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News - Middle East (EN)
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
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Algeria and Oman gov'ts partner to establish data centers
The agreement was part of an official visit by an Omani delegation
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Du named as landing partner for Ooredoo's FIG subsea cable
720Tbps cable due live next year
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AWS operated 56.84 million square feet of data center and office space in 2025
A 16 percent increase on the year before
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Gulf firms Taranis and EEC partner to develop 50MW data centers in Saudi Arabia
The fund is targeting $2bn of investment to develop and operate data center infrastructure
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Naver targets Saudi data center market, plans "large scale" projects
Agreement with Hanmi Global responds to growing demand for digital infrastructure in the Middle East and emerging markets
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Pure DC not pausing Middle East investment, contrary to reports, despite drone debris near miss
The operator said it remained committed to the market, which was a key strategic pillar
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Anan Data Center to provide 40MW AI infrastructure for Crusoe in Israel
Contract has an estimated value of "hundreds of millions of dollars"
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Lebanon's gov't plans to transform warehouse into National Data Center
The AUB presented last week the results of a national data center benchmarking exercise
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Pure DC to expand Abu Dhabi data center campus by 7MW
Company also secures renewable energy certificates to offset site
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Volt sets up joint venture in Dubai to deliver 29MW data center
Site could be expanded to 129MW
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Helium supply disruptions linked to Middle East conflict could impact semiconductor, AI, and data center supply chains
Qatar accounts for around 30 percent of world’s high-purity helium production
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Anthropic hiring for analyst to assess geopolitical risks and nation-state threats to staff, offices, and data centers
Just don't ask the Department of Defense
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Morocco to roll out digital system to monitor general election
The initiative will be supported by “high-performance” data centers equipped with “powerful” servers
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Credo Technology Group acquires DustPhotonics in $1.3bn cash and stock deal
Potential for additional shares to be issued if DustPhotonics hits certain financial milestones
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Israeli quantum computing startup Q-Factor emerges from stealth with $24m funding round
Investors include NFX, TPY Capital, and Intel Capital
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Iran's Sharif University of Technology hit in US-Israel strikes, destroying HPC data center
Attack occurred ahead of temporary ceasefire
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Iran threatens to attack OpenAI's Stargate data center in UAE
After hitting Amazon and Oracle data centers
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Iran attack hits an Oracle data center in Dubai, causes limited damage
Dubai Media Office initially calls claims "fake news," later confirms shrapnel impact
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Telecom Egypt denies move to turn data center complex into ‘cash-generating asset’
“There are no new developments in this area,” the telco said in a statement
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Fire at AWS data center in Bahrain after Iranian attack - report
AWS yet to confirm
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Iran makes further threats against Big Tech in the Middle East
Says it is in response to US attempts to kill Iranian leadership
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China’s SMIC shipping chipmaking equipment to Iranian military – report
US-sanctioned chipmaker is believed to have been shipping tools to Iran for about a year
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STC’s Solutions signs $371m HPC contract with Saudi Aramco
The agreement is the latest collaboration between the two companies
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Turkcell secures $1bn loan to fund 5G rollout
As Türkiye gears up to launch 5G services
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AWS Bahrain region "disrupted" by drone activity as war in Middle East continues to impact data centers
Cloud giant moves more customers to other regions
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Iran threatens to attack energy and IT infrastructure if Trump targets power plants
After AWS data centers were hit early on in the war
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Saudi Arabia's Edarat secures data center contract from major regional bank
Also selected for AI data center design and supervision services for MIS