TL; Dr:
- Oman introduced
Yasmina OneArabic speaking AI Assistant who mimics human contact.
- It is part of the country’s digital transformation push, which offers real -time information and smart services through voice.
- AI is designed to be emotionally intelligent, culturally aware and accessible through the Smart Kiosk and Mobile App.
- Developed in collaboration with Omani tech teams, Yasmina supports public service distribution and aims to strengthen Oman’s AI ecosystem.
Yasmina Khaliji is a bilingual AI auxiliary fluent in both Arabic and English, developed by the Yango Group, especially for users in the Oman and comprehensive GCC sector. Yasmina Smart Speaker (MIDI, Mini, and Light) and Yango Play App, Yasmina, is designed to give culturally resonant, highly personal voice interactions. Yangoi’s advanced large language model (LLM) was sewn to its advanced interactive skills stem, regional dialects and authenticity in context. Trained with diverse regional voices and linguistics experts, Yasmina is beyond traditional assistants, providing sympathy, humor and human-like dialogue contained in Khaliji culture.
Why Yasmina Matters: A digital collaboration for Oman’s Vision 2040
Yango Group launched Yasmina in allegation with Oman Vision 2040, which aims to increase digital literacy, local innovation and access to technology in homes, schools and communities. The IthCA group, Oman’s investment branch, praised Yasmina as a tool, which introduces AI in practical, user-friendly forms-equally to families, students and digital novices. According to the business of the Gulf, Yango Middle East chief Islam Abdul Karim described Yasmina as part of a comprehensive mission to provide size technology for everyday life. He emphasized that Yasmina promotes AI access and technically align with Oman’s drive to technical freedom and digital change.
Omani and GCC main features for users
Locally relevant material
- Provides prayer time for Muscat (and other cities) based on Hijri and Gregorian calendar
- User plays Adhan and Surah from the Quran at request
- Traditional Omani recommends cuisine, such as Shuwa, and Wadi Shab offers a journey program for local sites
Culturally aware conversation
- Khaliji with other GCC dialects understands and reacts in Arabic
- Users capable of enhancing rest and trust, dynamic, humble and sympathetic dialogue
Educational aid and daily life aid
- Simply simplifies complex subjects and supports learning lifetime
- Interactive Storytelling, bilingual translation, Buddhishta, creative writing signal, and even offers riddles for children
- Manage regular tasks through voice command: reminder, setting timer, answering general questions
- Controls the smart home device: dimming lights, adjusting thermostats, playing ambient sounds, etc.
Under Hood: Anchor in technology culture
- Custom big language model
Yasmina is powered by Yangoi’s ownership LLM, an engineer to support high quality reactions in Arabic and English. The model processes the information with 38% more relevance in Arabic and provides much less refugees, rich, reference-interaction interactions than earlier versions. Extensive training data included various Arabic dialects and speech patterns collected from cities such as Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam, ensuring that Yasmina pronunciation, slang, and stylists understand the variation in nuances.
- Human oversite and community engagement
Hundreds of regional bidding experts and material contributors participated in the development of Yasmina, including the naming of the assistant through public reaction. This crowded approach improved linguistic authenticity and regional relevance.
Product access and platform integration
Smart speakers are available
- Yasmina Mini (ideal for compact, private places)
- Yasmina MIDI
- Yasmina Light (Entry-Level).
Speakers in Oman and UAE are retailing, which is sold in outlets such as Virgin Megastore, Sharaf DG, and Noon.com (approximately AED in UAE) in outlets like AED 279-449). The entire suit of Yasmina’s characteristics (including entertainment, smart home integration, local services and AI reactions) require an active membership for Yango Play, Yango Group’s multi-functional entertainment platform, which is available in GCC.
Cases of real world use
The family asks to remind prayer from Yasmina, play Surah plays, plan local outings, cook traditional food, or set cool children with gold stories. Smart home commands (such as controlling light or music) are also supported.
- Education and language learning
In schools or homes, Yasmina simplifies classroom subjects, helps learners understand Arabic or English, and promotes interactive thinking through questions and sports. For individuals, tasks such as translation, travel plan, creativity signs, financial explanation and emotional support are easily started through Yasmina’s consequent interfaces.
Challenges and future possibilities
Getting emotional resonance and culturally sensitive dialogues depends a lot on LLM refinement and linguistic updates. The initial local beta response has been positive, but scaling quality is priority.
- Endanimation
As a voice assistant, Yasmina should ensure data privacy and opt-in user control, speaker hardware and capabilities involved in the interface. Yango Group plans to add more local dialect support, material facilities and app integration. Yasmina has been deployed to develop in a central voice interface in GCC Smart Ecosystem including banking, education and public services.Yasmina is more than a voice accessory, she represents a change in AI design philosophy: cultural relevance and everyday practicality created technology. By combining advanced AI with local dialect understanding and regional materials, Yasmina empowers users to interact naturally and meaningfully. From classrooms to living room, Yasmina’s presence in Oman is in a new era where AI is not just smart, it is individually relevant.
