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Guests look at a model of the largest data center in the UAE under construction in Abu Dhabi as the Stargate initiative, a joint venture between G42, Microsoft, and OpenAI, during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) GIUSEPPE CACACE

Middle East’s data centre push endures under cloud of war

The Persian Gulf’s richest states are pushing forward with plans for a massive build-out of artificial intelligence infrastructure, even though data centers have become repeated targets in the US war with Iran.

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