Abstract
There is a dearth of privacy regulations in the Middle East, which becoming a real-time issue for businesses in the region. Countries Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE require data regulations as they have faced phishing and malware attacks in recent Despite some institutions, such as Dubai International Financial (DIFC) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), having their own regulations, the existing data regulations in the Middle East are still in infancy phase. Considering this in view, the study aims to highlight challenges of privacy regulations in the Middle East and the provided by these regulations. For this purpose, the study employed thematic analysis approach and used 16 sources published between 2015 2022. It has been identified that the Middle East's data regulations have offered a secure and safe zone with financial penalties for any that violates the law.
Disciplinary: Computer Science and Computer Engineering (Data Privacy & Information Security), Information & Privacy Law. (c) 2022 INT TRANS J ENG MANAG SCI TECH.