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                                Connecting Continents, Shaping Law
This month, our focus turns to Africa and Asia, two regions reshaping global growth and investment. From Egypt’s ongoing legal and economic reforms and the strengthening of UAE–Moroccan relations, to the rise of Korean investment across the Middle East, this issue highlights the developments driving change across these markets.
We also explore the UAE’s role as a bridge between regions – a hub for private wealth management, dispute resolution, and cross-border collaboration, connecting businesses and investors across Africa and Asia. The articles in this edition offer practical insights into how these shifts are influencing trade, regulation, and market confidence across the wider region.
                                        
                                    
                                            2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
by Omar Khodeir
In its judgment 950 of 2019, the Union Supreme Court considered the meaning of Article 21 of Decree-Law No. 5 of 2012 on combatting Cybercrime (“Cybercrimes Law”).
Read Moreby Ivor McGettigan / Alina Ponomarova
This article focuses on some of the major HR issues for UAE K-12 private education providers and explores solutions to these challenges.
Read MoreThe challenges facing Qatar in schooling are common to most countries across MENA.
Read Moreby Nazanin Maghsoudlou / Shaima Mahmoud
Schools, colleges and universities in the UAE have long been set up, partly-owned and run by foreign investors. Such educational institutions therefore are within the ambit of laws governing inwards foreign direct investment (FDI).
Read Moreby Nazanin Maghsoudlou / Shaima Mahmoud
The government of the UAE has introduced a number of rules and regulations that are designed to ensure the smooth licensing and operation of training institutions.
Read Moreby Nazanin Maghsoudlou / Darya Ghasemzadeh
Online learning, e-learning, and distance learning are terms often used to describe learning conducted via electronic media, typically the internet, which has gained increasing relevance in the post pandemic world.
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