IT & Telecommunications

IT & Telecommunications

Majority plans AI investments in Global South

Thu, 30 Oct 2025

About 87% of global investors plan to increase AI investments in the Global South within the next two years, with India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East identified as most likely beneficiaries, a research report by the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, in collaboration with Accenture, said.

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Zain Group 9-month revenue hits $5.4bn, 15% increase

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

Zain Group, a leading provider of innovative ICT and digital lifestyle communications operating in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, reported a 16-year high consolidated revenue of KD1.7 billion ($5.4 billion) for the first nine months of the year, an increase of 15% YoY.

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UAE’s AI market set to hit $46bn by 2030, says report

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

The Artificial Intelligence market in UAE is poised for solid growth over the next few years and is set to hit AED170 billion ($46.3 billion) by 2030, thanks to the backing from sovereign funds and policies like Strategic Plan 2031 leading the way, said a new report.

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EICT launches IO by HFCL in Saudi Arabia, now type approved for Kingdom

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

EICT, a leading Saudi Arabian ICT and systems integration company, has officially launched the IO by HFCL portfolio of enterprise Wi-Fi and networking solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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HUMAIN, EY announce global partnership for AI-powered business transformation

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

HUMAIN, a global artificial intelligence company backed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) , and EY, a global leader in professional services, have announced a strategic partnership to integrate EY’s AI business solutions into HUMAIN ONE, HUMAIN’s revolutionary agentic AI platform.

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Qatar's Meeza signs data centre deal with global major

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

Meeza, Qatar’s leading data centre and managed IT services provider, has signed a major agreement with a global hyperscaler and cloud service provider, to provide 6 megawatts of data centre services in the first phase.

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Aramco to acquire significant minority stake in HUMAIN

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Aramco have signed a non-binding term sheet outlining the key terms for Aramco to acquire a significant minority stake in HUMAIN, a PIF company, advancing a full range of AI capabilities globally.

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Zain Bahrain, Huawei to launch fastest EV charging stations

Tue, 28 Oct 2025

Zain Bahrain, a leading telecommunications and technology innovator in the Kingdom, has signed a strategic agreement with Huawei to launch the fastest electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Bahrain at its headquarters in Seef.

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e& Q3 revenue tops $5bn; net profit $816.8m

Tue, 28 Oct 2025

e& today has reported a consolidated revenue of AED18.6 billion ($5.06 billion), growing 29.2 per cent year-over-year (YoY), while consolidated revenues for the first nine months of 2025 recorded AED53.5 billion ($14.57 billion), up 25.3 per cent YoY, reflecting the group’s resilient business model and its ability to build on record-breaking first-half results.

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HUMAIN, Qualcomm to deploy AI Infrastructure in KSA for global inferencing

Tue, 28 Oct 2025

HUMAIN and Qualcomm Technologies today announced a transformative collaboration to deploy advanced AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.