GITEX Global 2025 closed after five days of AI innovation, record partnerships, and groundbreaking deals reinforcing UAE tech leadership
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Abu Dhabi real estate
UAE Golden Visa boost, Abu Dhabi investment powerhouse; Dubizzle IPO; Dubai real estate analysis – 10 things you missed this week
UAE expands Golden Visa benefits, IHC announces a $33bn mega merger, and Abu Dhabi goes fully digital —and more news from this week
Expo City Dubai
GITEX TechCation 2026: Dubai to host world’s largest tech and AI event
Sheikh Mohammed directs launch of GITEX TechCation 2026, set to become the world’s largest tech and AI event at Expo City Dubai
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UAE launches AI system to automate work-permit approvals and reduce costs
MoHRE debuts its AI-powered “Eye” system to automate UAE work permit approvals, reduce costs, and boost government efficiency
AI adoption
Cisco hails Gulf’s ‘security-first’ AI strategy as global model, warns risks rising worldwide
“The Middle East acts as fast as it thinks,” says Cisco’s innovation chief, calling the Gulf’s AI strategy a model for the world as governments struggle to secure an accelerating tech revolution
Dubai events
Dubai Exhibition Centre: GITEX and Gulfood to relocate to Expo City in 2026
Dubai World Trade Centre confirms GITEX and Gulfood will move to Dubai Exhibition Centre in 2026, marking a major milestone for Expo City
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Sam Altman, sovereign AI and record crowds – Everything you missed from GITEX Global Day 2
From ChatGPT’s one billion daily queries to new cloud and cybersecurity deals, Day 2 of the world’s largest tech and AI event captured the Gulf’s ambition to lead the intelligence economy
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GITEX expands to India and Brazil as UAE tech brand goes global
GITEX, the UAE’s flagship tech and AI event, is expanding to India and Brazil with new shows in 2027 to drive cross-border investment
Artificial intelligence
‘Appetite here is unmatched’: NVIDIA bets on UAE and Saudi as Gulf’s AI data centre boom accelerates
Chipmaker hails the Gulf’s “unmatched” drive to lead the AI era, with the UAE and Saudi Arabia emerging as NVIDIA’s top growth markets amid a surge in sovereign AI and data-centre investment
Expo City Dubai
Dubai to host GITEX GLOBAL 2026 at Expo City
Dubai tech show GITEX GLOBAL 2026 will relocate to Expo City Dubai, introducing a new ‘TechCation’ experience blending tech and tourism
Dubai Harbour
Global tech giants to gather in Dubai next week for GITEX GLOBAL 2025
World’s largest AI and technology event to spotlight breakthroughs in biotech, data centres, quantum computing, and robotics
Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)
Dubai World Trade Centre to host GITEX Global, WETEX, Beautyworld and over 15 major events this October
Dubai World Trade Centre’s October calendar features GITEX Global, WETEX, Beautyworld and more than 15 exhibitions spanning tech, sustainability, healthcare, HR, and education
Dubai events
Dubai events 2025: DWTC announces 135 events including GITEX Global, WETEX and Big 5 Global
Dubai World Trade Centre will host more than 135 exhibitions and conferences from September–December 2025, including GITEX Global, WETEX and Big 5 Global
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UAE’s $3.76bn IT services sector takes centre stage at GITEX EUROPE
UAE IT and tech firms show capabilities at GITEX EUROPE
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GITEX expansion to Europe, Asia boosts Dubai’s geoeconomic standing, says event chief
Trixie LohMirmand says technology exhibition’s global reach enhances UAE’s geo-economic positioning and connects disparate tech ecosystems worldwide on the sidelines of GITEX EUROPE
AI governance
‘This journey didn’t start today’: Dubai govt official says AI strategy built on decade of digital transformation
Dubai Data & Statistics Establishment CEO, Younus Al Nasser, outlines governance framework with built-in renewal cycles in panel discussion at GITEX EUROPE
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EXCLUSIVE: UAE to deliver Lunar Gateway Airlock, astronaut to join Artemis Mission by 2030
Hazza Al Mansouri tells Arabian Business the UAE will provide a critical airlock module to NASA’s Lunar Gateway and send an Emirati astronaut to commission it – in a historic first for the region