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Every AI in Oman story in reverse order of publication — reporting for founders, investors, and public-sector teams on artificial intelligence, startups, digital policy, jobs, and the revenue moving through Oman's Vision 2040 economy.
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Oman's standards body has added artificial intelligence to its 2026 work plan for the first time, drafting GCC-wide rules on AI sustainability and data quality alongside new EV and renewable energy standards.
By Layla Al-Zadjali
Muscat-based venture capital firm Phaze Ventures saw three portfolio companies land fresh funding and a strategic partnership in early September, a signal that Oman-based capital is finding real traction in global AI markets.
By Samir Al-Balushi
Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has signed Royal Decree 68/2026, amending Oman's 2022 Personal Data Protection Law after a year of parliamentary review. The substantive changes are still pending publication, but the timing and backstory matter for every business handling Omani data.
By Zaheer Al-Lawati
From Zoho's Gulf-hosted data centres to Odoo's Dammam-region cloud, here's how five major CRM platforms actually compare on Oman availability, Arabic support, pricing and PDPL-relevant data residency.
By Layla Al-Zadjali
Omantel-backed startup DeepAstra has been named Z.AI's exclusive sovereign AI partner in Oman, with a planned local development centre that keeps Arabic AI models and data inside the Sultanate.
By Editorial Team
Oman's telecom regulator wants to double the grace period for reclaiming a disconnected number to 180 days and force operators to check that a recycled number is unlinked from social media accounts before it goes to a new owner.
By Dr. Khalid Al-Rashdi
Oman's home-built Sahm drone flew 100km over open sea to deliver 150kg of medical supplies to the remote Al Halaniyat Islands, the second phase of the state-run "Sky Bridge" logistics programme.
By Ahmed Al-Hinai
Muscat Governorate has completed more than 80% of street naming and address verification under Oman's National Addressing Project, with field crews now installing signboards in pilot areas ahead of a citywide rollout.
By Layla Al-Zadjali
Muscat's new AI Film Festival launched on 31 August 2026 with a plan to train over 1,000 Omanis in AI-assisted filmmaking through the rmz.ai platform, backed by a RO 20,000 prize pool.
By Ahmed Al-Hinai
Oman's Ministry of Education says its online student transfer service has stabilized after login problems, processing over 12,000 requests in a single day and offering a real-world stress test of the Sultanate's digital government ambitions.
By Omar Al-Riyami
From an MTCIT AI competition's RO13,000 finale to a new climate-tech hackathon, here is a practical guide to September 2026's biggest technology, AI and business events in Muscat.
By Editorial Team
An SQU-led study combining satellite imagery and deep learning identified Dhofar's frankincense trees with 93.7% accuracy, offering Oman a new tool to monitor a UNESCO-listed natural and cultural resource.
By Fatima Al-Hashmi
Oman's TRA now requires every new or heavily renovated building to include shared, carrier-neutral telecom wiring before it can get a completion certificate, ending single-operator lock-in.
By Fatima Al-Hashmi
Oman's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has replaced its 18-year-old number portability rules with a new framework that locks in automated switching, RO 3 in combined fees per transfer, and a 90-day deadline for providers to connect to the central system.
By Samir Al-Balushi
Riyada and Omantel closed the Salalah AI Hackathon 2026 this week, with 22 teams competing over four days and a fisheries marketplace platform taking first place.
By Omar Al-Riyami
UTAS's Salalah branch just ran a 15-hour AI course for managers and HR staff, the latest stop in a system-wide push to build practical AI skills inside Oman's largest applied-sciences university.
By Ahmed Al-Hinai
A new legal explainer this week breaks down how Oman's updated Cybercrime Law criminalises payment fraud, just as the Sultanate's digital payment volumes surge 76% in a year.
By Samir Al-Balushi
Oman's Cyber Defence Centre has launched the National Cyber Security Strategy 2026-2030, a five-pillar framework meant to protect the country's fast-growing digital government services, from national ID systems to e-invoicing.
By Zaheer Al-Lawati
The Oman Real Estate Association launched a new digital membership platform and signed cooperation agreements at a Muscat forum on AI and innovation in the property sector, held under OPAZ patronage on August 25, 2026.
By Layla Al-Zadjali
Oman's Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion confirmed 45 of 60 targeted factories have now been assessed under the Smart Industry Readiness Index, alongside new data on lean manufacturing savings and the Made in Oman digital platform.
By Fatima Al-Hashmi
Oman's Ministry of Finance is shifting public accounting from a cash basis to accrual, using the Maliyah digital financial platform and IPSAS standards to give the government a real-time view of assets, liabilities and costs.
By Surah Al-Balushi
Omantel's Otech has partnered with sovereign AI platform DeepAstra to launch a locally hosted API that lets Omani businesses tap multiple AI models without building their own infrastructure.
By Layla Al-Zadjali
Gulf College student Ayah Al Kindi's anti-money-laundering AI tool, Sentinel, beat out hundreds of national rivals and was named one of just 13 projects worldwide invited to pitch at London's top youth science forum.
By Layla Al-Zadjali
Omantel has signed a framework agreement with Chinese satellite operator GalaxySpace to trial low-earth-orbit and direct-to-device technology, aiming to extend connectivity to Oman's remote regions, maritime routes and industrial sites.
By Editorial Team
Oman's Ministry of Health says its AI-powered diabetic retinopathy screening programme has now checked more than 43,000 patients across 25 facilities, slashing wait times from 62 days to just 8.
By Layla Al-Zadjali
Weeks after Oman's Fawtara e-invoicing mandate took effect for the country's largest taxpayers, the Tax Authority has certified its first wave of technology vendors, including IITC and SunTec Business Solutions, to run the compliance backbone behind it.
By Dr. Khalid Al-Rashdi
Oman's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has gone live with Sabr, a digital platform that replaces email and spreadsheets with real-time dashboards for tracking the telecom sector's performance.
By Fatma Al-Zahra
Omantel's technology arm Otech has signed a deal with Omani AI startup Remedy to build and deploy RISE Talent, an AI-powered HR and performance platform, starting with Otech's own workforce.
By Ahmed Al-Hinai
From a US government review that delayed GPT-5.6 to a new Saudi AI risk framework and an open-source Arabic transcription model, July 2026 reshaped the tools and rules Omani businesses will work with next.
By Dr. Khalid Al-Rashdi
Oman's AI Special Economic Zone now has a concrete price tag of RO 106 million, a Q4 2027 construction start, and reported talks with Microsoft and IBM. Here is what actually changed this week.
By Omar Al-Riyami
