Monthly Archives: June 2026

Technologies

Siemens Report: How AI is Transforming Middle East Infrastructure Resilience

Middle East Leads Global Infrastructure Transition as AI, Resilience and Grid Modernization Accelerate, Siemens Report Finds

  • Decarbonization remains the region’s top infrastructure priority, with 70% of organizations already setting direct and indirect emissions targets, compared with 58% globally.
  • Industrial AI is accelerating operational transformation, with 62% expecting AI to reshape infrastructure operations within three years.
  • Resilience has become the new efficiency, with 61% stating that industrial AI is making critical infrastructure more resilient.
  • Grid modernization is central to the clean energy transition, with 64% identifying smart grids and grid software as crucial enablers.

Dubai, UAE, 23 June 2026 – A new study from Siemens reveals the Middle East is ready to enter a new era of infrastructure transition that is autonomous, resilient, and sustainable. According to the 2026 Middle East Infrastructure Transition Monitor, the region is outpacing global counterparts in its commitment to the transition, with regional leaders demonstrating stronger investment intentions and a heightened sense of urgency around clean energy transformation.

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Business & Investments

DIB Launches Savings Campaign with Up to 6.60% Profit Rate

DIB Empowers Customers to Build a Stronger Financial Future Through New Savings Campaign

Rooted in its commitment to Shariah-compliant financial empowerment, the new campaign offers eligible customers expected profit rates of up to 6.60% p.a. during the campaign period

Dubai, UAE – 23 June 2026:

DIB, the world’s leading Islamic financial group and the largest in the UAE, has launched a new Savings Campaign, reflecting the bank’s commitment to advancing financial wellbeing and empowering customers to build a more secure financial future. The new campaign under its Al Islami Savings Account proposition is designed to promote disciplined saving habits, enhance financial resilience, and reward customers for achieving their long-term financial goals.

Running from early June through the end of August 2026 – the campaign acts as a catalyst for responsible financial behavior. By rewarding customers who actively inject fresh funds and consistently maintain their balances, DIB is providing a tangible, structured pathway to financial growth. Under the campaign, new salary transfer customers would be eligible for an expected profit rate of up to 6.60% p.a., while all other eligible individuals can benefit from an expected profit rate of up to 5.10% p.a., in line with the applicable criteria.

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Technologies

JetBrains Course Creators Program Enhances Coding Education

JetBrains Launches Course Creators Program to Bring Hands-On Coding Practice into Professional Development Environments

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 23, 2026: JetBrains has announced the launch of the JetBrains Course Creators Program, an initiative designed to help independent educators integrate hands-on coding practice directly into JetBrains IDEs through the JetBrains Academy plugin.

Online programming education still has a major gap: students learn concepts through videos and browser-based exercises but rarely get to code in the professional tools they will use in development jobs. As AI changes how people learn programming and write code, practical developer skills are becoming even more important, with students needing experience working in real development environments, understanding projects, debugging applications and building software alongside AI tools.

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Business & Investments

Dubai Chambers Boosts Canadian Investments

  • H.E. Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori: “We look forward to advancing a new phase of cooperation between Dubai and Canada, focused on unlocking new opportunities and strengthening strategic partnerships.”
  • The number of Canadian companies registered as active members of Dubai Chamber of Commerce increased from 1,165 in 2020 to 4,667 by the end of 2025, achieving growth of 300%.

Dubai, UAE – Dubai Chambers has discussed ways to strengthen trade and investment flows between Dubai and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan during a meeting held in Regina with the Hon. Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan. The province is one of Canada’s leading regions for natural resources and agriculture. The meeting also explored ways to develop cooperation between the business communities in both markets and open new paths for collaboration.

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Technologies

Data Streaming: Key to AI Success in UAE and KSA

UAE and KSA Lead Global Agentic AI Deployment, New Confluent Research Reveals

Middle East organisations outpace global peers on AI production rollouts, with data streaming emerging as the infrastructure priority to sustain momentum

The UAE and Saudi Arabia are among the global leaders in deploying agentic AI solutions, with 38% of organisations in both markets already running agentic AI in production. This figure sits among the highest recorded globally, according to Confluent’s 2026 Data Streaming Report. The findings position the Gulf as a frontrunner in translating AI ambition into operational reality.

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