Technology - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

technology

Technology

Amir Yaryab

Who is Amir Yaryab, IRGC’s cyber commander in US crosshairs?

The US State Department has offered up to $10 million for information on Amir Yaryab, who oversees a key part of Iran’s cyber operations.

Latest News

Saudi Arabia taps China’s MiniMax for Arabic AI model

Guests stand at the booth of Saudi artificial intelligence company Humain during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, on Oct. 29, 2025.

Samuel Wendel

Senior Analyst, Middle East Business & Tech

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Adam Lucente

News and Business Correspondent

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

David Rosenberg

In Tel Aviv, reporting on business and tech

The street in Tahrir Square leading to the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities (in background) is deserted on the first day of a two-week night-time curfew imposed by the authorities to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, Cairo, Egypt, March 25, 2020.

Egyptian students develop luminescent concrete

Four Egyptian students created an innovative glow-in-the-dark concrete that can be used to light up highways and roads, as the world faces a growing energy crisis.

Mask-clad EgyptAir crew check the documents of travelers preparing to board an Airbus A320neo aircraft on the tarmac at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, June 20, 2020.

Egypt uses augmented reality to promote medical tourism

Egypt’s General Authority for Health Care announced the use of metaverse technology to promote its medical tourism project as the country’s tourism sector is trying to compensate for the losses incurred during the coronavirus pandemic, and most recently the Russian war on Ukraine.

This picture taken on Sept. 4, 2018, shows an anchor attached to a coral reef.

Sharm el-Sheikh gets $7 million to become green city for COP27

The Egyptian government, the UN Development Programme and the Global Environment Facility are aiming to transform Sharm el-Sheikh into a green city in the lead-up to the international climate conference in November.

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Israeli-American crypto firm Celsius halts trading as price plunge continues

The massive drop in value of Bitcoin, Ethereal and other cryptocurrencies has affected Israel, where many people own some.

Palestinian students interact with a locally made educational robot.

Robots take over Gaza classroom

With the help of a team of local engineers, a school in Gaza City managed to create the first human-like robot for educational purposes using local tools and equipment.

FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

Saudis grant digital licenses in latest diversification move

The companies provide digital services in cooperation with the Saudi government.

A view of the massive Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B after rolling out from the Vehicle Assembly Building for a second time at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, June 6, 2022.

Egypt promotes ties with Africa via new satellite

A new Egyptian satellite was recently launched as part of efforts to expand Egypt’s media presence in the African continent.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (back-R) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (back-L).

Russia launches production for Egypt’s nuclear power plant

Ukraine war not stopping Russia’s Rosatom from manufacturing equipment for Egypt’s first nuclear power plant.

SULTAN AL-HASANI/AFP via Getty Images

Dubai to build new reservoirs for desalinated water

Like other Gulf states, the UAE is dependent on desalination for its drinking water.

UAE agriculture

Abu Dhabi launches agriculture genome program

Modifying plants’ genetic traits could help with global food supply issues.

JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images

Israeli companies offer solutions for global wheat crisis

Israeli agritech companies are finding solutions for the growing global wheat crisis and others.

Moroccan Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation Minister Abdellatif Miraoui and Israeli Science and Technology Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen.

Israeli, Moroccan ministers of science and technology sign cooperation agreement

Israel’s Science and Technology Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen and Morocco’s Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation Minister Abdellatif Miraoui made history today, concluding a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in a vast field.