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Find out moreWelcome to the latest edition of Law Update titled “Rise of Generative AI.”
In this edition, we dive into the dynamic world of Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. TMT continues to play a vital role in positioning the region as an international business and social hub, driving significant growth and innovation.
Our focus in this Law Update is on the sector’s ongoing potential to advance and propel the region toward a more digital economy. We explore the benefits of embracing a digital transformation and how local authorities have responded by enhancing regulations to accommodate the evolving TMT landscape.
This edition covers a range of topics, including – the new Telecommunications & Information Technology Law in Saudi Arabia, the intricacies of trademarks in the Metaverse, and the legal challenges faced by the video game industry. Additionally, we take a regional perspective, discussing jurisdictions such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, and Bahrain to provide a comprehensive understanding of the TMT landscape.
We hope you thoroughly enjoy this packed issue of Law Update, filled with captivating articles that address key legal issues within a vital sector for the region.
Read the full editionOver the years, political, social and economic instability have had a stranglehold over countries across the Middle East. With volatility and unrest, there has been immense destruction of civil, social and financial infrastructure. Like several other countries in the region, Iraq has faced a similar fate.
The humanitarian crisis in Iraq continues to plague the country with millions of families displaced, while others – especially children – have been scarred by years of violence.
As a leading law firm with a constant and visible presence in the market, Al Tamimi & Company is committed to supporting Iraq’s recovery.
In fact, we are one of the first regional companies to support the SOS Children’s Villages emergency response programme in Iraq – which helps vulnerable children and young people from internally displaced families arriving in the Khanke camp, one of more than 20 displacement camps at the edge of Dohuk, Iraq.
At the individual level, SOS strengthens the skills of children, young adults, and adults by giving them tools and techniques to cope with their traumatic experiences through the Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) method. During the project period, SOS Children’s Villages was the only organization to adopt such a unique methodology for psychological support of children, which has proven to be very successful in a particularly difficult context – dealing with a highly traumatized population.
At the family level, SOS provides Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) to parents so that they can deal with their trauma and better care and support their children. They strengthen families economically through enrolling them in vocational training and supporting them with income-generating activity.
At the community level, SOS raises awareness of human rights and child protection and organizes anti-gender-based violence, social cohesion, and peacebuilding communication campaigns.
Through our support of SOS, we hope to not only contribute towards the economic welfare of the country, but also to give back to the wider society.
We are dedicating this project to the memory of our colleague Christina Lee.
Christina Lee worked for Al Tamimi & Company till her last day before she passed away. She was caring and loving to everyone who knew her. Christina didn’t let cancer prevent her from supporting the community. She looked at the future with optimism, which made everyone around her feel hopeful and giving.
Christina Lee left a beautiful memory among all her colleagues, friends, and clients, and it is fitting to dedicate this project in her loving memory.
To find out more about the work of SOS Children’s Villages, visit: www.sos-childrensvillages.ae
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