Kuwait’s recently published Narcotics Law (159/2025) (“New Narcotics Law”) represents the most significant restructuring of Kuwait’s narcotics legislation, unifying and replacing the former Narcotics Law (74/1983) and Psychotropics Law (48/1987). The New Narcotics Law consolidates the regulation of narcotic substances, psychotropic substances, their preparations, and chemical… Read more
Overview In a significant development for the UAE’s climate governance framework, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (“MOCCAE” or the “Ministry”) launched on 15 October 2025, during GITEX GLOBAL 2025 in Dubai, the Integrated Emissions Quantification Tool (the “IEQT”) as part of the National Measurement,… Read more
What’s new? Kuwait Minister of Commerce and Industry issued on 30 October 2025 Ministerial Decision No. 182 of 2025 (the “Decision”), published in the Official Gazette on 9 November 2025 and effective from its date of issuance (30 October 2025), prohibiting all cash transactions when concluding… Read more
We are pleased to announce that we advised and assisted Al-Mansour Automotive Group regarding the main agreements for the MAC Automotive Plant, an automotive manufacturing facility in 6th of October City, Egypt, for which the foundation stone was laid earlier this week. The project aligns with… Read more
For a host of reasons, a bank may decide to carve out part of its business in one or more markets without fully exiting them. These reasons include offloading non-core assets and slashing/reducing regulatory compliance burdens. This may be a result of a global strategic review… Read more
Meysan is pleased to announce that it has acted as legal counsel to Dawi, a leading digital healthcare platform, in its latest investment round, which included a significant strategic investment by Aayan Investment Company. As part of this transaction, Aayan acquired a 30% equity stake in… Read more
In a significant development for Kuwait’s capital markets, the Capital Markets Authority (“CMA”) and BoursaKuwait have recently introduced new regulatory reforms intended to widen market access and support the growth of emerging ventures. On 29 June 2025, the CMA issued Decision No. 108 of 2025 (the “CMA… Read more