Privacy Legislation: Law No. 18-07 on the protection of natural persons with respect to the processing of data (In-Language) Authority: National Authority for Protection of Personal Data (not yet established) Last Updated: September 2022

Privacy Legislation: DPA Documents Authority: National Authority for the Protection of Personal Information (INPDP) Last Updated: December 2021

Privacy Legislation: PrivacyArabia is unaware of any privacy/data protection law in Sudan. Last Updated: September 2022

Privacy Legislation: PrivacyArabia is unaware of any privacy/data protection law in Lybia. Last Updated: September 2022

Privacy Legislation/Authority: Jordan has passed a new personal data protection law. (The law-Arabic). Last Updated: April 2024

Privacy Legislation: DPA Legal Information Page Authority: Compliance and Data Protection (CDP) Qatar Financial Center (QFC) Regulatory Authority (Data Protection Regulations, Data Protection Rules) Last Updated: September 2022

  Privacy Legislation: Royal Decree No. 6 of 2022 Promulgating the Law on the Protection of Personal Data (‘the Data Protection Law’) entered into force, on 13 February 2023, a year after its publication in the Official Gazette No. 1429, on 13 February 2022. In particular, the Data Protection Law consists of 32 articles which bring the country’s legislative regime into closer alignment

Privacy Legislation: PrivacyArabia is unaware of any privacy/data protection law in Yemen. Last Updated: September 2022

Privacy Legislation/Authority: Federal Decree Law No. 45/2021 (English) Federal Decree Law No. 45/2021 (Arabic) The UAE Data Office is not yet established. Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) – Office of Data Protection, Regulations. Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) – Data Protection Law . Last Updated: September 2022

Law: DIFC Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020 (‘the Data Protection Law’) Regulator: The Commissioner of Data Protection Summary: The Dubai International Financial Centre (‘DIFC’) is a Financial Free Zone within the UAE, which itself is a Federation composed of seven emirates. Being a Financial Free Zone means that UAE federal civil and commercial law does not apply,