UAE Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, on Sept. 22, 2026. (Credit: Kylie Cooper/Reuters)
The "One Million Lebanese AI Experts" initiative was one of the most surprising announcements to emerge from talks between Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in New York, during the United Nations General Assembly.A few weeks later, Minister of the Displaced and Minister of State for Technology Affairs Kamal Sehahdeh told L’Orient-Le Jour additional details about the still-developing project. Supported by the UAE, the initiative builds on a strategy Lebanon has been developing "for nearly a year."The initiative aims to organize "general training sessions of three hours, structured in four modules" to familiarize up to "one million Lebanese with fundamental and practical skills in generative AI and prompt...
The "One Million Lebanese AI Experts" initiative was one of the most surprising announcements to emerge from talks between Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in New York, during the United Nations General Assembly.A few weeks later, Minister of the Displaced and Minister of State for Technology Affairs Kamal Sehahdeh told L’Orient-Le Jour additional details about the still-developing project. Supported by the UAE, the initiative builds on a strategy Lebanon has been developing "for nearly a year."The initiative aims to organize "general training sessions of three hours, structured in four modules" to familiarize up to "one million Lebanese with fundamental and practical skills in generative AI and prompt...
