Announcements
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· Solution built with IBM Bob and IBM watsonx Orchestrate demonstrates how AI agents can automate complex procurement workflows and improve operational efficiency
Dubai, UAE – Sep 10 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and StarLink, an Infinigate Group company and a leading value-added distributor in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), today announced a collaboration...
Sep 10, 2026 -
KAFD develops a Saudi-registered Transition Management Application on IBM Maximo to streamline asset handovers across its smart city ecosystem.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — LEAP 2026 — IBM today announced that King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), Riyadh’s premier business and lifestyle destination, is leveraging IBM Maximo Application...
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – August 31, 2026: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a collaboration with Marafiq, a leading integrated utility service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to modernize...
Aug 31, 2026 -
IBM's annual report finds financial services, industrial, and technology organizations recorded the highest average data breach costs in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, July 30, 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) released its 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report, revealing that the average cost of a data breach for organizations in Saudi Arabia reached...
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• IBM’s annual report finds that mismanaged secrets and keys, excessive privileges and poor role management and an inability to prioritize threats were the leading factors increasing breach costs • Financial, technology and industrial organizations recorded the highest average costs
Dubai, UAE, 03 August 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) released its 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report, revealing that the average cost of a data breach for organizations in the Middle East reached $8 million.
Aug 3, 2026 -
Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar), in collaboration with IBM and SAP, today announced a strategic initiative to transform its enterprise operations through a comprehensive SAP S/4HANA...
Jul 20, 2026 -
74% of surveyed UAE executives say meeting data residency and sovereignty requirements across geographies is challenging
Dubai, UAE, July 14, 2026 – A new global study by the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value finds that as enterprises embed AI deeper into core business operations, most surveyed...
Jul 14, 2026 -
IBM Bob helped developers cut discovery effort by up to 40% and reduce analysis timelines from weeks to days.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — July 07, 2026 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Ejada Systems, a Saudi-based digital transformation leader and IBM Business Partner, today announced the results of a joint...
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Cairo, Egypt – 30 June 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the appointment of Eng. Tamer El Kholy as General Manager for North East Africa, succeeding Marwa Abbas, who has led IBM's...
Jun 30, 2026 -
67% of surveyed Middle East organizations now have a Chief AI Officer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 16, 2026 – A new global study from the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value, with insights from 100 surveyed CEOs in the Middle East, finds that the...
Jun 16, 2026 -
Istanbul, Türkiye – [11.06.26] – IBM today announced the expansion of its collaboration with Halkbank, one of Türkiye’s leading financial institutions. Through this expanded collaboration,...
Jun 11, 2026 -
Data movement performance improved by up to 10x, while disaster recovery drill times decreased by 88%
Cairo, Egypt – 10 June 2026 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new collaboration with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and TECH-HUB, an IBM business partner, to strengthen the bank's disaster...
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Dubai, UAE – 9 June 2026: Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), in collaboration with the IBM Institute for Business Value, has launched a new global study examining the growing importance of...
Jun 9, 2026 -
• Blue Pearl completed a full Java uplift in ~3 days, down from ~30 days, while preserving 160+ engineering hours.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 9, 2026 – IBM today is announcing a significant milestone in how Blue Pearl is leveraging IBM Bob, an agentic AI-powered software development partner, to...
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – May 5, 2026 – Aramco (2222.SE) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced their intended collaboration on opportunities to advance artificial intelligence, agentic AI,...
May 5, 2026 -
UAE Cybersecurity Council and IBM announce plans to establish a joint Innovation Center in Abu DhabiThe Innovation Center will aim to advance trusted AI, strengthen cyber resilience, and support the UAE Government’s ambition to lead in the technologies shaping the future
ABU DHABI, UAE, May 4, 2026: IBM and the UAE Cybersecurity Council announced plans to establish a joint Innovation Center in Abu Dhabi to help accelerate the UAE Government’s agenda for trusted...
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Cairo, Egypt – 31 March 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a strategic collaboration with Elsewedy Electric, an integrated energy solutions provider, to advance enterprise-grade agentic AI...
Mar 31, 2026 -
New IBM Impact Accelerator cohort will support nonprofit, government and academic organizations applying AI to transform education systems and workforce development
DOHA, Qatar, February 04, 2026 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the opening of a global request for proposals (RFP) for the next cohort of the IBM Impact Accelerator, focused on AI for...
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The collaboration leverages IBM Consulting’s generative AI capabilities to drive operational efficiency, sustainability, and innovation across Saudi Arabia’s water ecosystem
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, February 03, 2026: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a collaboration with the Saudi Water Authority (SWA) to launch the H2O Platform, a next-generation digital ecosystem...
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New AI-powered consulting service delivers a secured platform, shared standards, and reusable AI assets to help organizations accelerate growth and drive innovation
DUBAI, UAE. January 26, 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced IBM Enterprise Advantage, a first-of-its-kind asset-based consulting service that combines proven AI-tools and expertise to help...
Jan 26, 2026 -
Announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the deployment marks e&’s move beyond traditional chatbots to enterprise-grade agentic AI.
Davos, Switzerland and Dubai, UAE – January 19, 2026 — Global technology group e& and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a strategic collaboration to advance towards an enterprise-grade agentic...
Jan 19, 2026 -
• Fast decision-making will turn disruption into opportunity, with 63% of UAE executives saying economic and geopolitical volatility will create new business prospects for their organizations.
DUBAI, UAE, JANUARY 6, 2026 – The IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) has unveiled Five Trends for 2026, a new report identifying the forces that will redefine competitive advantage for...
Jan 6, 2026 -
Cairo, Egypt – (Date) January, 2026 – Bank NXT today announced that it has selected IBM Instana®, IBM Turbonomic®, and IBM Cloud Pak® solutions in collaboration with Inspire for Solutions...
Jan 5, 2026 -
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — December 11, 2025 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced its accomplishment of empowering more than 500,000 Saudi nationals in collaboration with the Saudi Ministry of...
Dec 11, 2025 -
Partners’ work to empower technical and consulting talent at new IBM branch in Al-Baha is now well underway, with first cohort of students upskilled and given the opportunity to join the workforce as IBM employees and enrolling on a range of training programs.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, 08 Dec, 2025: As part of its collaboration with Al-Baha University, IBM Consulting has announced today the official launch of its operations in the Al-Baha region of Saudi...
Dec 8, 2025








