Kuwait
Kuwait establishes sovereign AI infrastructure through Ooredoo-Nvidia collaboration
Ooredoo Kuwait has launched the country’s first sovereign-AI data centre in partnership with Nvidia, marking a major step in Kuwait’s digital transformation agenda and its Vision 2035 ambitions. The facility is powered by Nvidia H200 GPUs and provides secure, sovereign AI infrastructure for enterprises, government bodies, and start-ups developing AI solutions locally. The project underscores Ooredoo’s shift from telecom operator to digital-infrastructure partner, with AI already embedded across its operations in analytics, network optimisation, recruitment, and energy management. The centre will also support national AI skills programmes and domestic LLM development, strengthening Kuwait’s position as a regional hub for advanced AI innovation…Read more
Saudi Arabia
Aramco’s AI push opens new path to monetising cheap power
Saudi Aramco’s acquisition of a significant minority stake in state-backed AI firm Humain marks a pivotal moment in the Gulf’s push to merge energy and compute as dual export industries. The partnerships aims to develop industrial AI applications and accelerate Saudi Arabia’s AI infrastructure, leveraging the Kingdom’s low-cost power to host and co-invest in hyperscale and AI data centres. Humain plans to build around 6GW of capacity and has recently secured major deals with Nvidia and xAI, positioning Saudi Arabia to become a global exporter of compute as energy costs in the region undercut those in Europe and the US. Analysts note that the strategy gives Aramco greater influence over emerging AI tools while offering a new monetisation pathway amid fluctuating market performance. However, the opportunity depends on sustained global demand for AI and the region must navigate risks including Red Sea cable vulnerabilities, data centre water usage, and questions around AI’s long-term productivity gains…Read more
Qatar
Qatar’s Ooredoo commits $500Mn to new cable projects
Qatar’s Ooredoo will invest more than $500Mn in new international cable projects to reduce regional connectivity vulnerabilities caused by repeated outages in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz. The initiative, announced at MWC25 Doha, will establish alternative land-based routes linking Oman, Iraq, Turkey, and Europe, cutting connecting times by half and strengthening resilience in a region that handles 30% of global data traffic and 90% of flows between Europe and Asia. CEO Aziz Fakhroo noted that slow approval processes in some markets are prompting global players to reconsider expansion, underscoring the need for faster cross-border cooperation. Alongside its network investments, Ooredoo continues expanding digital and financial service platforms across its footprint and posted $850Mn in net profit for the first nine months of 2025, up 6% YoY…Read more
Interesting News
AWS and Google Cloud launch seamless multicloud connectivity
AWS and Google Cloud have announced a joint multicloud networking solution that enables customers to connect the two platforms in minutes rather than weeks. Using AWS Interconnect – Multicloud and Google Cloud’s Cross Cloud Interconnect, the partnership introduces an open interoperability standard that removes the need for complex physical networking components and long provisioning timelines. The solution allows organisations to provision bandwidth on demand, simplify cross-cloud data movement, and strengthen availability and security through continuous network monitoring and MACsec encryption. Unlike Oracle’s approach of deployment hardware inside partner data centres, the AWS-Google model integrates AWS directly into Google’s Cross Cloud Network architecture, abstracting routing and physical connectivity to deliver a more seamless multicloud experience…Read more
Oracle in talks for $38Bn loan to support Vantage Data Centers- led campus
Oracle is reportedly in talks with banks to raise $38Bn to help fund major data centre projects being developed with Vantage Data Centers, including the newly announced Port Washington campus in Wisconsin – part of the $15Bn, 1GW first phase of OpenAI and Oracle’s 4.5GW Stargate pipeline. The financing request comes on top of the $18Bn in debt Oracle has already secured for projects in New Mexico, Texas, and Wisonsin, as the company also ramps up purchases of Nvidia and partner server equipment. While hyperscalers have traditionally relied on cash reserves for infrastructure expansion, industry debt issuance has surged to nearly $120Bn this year, reversing previous trends. Analysts note that peers like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have far greater capacity to absorb leverage, whereas Oracle’s smaller revenue base ($57.4Bn in FY2025) makes its aggressive borrowing more significant and closely watched…Read more