AI and the Gulf: Where it's been and what's n...

Small and middle-sized companies (SMEs) make up more than 95 per cent of businesses in the UAE and contribute more than 60 per cent of the country’s non-oil GDP. But despite that, the UAE still has relatively few SMEs growing up to become large private companies. Founders have be ...  Show more

Syria is becoming part of the economic conversation again. Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about investment and reconstruction, from the first Syrian-Emirati Investment Forum to upcoming business events in Damascus for the private sector in early June, and e ...  Show more

The Middle East is investing in more than just the technologies of tomorrow, it’s investing in the people, ideas, and institutions that will shape them. In this episode of Flavors of Ambition, we speak with Dr. Najwa Aaraj, CEO of the Technology Innovation Institute in Abu Dhabi, ...  Show more

Hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj speak with MEI Senior Fellow Mohammed Soliman about President Donald Trump's recent trip to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, which yielded a wave of major US-Gulf tech and AI deals. Soliman explains how these partnerships mark a shift ...

The Middle East is laying the foundations for a bold new era of artificial intelligence, one rooted in purpose. At the center of this transformation is Dr. Yaser Al-Onaizan, Deputy CEO of HUMAIN, and one of the driving forces behind Saudi Arabia’s national AI vision.In this episo ...  Show more

Catch The Full Episode on Youtube https://bit.ly/4o7fn8Z Tareq Amin is the Chief Executive Officer of HUMAIN, Saudi Arabia’s pioneering artificial intelligence company established under the Public Investment Fund. Officially launched on May 12th, 2025 by HRH Crown Prince Mohammed ...  Show more