The Middle East has moved quickly to build clean energy capacity at scale. The harder challenge now is operating these systems reliably across complex grids, industrial processes, and growing digital infrastructure. As showcased at WFES 2026, artificial intelligence is emerging as the operating layer that enables control, coordination, and execution across the region’s energy transition.
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Intersec 2026 marks a clear shift in how national safety is designed and governed. As physical infrastructure and digital systems become inseparable, resilience now depends on coordination across agencies, technologies, and people. From long-range surveillance to public readiness initiatives, the UAE is presenting a model where anticipation replaces reaction and security is treated as a core function of national planning.
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The End of Subsidy-Led Entrepreneurship For much of the past two decades, SME policy in Oman...
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As artificial intelligence shifts from adoption to sovereignty, the UAE is advancing a national model that treats AI as critical infrastructure. From ethical governance and legislative experimentation to large-scale compute investment, this article explains how the UAE Sovereign AI strategy is reshaping global AI governance.
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Oman’s startup ecosystem is growing in number but not in depth. While micro-enterprises continue to expand rapidly, medium-sized firms remain largely stagnant. This analysis explains how tax thresholds, labor regulations, and financing gaps are creating a “missing middle” that prevents Omani businesses from scaling, and why fixing this structural issue is critical for Oman Vision 2040.
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