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The Israeli government selected AWS and Google for Task Nimbus as a multi-year program to supply a thorough cloud service for the public sector, clearly mentioning that it is primarily meant for the military and defense facility, with the production of local cloud sites to keep data within Israel's borders in accordance with security guidelines. Arabi Post database and analysis of cloud service centers( data centers )in the Middle East and North Africaa sample covering 22 countries and 89 cloud. A cloud area is a geographic area where a cloud service provider runs separate data centers, guaranteeing service continuity and high performance.

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Protecting data sovereignty has similarly become a tactical issue, given that information is an essential possession for national security, privacy, and the economy. As an outcome, nations are enacting laws and policies to limit access to information and ensure that it stays under local control, thus minimizing the threat of exploitation by foreign actors. Amid the US-imposed constraints, China views control over innovative technologiesincluding cloud computingas a way to lower dependence on foreign technologies, develop international impact, promote innovation, and enhance

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its digital economy. The Chinese government designated cloud computing as a tactical field in its 12th Five-Year Plan(20112015 ), supporting the advancement of regional facilities and motivating the development of Chinese cloud business. Today, Chinese companies control the cloud market within China and are steadily expanding their international

operations. China's growing existence in the cloud computing sector has raised concerns amongst states and organizations, especially around data security, privacy breaches, unauthorized access to details, and the transfer of information to external partiesespecially the Chinese federal government. The American company NowSecure exposed significant security problems, including unencrypted data transfers and insecure storage practices, with data being sent to servers in China controlled by the Chinese firm ByteDance. The threats connected with using Chinese cloud technologies likewise reach smart vehicles, where data such as real-time location, driving patterns, users 'personal details, and the automobiles'technical conditions are collected and stored. Another concern is that information gathered via Chinese cloud technologies might be made use of for purposes beyond its original intentsuch as user monitoring or commercial and security espionage. The US government has also revealed issue about the operations of Chinese cloud companies. In August 2020, as part of the Clean Network initiative, the Trump administration released a warning against using Chinese cloud providers in an effort to protect the information of American residents and services from possible exposure to the Chinese government. The query concentrated on how the company shops American clients'dataparticularly individual info and intellectual propertyand whether the Chinese government has access to that information. To date, the findings of the examination have actually not been released. China is magnifying its local involvement in the Middle East through international efforts, particularly the Digital Silk Road(DSR)the technological component of China's Belt and Road Effort( BRI). The 3 leading cloud providers are Amazon Web Services( AWS), with a 32%market share, followed by Microsoft Azure at 22 %, and Google Cloud at 11 %. The Chinese company Alibaba Cloud ranks fourth with 4% of the global market.

The US companies Oracle and IBM follow at 3%and 2.5%, respectively, together with China's Tencent Cloud, which holds 2%of the international market. In Qatar, Bahrain, and Israel, US cloud providers control the local market, while Chinese business have only a restricted existence. On the other hand, in Egypt, the Chinese company Huawei Cloud runs an active cloud area in Cairo, whereas the three significant US tech companies AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google do not presently operatecloud regions there. In Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, both US and Chinese cloud service providers are active, however the United States retains a more popular existence, with 12 cloud regions in Saudi Arabia and 9 in the UAE. By comparison, China has 7 cloud areas in Saudi Arabia and one in Dubai. In March 2024, AWS announced plans to develop a cloud region in Saudi Arabia with an investment of $5.3 billion. In comparison, in May 2024, Huawei Cloud introduced its very first cloud area in Egypt and North Africa with a five-year investment of $300 million. Although China's financial investment volume and geographical spread in the Middle East remain minimal compared to those of the United States, Chinese business aremaking rapid development into the marketplace. China acknowledges the capacity of emerging markets and the growing need for sophisticated technologies in the Middle East, especially in the Gulf region. The alignment of interests between China and countries in the area offers a strong foundation for long-term cooperation, consisting of in cloud computing. China looks for to take advantage of its technological strengths to get economic and strategic impact in the area, while Middle Eastern nations see China as anattractive partner for upgrading digital infrastructure and advancing technological innovationoffering services that are economical, quickly executed andwithout political conditions. While still restricted in scope, this pattern holds the potential to gradually deteriorate United States digital hegemony in the region.In Israel, Chinese cloud companies have a restricted presence, mainly accommodating private companies seeking cost-efficient rates or those working in Asian markets. For example, Alibaba Cloud services are available in Israel through the local company Sela, which provides assistance, guidance, and assistance to Israeli firms interested in utilizing Chinese cloud services.