Unlocking Communication: Meta AI Launches with Arabic Support in MENA
Meta AI spreads its reach to more countries and locations, arriving in the Middle East and Africa with support for Arabic.
Recent reports indicate that Meta has formally expanded Meta AI to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), opening the AI-enabled chatbot to millions more people. In October last year, Meta announced it was launching Meta AI in six additional markets, including Brazil and the U.K. The company also teased gradual rollout plans for additional markets around the world, including MENA.
More Reach
Meta AI will be available in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen. Meta is also expanding language support to include Arabic. Furthermore, users can summon a virtual assistant by tagging @meta in a chat on multiple apps like Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger — although availability varies by region — to recommend places to visit nearby, or songs to include in a playlist for a road trip.
Meta says it plans to go multimodal in terms of the available AI features in the MENA region, meaning that the company will include tools such as “Imagine Me,” which creates stylistic selfies of users, and audio dubbing for Instagram Reels.
With Meta’s announcement, Meta AI is now available in 42 countries across 13 languages, with some 700 million users already across its various apps including WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook. However, the exact feature set that’s available in each market varies — for instance, Meta AI is limited in some European countries to general questions only on its Ray-Ban Meta AR glasses, due to data privacy regulations.
