Zain KSA, Dammam Airports sign MoU to boost airport digital transformation

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Jun 8, 2026

The agreement supports the adoption of smart technologies across Eastern Region airports and aligns with Saudi Arabia's digital transformation goals

Riyadh – Sharikat Mubasher: Zain Saudi Arabia announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dammam Airports to strengthen digital infrastructure and support the modernization of airport services across the Kingdom's Eastern Region.

As per a recent press release, the agreement was signed at King Fahd International Airport by Mohammed Al-Hassany, CEO of Dammam Airports, and Saad Al-Sadhan, CEO of Zain Saudi Arabia.

Under the MoU, Zain will study the deployment of an integrated digital ecosystem for Dammam Airports, leveraging its 5G network and a range of advanced technology solutions. The proposed services include cloud computing through Zain Cloud, Wi-Fi connectivity solutions, digital infrastructure upgrades, and technical support services.

The partnership aims to enhance operational efficiency, improve the passenger experience, and strengthen the digital work environment across airports managed by Dammam Airports.

The agreement aligns with Zain Saudi Arabia's efforts to support the Kingdom's digital transformation agenda and key economic sectors, including transportation, logistics, and tourism. It also supports Dammam Airports' strategy to adopt advanced technologies and smart applications while reinforcing Saudi Arabia's position as a global travel and tourism destination.

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Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: OmniOps, the leading AI infrastructure technology company in Saudi Arabia, formed a strategic partnership with Hamsa, the region’s Arabic-first voice AI platform, to deliver the technology to organizations across the Kingdom through locally managed infrastructure built for data sovereignty and regulatory compliance.Under this partnership, Hamsa's Arabic voice AI models, including Speech-to-Text, Text-to-Speech, and AI Agent capabilities, will be available exclusively through OmniOps' sovereign inference platform, Bunyan, according to the official statement released today.As Hamsa’s exclusive infrastructure in the Kingdom, Bunyan will power the deployment of its enterprise voice AI across the Kingdom.The partnership aims to meet organizations’ growing demand for AI systems that understand Arabic dialects, code-switching, and regional nuances, thereby meeting the Kingdom's evolving data governance and compliance requirements.Commenting on the partnership, Mohammed Altassan, CEO of OmniOps, stated: “Organizations across Saudi Arabia are looking to deploy advanced AI while maintaining control over where their data resides and how their workloads operate. Our partnership with Hamsa combines powerful Arabic voice AI with sovereign AI infrastructure, helping enterprises focus on delivering great services and experiences, while Bunyan handles the sovereignty and compliance layer."For his part, Ibrahim Jabareen, CEO of Hamsa, said: "Arabic is one of the world's most spoken languages, yet it has been consistently underserved by AI providers and services. Hamsa was built to change that, and partnering with OmniOps gives us the infrastructure foundation to bring that capability to Saudi enterprises at scale, in an environment they can trust. Together, we are making enterprise deployment of Arabic voice AI significantly easier."The partnership will support broader enterprise adoption of Arabic voice AI across Saudi Arabia, enabling organizations to deploy applications such as AI-powered call centers, virtual assistants, customer support, voice authentication, and internal knowledge assistants.

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