IT Magazine ME: technology news from Lebanon and the Middle East

Independent coverage of artificial intelligence, semiconductors, cybersecurity, cloud, startups and digital government across Lebanon and the MENA region, with every story linked to its original sources.

Latest stories

• Misr Life Insurance secures Egypt’s first fintech licence for life insurers 13 Nov 2026
• Dubai Electronic Security Center signs ITU pact on global digital resilience 13 Nov 2026
• Apache patches critical HTTP/2 remote code execution flaw in HTTP Server 13 Nov 2026
• Syntys data centre breaks ground in Qatar for AI and cloud workloads 13 Nov 2026
• Lebanon’s General Security launches Ma’ak digital platform with BLOM Bank and Mastercard 12 Nov 2026
• Orange Marine lands Cadmos 2 cable in Okaibe to link Lebanon with Cyprus 12 Nov 2026
• Lebanon launches digital school management app with EU and GIZ support 11 Nov 2026
• Internet in Lebanon 2026: Ogero, ISPs, fibre and prices 11 Nov 2026
• Forbes International Tower data centre deal signed with Aedan Looking Glass 11 Nov 2026
• UAE fintech Wafr launches WafrChain blockchain platform for sukuk after pre-seed round 11 Nov 2026
• Lebanon orders transfer of illegal internet subscribers to legal networks in three months 10 Nov 2026
• Hackers exploit SSHole OpenSSH vulnerability to breach Linux systems 10 Nov 2026
• Infra signs SAR 2.5 billion deals with HUMAIN for Saudi AI and power infrastructure 9 Nov 2026
• UAE fintech enza raises $6 million in Seed+ round led by 4DX Ventures 9 Nov 2026
• Telecom Egypt SCZone deal upgrades networks across six ports and four industrial zones 9 Nov 2026
• Diamond Foundry creates first 200mm single-crystal diamond wafer for AI chip cooling 8 Nov 2026
• Telecom Egypt unveils Beyond Connectivity digital solutions at Cairo ICT 2026 8 Nov 2026
• Digital Egypt strategy targets 200,000 new jobs and $12 billion in exports by 2030 8 Nov 2026
• Google acquires Crusoe’s Wyoming data centre site for $17 billion campus 7 Nov 2026
• Zipline raises $1.5 billion and signs 300-site Walmart deal 6 Nov 2026
• Oman to expand submarine cable landings to 31 by 2030 and build satellite facilities 6 Nov 2026
• SpaceX selects Qualcomm to supply base station platforms for Starlink Mobile 5G network 5 Nov 2026
• Telecom Egypt sets 2027 guidance targeting low double-digit revenue growth 5 Nov 2026
• STMicroelectronics unifies STM32 microcontroller platform for cloud and physical AI 5 Nov 2026
• DataReportal Digital 2027 report records 5.42 million internet users in Lebanon 5 Nov 2026
• Adtech startup Journify raises $12 million Series A at fourfold valuation increase 4 Nov 2026
• Bluetooth SIG announces Bluetooth HDT to standardise lossless wireless audio 4 Nov 2026
• Oman’s mamun raises $3 million to expand Gulf–Asia trade financing 4 Nov 2026
• Ooredoo Oman and DE-CIX to launch nationwide internet exchange in early 2027 3 Nov 2026

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