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Sunday, June 28, 2026

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Today's brief tracks a region in transition. The UAE is consolidating AI governance into a single federal authority while Egypt greenlights its largest domestic data centre. Two critical vulnerabilities — a CVSS 9.8 Windows Netlogon zero-day and an actively exploited SolarWinds Serv-U flaw — demand immediate patching. Meanwhile, U.S. AI policy takes a voluntary turn and MENA tech M&A defies geopolitical headwinds with $7.3 billion in tech deals.

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UAE launches unified AI & Data Authority, Egypt greenlights $400M data centre, and critical Netlogon zero-day haunts Windows domain controllers

MENA Morgan Lewis

UAE Creates Federal Authority for AI and Data

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid announced the Federal Authority for Artificial Intelligence and Data on June 14, consolidating three government bodies under a single entity reporting directly to the UAE Cabinet.

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MENA Tech Africa News

Egypt Approves $400M Data Centre Partnership

Egypt's NTRA has licensed a $400 million data centre project led by Hassan Allam Digital Infrastructure in partnership with A15, marking the country's largest domestic data centre investment.

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Security Check Point Research

Windows Netlogon Zero-Day Actively Exploited

CVE-2026-41089, a critical CVSS 9.8 stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Netlogon, is being actively exploited against Windows Server domain controllers, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution.

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Security The Hacker News

SolarWinds Serv-U Under Active Attack

CISA added CVE-2026-28318 to its KEV catalog after confirming active exploitation. The flaw lets unauthenticated attackers crash Serv-U file transfer servers with crafted HTTP POST requests.

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AI White House

Trump AI Order: Voluntary Cybersecurity Framework

President Trump signed an executive order on June 2 asking leading AI companies to voluntarily submit their most capable models for government cybersecurity testing.

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Business Fast Company Middle East

Middle East M&A Hits $23.3B as Tech Leads Deal Volume

The Middle East recorded 196 M&A deals worth $23.3 billion in Q1 2026, with technology leading deal volume at 68 transactions worth $7.3 billion, driven by AI, fintech, and enterprise software.

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