Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Gamez Quest enters Saudi Arabia’s rapidly growing gaming ecosystem with a mission to elevate Arabic localisation through cultural expertise rather than translation alone. As global publishers look to MENA for expansion, the studio provides essential support to help games resonate authentically with regional audiences, strengthening the industry’s localisation infrastructure.
The MoU marks a strategic step toward unified railway capabilities across Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. By investing in shared training and talent development, both countries are laying the groundwork for more efficient, integrated, and future-ready regional transport infrastructure.
At Black Hat MEA, Exabeam CEO Pete Harteveld highlighted how Saudi Vision 2030 is accelerating cybersecurity innovation and attracting global firms. Success in the Kingdom requires deep local partnerships, talent development, and AI-driven security augmentation. Exabeam’s rapid growth and new Riyadh Innovation Center reflect Saudi Arabia’s expanding cybersecurity ecosystem.
Rubrik has entered Saudi Arabia through a strategic partnership with Echelon Digital Group, delivering advanced data protection, cyber recovery, and compliance solutions across key sectors. The collaboration supports Vision 2030 goals around cybersecurity and digital sovereignty, helping enterprises strengthen resilience and advance secure digital transformation across the Kingdom and wider GCC.
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain signed nine agreements during the fourth Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council meeting in Manama, covering nuclear safety, taxation, education, investment, competition policy, sustainable development, transportation and the non-profit sector. The two Crown Princes reaffirmed strong bilateral ties and agreed to deepen cooperation across key strategic areas, with the next meeting in Saudi Arabia.
Tenable has launched a new legal entity in Saudi Arabia to support the Kingdom’s fast-growing digital ecosystem and Vision 2030 ambitions. The expansion strengthens access to its Exposure Management Platform, aligns with national cybersecurity frameworks, and addresses the rising threat of AI-driven cyberattacks across giga-projects, cloud environments, and expanding IoT networks.
FuturePlay has become the first Korean VC to partner with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment, supporting Korean startup expansion into the Kingdom and enabling joint investments in AI, fintech, and deep-tech fields. The partnership aligns with Vision 2030 and strengthens Korea–Saudi innovation ties as both nations accelerate cross-border tech collaboration.
Saudi Arabia ranks third globally in AI model development and AI job growth, according to the Stanford AI Index. With strong performance in language model progress, talent attraction, and scientific citations, the Kingdom’s AI ecosystem is rapidly advancing under Vision 2030 and national initiatives such as SAMAI.
The study finds that Saudi secondary school students with higher cybersecurity awareness and longer internet usage show stronger cyber threat perception, which leads to better data protection behaviors. Threat perception mediates awareness and action, while internet usage strengthens both effects, suggesting that interactive cybersecurity education and targeted programs can significantly improve student safety online.
Saudi Arabia’s telecom sector posted revenues of SAR 80.46 billion and profits of SAR 14.46 billion in the first nine months of 2025, fuelled by demand for 5G, cloud services, and digital infrastructure. stc led the market with 80% of total profits, while Mobily and Zain KSA reported strong growth. Analysts expect continued momentum driven by Vision 2030 digital investments.