Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, has announced plans to launch an AWS infrastructure Region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2026. This new Region will provide a range of sectors, including developers, startups, entrepreneurs, healthcare, education, gaming, and nonprofit organizations, the ability to run their applications from data centers located within the country. As part of this commitment, AWS plans to invest over $5.3 billion (approximately 19.88 billion Saudi riyal) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The new AWS Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch, adding to the existing 105 Availability Zones across 33 geographic regions globally. AWS also plans to launch 18 more Availability Zones and six more AWS Regions in Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. To support the growth in cloud adoption, AWS is launching a new upskilling program, "AWS Saudi Arabia Women's Skills Initiative," in partnership with Skillsoft Global Knowledge, aiming to train up to 4,000 women on AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials at no charge.