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.
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.
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.
Oman's AI zone links startup policy with green compute plans
A designated zone in Al Seeb, a Green AI Alliance and the Digital Triangle frame infrastructure as an ecosystem for investment and company growth.
Qatar eVTOL trial moves autonomous flight into the regulatory phase
An unmanned demonstration between Old Doha Port and Katara showed technical possibility; phased approval and integration remain ahead.
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.
Oman’s Engineer It with AI programme develops applied national solutions
The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology is using boot camps, workshops and mentoring to build practical AI capabilities.
Bahrain and the United States sign Artificial Intelligence Opportunities Partnership
The joint statement establishes a bilateral framework for cooperation around AI opportunities, capabilities, and national technology priorities.
HUMAIN and stc extend agreement for Saudi AI data-centre venture
The six-month extension gives the parties more time to complete regulatory, operational and commercial requirements for the proposed joint venture.
UAE establishes national Artificial Intelligence and Data Authority
The new federal body brings together AI, public-data and digital-government capabilities under one mandate reporting directly to the Cabinet.
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 sets two-year target for agentic AI across half of government operations
A new federal framework aims to convert 50 percent of UAE government sectors, services and operations to agentic AI models within two years.
Bahrain graduates first cohort of national AI Talent Programme
The programme connected Bahraini university students with AWS, government mentors and applied AI prototype development.
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.