Middle East Regulatory Policy Brief

Covering Regulatory Compliance, OFAC, Telecommunication, Service Delivery, Sanctions. Explore critical updates in Regulatory Compliance, OFAC sanctions, Telecommunication digital policies, Service Delivery enhancements, and Sanctions enforcement across the Middle East.

Show Notes

This episode covers essential regulatory developments across the Middle East, focusing on compliance frameworks, sanctions enforcement, telecommunication policies, and service delivery improvements.

Key updates include the Saudi Food and Drug Authority’s new guide on quality requirements for chemically synthesized amino acid products, outlining detailed manufacturing and control standards to address immunogenicity risks. The United Arab Emirates has introduced a comprehensive digital participation policy regulating user conduct on official platforms, alongside commitments to enhance digital accessibility aligned with WCAG 2.2 AA standards to support visually impaired users.

Additionally, the Saudi Capital Market Authority reminds financial institutions of strict securities lending compliance, emphasizing client consent and suitability criteria. The UAE regulatory body also launched a new complaint submission service to facilitate feedback on procedures and service delivery.

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What is Middle East Regulatory Policy Brief?

Regulatory news, updates, and insights for countries in the Middle East presented by the Carver Agents team

Welcome to Carver's Middle East Regulatory Updates for October 03, 2026.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has issued a new guide detailing quality requirements for chemically synthesized amino acid products. This guide introduces specific regulatory considerations for synthetic peptide drug substances and products, covering manufacturing, characterization, and control processes. Key requirements include submitting detailed manufacturing processes such as solid-phase peptide synthesis, liquid-phase peptide synthesis, or hybrid methods. Additionally, manufacturers must provide comprehensive information on raw materials, including starting materials, their manufacturers, specifications, and certificates of analysis. Control strategies must address impurities and aggregation due to immunogenicity concerns.

In the United Arab Emirates, a new digital participation policy has been introduced to regulate user interactions on the authority’s digital platforms. This policy defines acceptable content, interaction tools, response mechanisms, and user obligations. Users are required to respect public decorum and laws, avoid inappropriate language, privacy violations, security threats, and intellectual property infringements. The authority commits to responding to inquiries within seven working days in a professional manner. All public contributions are subject to review and may be removed or lead to legal action if they violate the policy.

Also in the United Arab Emirates, the regulatory body has committed to enhancing digital accessibility by aligning with the UAE national digital accessibility policy and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 at the AA level. Digital platforms must be designed according to the UAE design system and WCAG 2.2 AA standards. Features to be implemented include adjustable text size and spacing, link highlighting, color contrast adjustments, and page reading for visually impaired users. Regular testing and continuous updates will ensure ongoing compliance.

The Saudi Capital Market Authority has issued a reminder to financial market institutions regarding strict compliance with securities lending regulations. Institutions must adhere to suitability requirements and obtain explicit, written client consent before lending securities.

Finally, the United Arab Emirates regulatory authority has launched a new complaint submission service. This service allows individuals, companies, government entities, and non-governmental organizations to submit written complaints concerning procedures or service delivery.

That wraps up today's regulatory updates. Visit carveragents.ai for more information.