AI in Oman
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Reporting on the artificial intelligence, cloud, and software stack being built in Oman — for founders and technology teams tracking which platforms, funding rounds, and infrastructure decisions are moving revenue in the Sultanate.
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Oman's Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs has signed a deal with Omantel to build Itqan, a cloud-based platform that will standardize how the Sultanate trains, evaluates and qualifies its lawyers and legal advisers.
By Ahmed Al-Hinai
Egypt-founded fintech infrastructure firm Cassbana has won in-principle approval to join Oman's Fintech Regulatory Sandbox, building on an existing embedded-credit partnership with Muscat's Mamun and retail group Salman Corporation.
By Ahmed Al-Hinai
Omani startup Sada has completed local beta testing of an AI and location-based audio platform that lets visitors "hear" the stories behind Oman's heritage sites, museums and hotels.
By Fatima Al-Hashmi
The Oman Investment Authority has committed a quarter of a new Hong Kong-backed innovation fund, with half its capital earmarked for AI, advanced manufacturing, and tech investments inside the Sultanate.
By Omar Al-Riyami
MTCIT data released this week shows the number of Omani companies working in artificial intelligence nearly doubled between August 2025 and August 2026, a sign the Sultanate's AI ecosystem is moving from pilots to products.
By Fatma Al-Zahra
Muscat-based Raaz lets Omani families upload bank statements to see spending patterns and a Financial Health Score, all for free. Here's how the small team behind it built and launched a homegrown personal finance app.
By Ahmed Al-Hinai
TRA data published this week shows Musandam Governorate's 5G stations nearly doubled in 2025, growing 80% as Oman pushes connectivity into its most remote and rugged region.
By Layla Al-Zadjali
From Samsung's free 240-hour AI bootcamp open to Omani youth to university master's degrees and government-funded nanodegrees, here are nine AI and tech courses accepting applications in Oman this September 2026.
By Fatma Al-Zahra
Oman's Ministry of Transport and Oman Airports successfully trialled a driverless electric vehicle at Salalah Airport, setting a target of the third quarter of 2027 to begin commercial autonomous delivery operations.
By Fatima Al-Hashmi
Oman's free-zone authority OPAZ launched a new digital trade platform linking Omani firms with African and Chinese partners, the third investor-facing digital tool from Oman's economic-zone ecosystem this year alone.
By Editorial Team
ESBAAR, Rihal, PhazeRo, and Sampo AI are all hiring AI and data talent in Muscat this month, alongside remote freelance AI-training gigs paying up to $100 an hour.
By Samir Al-Balushi
New NCSI figures released this week show Oman's mobile subscriptions crossed 8.4 million in July 2026, with satellite broadband surging 148% year on year while legacy DSL and fixed 4G connections keep shrinking as fibre and 5G take over.
By Samir Al-Balushi
Oman has approved its first official tariff for public EV charging, from 50 to 120 baisa per kWh starting October 1, with all operators required to report real-time data through the national Shahin platform.
By Dr. Khalid Al-Rashdi
A fresh cohort of Omani engineering graduates has completed hands-on semiconductor training in Taiwan under an MTCIT-backed programme, part of Oman's push to build design and testing talent for its emerging chip ecosystem.
By Fatima Al-Hashmi
Oman's state logistics giant Asyad Group has signed a deal with China's Zelos Technology to trial autonomous freight vehicles at Port of Sohar and Salalah Free Zone, one of three tech-driven agreements unveiled at the Gulf Green Mobility Forum.
By Surah Al-Balushi
Oman's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has opened a 30-day public consultation on frequency requirements for private broadband networks, a move that could reshape how ports, oil fields, and factories connect.
By Samir Al-Balushi
Omani legal-tech startup instaSpace has quadrupled its user base and signed a new Saudi partnership at LEAP 2026, expanding its Arabic-English AI platform to paying customers in 17 countries.
By Editorial Team
Oman's Ministry of Education launched a new Digital Educational Atlas in Salalah on September 7, folding GIS, AI-assisted mapping and government data into national school curricula alongside the GeoAdvances 2026 conference.
By Ahmed Al-Hinai
Oman's National Centre for Statistics and Information unveiled the results of the world's first AI-powered Household Income and Expenditure Survey, a shift the agency says will speed up how it tracks spending, inflation and the Consumer Price Index.
By Fatima Al-Hashmi
Oman's Ministry of Education has rolled out a new AI framework for the 2026/2027 school year, complete with dedicated AI labs, teacher training and virtual science labs for 876,117 returning students.
By Zaheer Al-Lawati
MTCIT launched Shahin, Oman's unified EV charging app, at the Gulf Green Mobility Forum, alongside deals for a 400-charger network, a domestic charger factory and a Hyundai hydrogen bus pilot.
By Zaheer Al-Lawati
MTCIT's new Wassel programme puts commercial delivery motorcycles on Oman's Naql digital platform, streamlining registration while unveiling a Mizan-tracked plan to go electric.
By Omar Al-Riyami
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
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
