Oil giant Aramco and French Pasqal launched the first 200-qubit quantum cloud in the Middle East in Dhahran, focusing on logistics optimization
A startup in Abu Dhabi has secured $230 million to build the world's first AI-native Islamic bank, aiming to serve two billion Muslims. In Saudi Arabia, Qiddiya City is implementing Google Cloud's agentic AI to manage millions of annual visitors and accelerate data analysis. Additionally, oil giant Aramco and French firm Pasqal have launched the Middle East's first 200-qubit quantum cloud in Dhahran, focusing on optimizing logistics and industrial processes. AI
IMPACT These initiatives signal significant investment and adoption of AI and quantum technologies across finance, entertainment, and industrial sectors in the Middle East.