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Bahrain: SIO to Pay April Salaries from Unemployment Fund

Tanya Jain — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:34:12 GMT

Gulf Digital News, 27 April 2026: The Social Insurance Organisation (SIO), in coordination with the Labour Ministry, has confirmed measures to pay April 2026 salaries for Bahraini employees insured in private sector establishments, following legislat...(read more)

UAE: National Committee adopts new AML/CFT initiatives

Tanya Jain — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:43:00 GMT

Gulf News, 28 April 2026: The National Committee for Anti‑Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Financing, chaired by Khaled Mohamed Balama, Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE, has adopted a comprehensive set o...(read more)

Oman: Shura Council Urges Tighter Regulation of Private Healthcare Pricing

Tanya Jain — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:39:00 GMT

The Arabian Stories, 27 April 2026: Oman’s Shura Council has called for stricter regulation of private healthcare pricing and stronger oversight of medical services, pressing for reforms to improve affordability, medicine availability, and the ...(read more)

Abu Dhabi: New Fishing Rules Issued for 2026 Season

Tanya Jain — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT

Gulf News, 27 April 2026: The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has begun implementing Ministerial Resolutions No. 74 and 75, updating fishing regulations to balance sustainability with food security, under directives of Hamdan bin Zayed Al ...(read more)

UAE: Public Prosecution Warns Against Price Manipulation

Tanya Jain — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:25:00 GMT

Gulf News, 27 April 2026: The UAE Public Prosecution has stressed that price manipulation is a criminal offence under Federal Decree‑Law No. 36/2023 on the Regulation of Competition, reaffirming the state’s commitment to fair competition and co...(read more)

Kuwait: Justice Ministry Tightens Rules on Lineage Claims

Tanya Jain — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:36:00 GMT

Times Kuwait, 26 April 2026: Kuwait’s Minister of Justice Nasser Al‑Sumait has confirmed that the country’s new law regulating lineage claims and name corrections introduces strict controls on the use of the definite article “Al‑&rd...(read more)

Egypt: Crisis Committee Lifts Shop Closing Restrictions, Normal Hours Resume

Tanya Jain — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:13:00 GMT

Youm7, 26 April 2026: The Central Crisis Management Committee has announced that, effective Tuesday, 28 April 2026, the temporary directive requiring shops, malls, and restaurants to close at 11 p.m. will be lifted, with businesses returning to their...(read more)

Saudi Arabia: GAMI Issues 2026 Risk Management Guide for Defence Industry

Tanya Jain — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:03:00 GMT

Al Riyadh, 26 April 2026: The General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) has released the Risk Management Guide and Advisory Package for 2026, establishing a regulatory framework to strengthen compliance and operational resilience in the defenc...(read more)

Abu Dhabi: Executive Regulations Define 15 Types of Government Employee Leave

Tanya Jain — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:04:00 GMT

Emarat Alyoum, 26 April 2026: The Department of Government Empowerment has issued the executive regulations of Abu Dhabi Administrative Decision No. 1/2026 on the Issuance of the Implementing Regulation of Abu Dhabi Law No. 8/2025 on Human Resources ...(read more)

Qatar: Cabinet Reviews Amendments to State Audit Bureau Law

Tanya Jain — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:42:00 GMT

Gulf Times, 23 April 2026: The Qatari Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al‑Thani, has reviewed a draft law amending provisions of the 2016 State Audit Bureau legislation. The Cabinet co...(read more)

Saudi Arabia: New Labour Regulations Banning Personal Freedom Questions in Job Interviews

Ezechiel Totouom — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:48:05 GMT

Gulf News, 9 May 2025: The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources has issued new labour regulations prohibiting questions related to personal freedoms during job interviews. This is part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing efforts to regulate its labour ...(read more)

UAE: Mandatory Health Insurance, Starting 1 January 2025

Ezechiel Totouom — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:35:01 GMT

Khaleej Times, 17 December 2024: Starting 1 January 2025, employers in the Northern Emirates, including Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, and Fujairah, will be mandated to provide health insurance for their employees as a condition ...(read more)

Dubai: New Rule for Power of Attorney in Overseas Property Sales

Ezechiel Totouom — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:34:24 GMT

Gulf News, 17 June 2025: Dubai authorities have issued new legal guidelines requiring overseas property investors to transact payments in their name, according to the title deed, when selling units in Dubai. While earlier practices allowed power...(read more)

Oman: New Cloud Computing Services Regulatory Bylaw

Ezechiel Totouom — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:32:39 GMT

Oman Daily, 29 September 2024: The bylaw regulating cloud computing services and data centres in Oman sets out the legal framework for licensing and operating such services, including requirements for applicants, fees, and classifications of ser...(read more)

Kuwait: Transfer from Domestic Visa To Private Sector Is Open

Ezechiel Totouom — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:28:38 GMT

Arab Times, 14 July 2024: The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has begun accepting requests from domestic workers to transfer their residencies from Article 20 to Article 18 of Kuwait Ministerial Decision No. 22/2022 for a period of two ...(read more)