Amazon says it'll work with Humain, the AI company recently launched by Saudi Arabia’s ruler, to invest '$5 billion-plus' in a strategic partnership.

The announcements follow reports that the US administration intends to facilitate AI chip deals between American firms and Gulf nations.

Fifa are failing to follow their own human rights rules by holding the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, a group of leading lawyers have alleged. The group, which includes Fifa’s former anti-corruption adviser Mark Pieth, have filed a 30-page complaint via Fifa’s official grievance portal and called for action in five key areas.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman launched Humain to develop and manage artificial intelligence technologies.

A group of international lawyers has filed a formal complaint to FIFA claiming the soccer body is failing to uphold its human rights policy with 2034 World Cup host Saudi Arabia.

The networking and security company said the partnership aims to build the world’s most open, scalable, resilient and cost-efficient AI infrastructure, and position Saudi Arabia as a global leader in digital innovation.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Saudi Arabia's Humain are partnering up for a multi-billion dollar new investment

The kingdom is not the only Gulf Arab state to be accused of abusing migrant laborers in the run-up to a World Cup. Rights groups also criticized Qatar, which hosted the competition in 2022, saying they tallied thousands of unexplained worker deaths.