MENA infrastructure
Infrastructure & Cloud
The Gulf’s Overland Data Race: Why SilkLink and WorldLink Are Rerouting the Internet Around Suez
ALGERIATECH Editorial
September 14, 2026
Six Gulf-backed overland data corridors — led by STC's $800M SilkLink and the $700M WorldLink — race to reroute Europe-Asia traffic around vulnerable subsea chokepoints.
Infrastructure & Cloud
A $2.34 Billion Signal: Saudi Arabia Quintuples One HUMAIN AI Data Center to 250MW
ALGERIATECH Editorial
September 10, 2026
Saudi Arabia's HUMAIN quintupled one AI data center from 50MW to 250MW in a $2.34 billion contract with MIS. What the deal reveals about the Gulf's compute buildout — and MENA's AI supply chain.
