US Approves AI Chip Sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE

The US government has authorized the sale of advanced artificial intelligence chips to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to Bloomberg. The approval allows each country to purchase up to 35,000 Nvidia GB300 systems or equivalent hardware, with total chip volumes reaching 70,000 units.

The Saudi recipient, Humain, and the UAE’s G42 will be required to comply with security and reporting conditions set by the US Department of Commerce. Specific details of these conditions have not been disclosed.

Humain, backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, previously agreed to buy 18,000 Nvidia GB300 systems and plans to deploy up to 600,000 AI chips over the next three years. The company has been constructing data centers in anticipation of chip deliveries and has signed partnerships with Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Groq.

G42, whose data center subsidiary Khazna operates 30 facilities across the UAE, plans to expand capacity by more than 1GW over five years. The approval follows significant investment pledges from both nations, including Saudi Arabia’s nearly $1 trillion commitment to US sectors such as energy and infrastructure, and the UAE’s $1.4 trillion investment plan over the next decade.