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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 editionKuwait’s Ministry of Health (“MOH”) issued Resolution No. 87 of 2023 concerning the controls and regulations for the medical advertising process (“Resolution 87 of 2023”). Resolution 87 of 2023 applies to any material or content of any form or type that is published with the intent of promoting health services or their prices, or any product, treatment, or medical device, whether that publication is made by practitioners, health facilities, their owners, or their managers or through third parties when this is done at the request of the above-mentioned, directly or indirectly, and whether that publication is with or without a fee. Resolution 87 of 2023 is applicable to the private sector, and does not extend to advertisements issued by the MOH or any other governmental health institution.
In addition, the MOH issued Resolution No. 89 of 2023, which concerns the general requirements for licensing the practice of professions in the medical sector (“Resolution 89 of 2023”). Resolution 89 of 2023 applies to licenses to practice in the private medical sector and government medical sector, citing Law No. 70 of 2020 Concerning the Practice of the Medical Profession and its Auxiliary Professions and the Rights of Patients and Health Facilities. Resolution 89 of 2023 outlines the procedures for obtaining, renewing, transferring, and cancelling a license to practice medicine and its auxiliary professions in both the governmental and private sectors in Kuwait. Additionally, it provides information regarding working outside official working hours for practitioners.
Licenses will need to be obtained from the Health Licensing Department at the MOH prior to publishing an advertisement. Resolution 87 of 2023 also extends to advertisements on social media.
Resolution 89 of 2023 provides comprehensive procedures regarding licensing for the practice of the medical profession in Kuwait.
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