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UAE-Produced “Mansour: Age Of AI” Premieres On Shahid & MBC3
The freshly reimagined version of the beloved children’s series explores themes including technology, friendship, and Emirati culture.
Bidaya Media and MBC Group have announced the release of the hotly anticipated “Mansour: Age of AI” an exciting new animated series produced in the United Arab Emirates.
The cartoon premiered on Sunday, September 15, and is now streaming on the Shahid platform, reaching audiences throughout the Middle East and North Africa, primarily in Arabic. Additionally, “Mansour: Age of AI” will air on MBC3 TV starting in October.
“We are excited to bring Mansour: Age of AI to leading streaming platforms and kids TV channels, such as Shahid and MBC3 respectively, across the MENA region in both Arabic and English,” announced Noura Al Hammadi, General Manager of Bidaya Media, adding: “This series not only entertains but also educates young people on crucial issues today that will increasingly be part of their lives in the coming years, which is central to Bidaya’s commitment to supporting young people across the region”.
“Mansour: Age of AI” is a fresh reimagining of the well-loved children’s cartoon “Mansour,” which has captured the hearts of millions across the Middle East and beyond. Celebrated for promoting Arabic culture, the original series not only received numerous awards but also amassed a staggering 3.3 billion online views.
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The reboot centers around Mansour, a 12-year-old tech-savvy boy, and Blink, a cheeky AI companion, as they explore the rapidly evolving world of futuristic technology.
Produced with support from Mubadala Investment Company and the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority, “Mansour: Age of AI” masterfully weaves humor and adventure into its storylines while highlighting the vital themes of friendship and human connections in an increasingly tech-driven society. The series is not only entertaining for young audiences but also imparts valuable lessons on life and relationships while preparing future generations for a dynamic and diverse world centered around sustainability, AI, and even space travel.
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Nano Banana 2 Arrives In MENA For Google Gemini Users
Google brings its latest image model to Gemini and Search, adding 4K output and tighter text control for regional users.
Google has opened access to Nano Banana 2 across the Middle East and North Africa, pushing its newest image model into everyday tools rather than keeping it inside the exclusive (and expensive) Pro tier.
The rollout spans the Google Gemini desktop and mobile apps, and extends to Google Search through Lens and AI Mode. Developers can also test it in preview via AI Studio and the Gemini API.
Nano Banana 2 runs on Gemini Flash, Google’s fast inference layer. The focus is speed, but also control. Users can export visuals from 512px up to 4K, adjusting aspect ratios for everything from vertical social posts to widescreen displays.
The model maintains character likeness across up to five figures and preserves fidelity for as many as 14 objects within a single workflow. This enables visual continuity across scenes, iterations, or edits — supporting projects like short films, storyboards, and multi-scene narratives. Text rendering has also been improved, delivering legible typography in mockups and greeting cards, with built-in translation and localization directly within images.
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Under the hood, the system taps Gemini’s broader knowledge base and pulls in real-time information and imagery from web search to render specific subjects more accurately. Lighting and fine detail have been upgraded, without slowing output.
By embedding the model inside Gemini and Search, Google is normalizing advanced image generation for a mass audience. In MENA, where startups and marketing teams are leaning heavily on AI to scale content across languages and borders, that shift lands at a practical moment.
The move also folds creative tooling deeper into search itself, so that image generation is no longer a separate workflow. It now sits right next to the query box.
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