An ORF Middle East study highlights critical supply chain, cooling, and power challenges facing Gulf artificial intelligence data centres. The analysis notes that China controls 60 to 70 percent of semiconductor rare earth element mining and 90 percent of processing capacity. It also reports that clean energy comprised 32.4 percent of the UAE's installed power capacity as of September 2026.
Cybersecurity analysis firm Hackmanac reported that a cybercrime group stole 17 terabytes of data from a partnership between China Railway Construction Corporation Saudi Branch and Sama Construction. The breached assets comprise over 1.5 million files, including sensitive contracts, engineering designs, and personal information of approximately 150,000 workers. The consortium is the primary engineering contractor for the Jeddah Central Stadium ahead of the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
Infasme and Fotopia Technologies have launched Digitizeme, an AI document management platform aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises in the UAE. The system combines bilingual Arabic and English optical character recognition, automated review workflows, and regional data residency. The companies report over 99% OCR accuracy, with document data hosted across facilities in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior announced changes allowing skilled expatriate workers to obtain entry visas for eligible family members alongside their work visa processing. The updated regulation applies to spouses, sons under the age of 25, and unmarried daughters. Further residency procedures will be finalized after the family members arrive in the Kingdom.
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