Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
This piece explores how AI is revolutionizing the logistics industry in the GCC, highlighting innovations like predictive analytics, autonomous vehicles, and smart warehousing. It includes case studies and examples, particularly focusing on Wahyd Logistics, and discusses the challenges and future outlook of AI in logistics, emphasizing its transformative impact on the region’s supply chain efficiency and economic growth.
Kuwait’s Scientific Center has launched the “STEAM Bus,” a mobile lab with optics, energy, and movement stations offering interactive science learning. The initiative brings experiments directly to schools, encouraging curiosity and bridging classroom lessons with real-world applications.
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AFS and Oman Arab Bank enhanced their partnership to launch a scalable, tokenization-enabled digital payments platform, accelerating Oman’s digital banking transformation with support for Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay.
Sohar International has partnered with Ooredoo Business to offer SMEs in Oman an exclusive suite of solutions, including complimentary services, device financing, mobile offers, and ICT solutions. This collaboration aims to support SME growth, reduce costs, and accelerate digital transformation, reinforcing the bank’s commitment to innovation and customer success.
Bangladesh’s government plans to establish a national fibre optic bank to centralize and monetize underutilized fibre assets from public agencies. This initiative aims to lower costs, improve internet speeds, enable nationwide 5G deployment, and enhance digital inclusion, while ensuring transparency and fair competition in the telecom sector.
Tajikistan ranks 121st globally in fixed internet speeds, with an average download speed of 30.66 Mbps, well below the global average of 95 Mbps. The country also ranks low in mobile internet speeds, trailing behind regional neighbors. Key performers in both categories include Singapore, UAE, and Qatar.
The GSMA has urged the Pakistani government to reduce taxes and fees on the telecom sector in the 2025-26 budget. This would make mobile services more affordable, especially for low-income users, and allow operators to invest in network expansion and next-gen technologies, addressing Pakistan’s mobile internet adoption gap.
Dialog Axiata reported a strong performance in Q1 2025, with revenue reaching Rs 43.3 billion, a 4% increase YoY. EBITDA grew 45% YoY to Rs 19.7 billion, with an EBITDA margin of 45.5%. NPAT rose 49% YoY to Rs 4.1 billion. The company also reported significant tax contributions and robust cash flow.
Cyshield and Thales launch Egypt’s first eSIM service, enabling flexible, secure connectivity for consumers and IoT devices. Supporting all major operators, the platform allows seamless subscription management and has already served over 400,000 users. The initiative advances Egypt’s digital sovereignty and IoT connectivity ecosystem.