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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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His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik signed Royal Decree No. 50/2026 on April 30, 2026, establishing Oman's first AI Special Economic Zone in Seeb, Muscat. Here is what it covers, who it targets, and what the inaugural investor has already committed.
By Layla Al-Zadjali
From AI oil and gas summits to free mobility expos at DWTC, here are 9 confirmed tech and AI events in Dubai worth the trip from Muscat this June and July 2026.
By Zaheer Al-Lawati
From a Muscat bedroom to seven MENA markets in under a year: how Saif Al-Essai and Khalifa Manaa built Sampo AI, broke Oman's funding record, and are rewriting how e-commerce businesses price their products.
By Dr. Khalid Al-Rashdi
After years working at Schlumberger in oil fields, Azzan Al-Kindi co-founded Rihal in Muscat. Four years later, it is the third fastest-growing tech company in the Middle East, with a Series A underway and 300-plus Omani professionals on the team.
By Surah Al-Balushi
Ahmed Alghadani and Dr. Ahmed Albadi co-founded Byanat in Muscat in April 2022, building an AI observability platform for telecom operators and data centers. By February 2025, they had raised a Pre-Series A round led by Golden Gate Ventures and opened offices in Riyadh and Doha.
By Surah Al-Balushi
From Muscat's weekly AI networking mixer to a landmark cybersecurity summit and a health-tech expo at OCEC, here is every confirmed tech and innovation event in Oman for June and July 2026.
By Surah Al-Balushi
From Omantel's brand-new AI co-creation program to government soft loans with no collateral required, here are nine active startup support opportunities for Oman-based founders this June.
By Ahmed Al-Hinai
From a government AI competition with RO 13,000 in prizes launching this June, to SQU and Dhofar University summer programs, here is what's happening across Oman's campuses this summer.
By Ahmed Al-Hinai
Founded in Muscat in July 2024, Sampo AI closed Oman's largest-ever pre-seed round of $750,000 just six months after launch, building AI-powered dynamic pricing tools for MENA e-commerce retailers across seven countries.
By Omar Al-Riyami
Omantel's new AI Centre of Excellence selects five Omani startups for its inaugural cohort, pairing them with live infrastructure, real data environments, and commercial access across telecom, energy, and government.
By Omar Al-Riyami
From Muscat data science consultancies to global tech giants, here are eight AI, machine learning, and analytics roles actively hiring in Oman this month.
By Fatma Al-Zahra
From a landmark $3 billion joint investment fund with Kazakhstan to 24 logistics agreements signed in a single day and fresh Chinese trade deals, April 2026 confirmed Oman as the Gulf's most active investment destination this spring.
By Zaheer Al-Lawati
Oman now has five major free zones competing for tech investment, including a brand-new AI Special Zone launched by Royal Decree in 2026. Here is your practical guide to choosing the right one for your startup.
By Omar Al-Riyami
The Oman Investment Authority has backed Elon Musk's Neuralink, adding brain-computer interface technology to a growing portfolio that already includes xAI and SpaceX. Here is what the move signals about Oman's deep-tech ambitions.
By Ahmed Al-Hinai
The month isn't over yet: DTX Oman's digital transformation summit lands May 20 at the Sheraton Muscat, while MTCIT's 'Engineer It with AI' competition is offering RO13,000 in prizes with registration open until May 29.
By Layla Al-Zadjali
From an AI-powered Earth observation satellite launching in H1 2026 to a $200 million sovereign connectivity deal, Oman is rapidly building a space economy with artificial intelligence at its core.
By Zaheer Al-Lawati
February 2026 broke every record in AI: the largest merger in history, seven frontier models launched in a single month, $189 billion in funding, and Oman's Omantel launched its sovereign cloud platform. Here is everything you need to know.
By Layla Al-Zadjali
The Oman Investment Authority has attracted three US-based semiconductor companies to set up operations in the Sultanate, with a combined investment of $38 million that is creating high-skilled chip design jobs for Omani graduates.
By Omar Al-Riyami
MTCIT has launched a sweeping five-year plan to expand Oman's digital economy, including a national AI language model, digital transformation centres in every governorate, and a target of 10% GDP contribution by 2040. Here is what the numbers say and why it matters.
By Zaheer Al-Lawati
Born in Ibra, trained in Edinburgh, and tested by bankruptcy, Dr. Mohammed Al Barwani built MB Holding into a global oilfield services and mining conglomerate operating across 20-plus countries. This is the story Oman's next generation of founders needs to read.
By Fatma Al-Zahra
From Dubai AI Festival to TOKEN2049, AI Everything Abu Dhabi to GISEC Global, here's your complete guide to the UAE's major tech, AI, and startup events worth the trip from Oman.
By Zaheer Al-Lawati
A new market report reveals Oman's data center infrastructure is poised for 9.34% annual growth through 2031, driven by 5G expansion, cloud adoption, and AI deployment across the Sultanate.
By Editorial Team
From computer engineering student to Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, Qais Al Jedyani is building Madad, a B2B marketplace revolutionizing how Oman's hospitality businesses procure supplies.
By Omar Al-Riyami
From AI summits to digital transformation conferences, Oman's major venues are hosting game-changing tech events this spring. Here's your complete guide to what's happening at OCEC, top hotels, and convention centers.
By Dr. Khalid Al-Rashdi
From AI accelerators offering $250K equity-free funding to government SME programs and space tech opportunities, here's every startup support program accepting applications this spring in Oman.
By Zaheer Al-Lawati
From the ISAA 2026 AI conference at University of Nizwa to GHEDEX bringing 200+ universities to Muscat, here's your guide to academic events happening across Oman this spring.
By Zaheer Al-Lawati
Founded in 2022, Byanat has become Oman's fastest-growing tech startup, securing funding from 500 Global and major telecom operators with its AI-powered infrastructure platform.
By Fatma Al-Zahra
From government-sponsored bootcamps to international certifications, discover AI, machine learning, and technology training programs you can join in Oman this year.
By Fatima Al-Hashmi
From machine learning engineers to Python developers and cybersecurity specialists, Oman's tech sector is actively hiring across multiple disciplines with opportunities at both local and multinational companies.
By Omar Al-Riyami
UNESCO's March 2026 AI Readiness Assessment positions Oman to become a regional AI hub through sovereign computing infrastructure, addressing current reliance on foreign cloud providers.
By Editorial Team
