Cyber Crimes in the Middle East

I was interested in cybercrimes in Dubai, 2001 when a British engineer named Lee Ashurst was caught for hacking into the state- controlled system, causing one of its servers to cease working, destroying the record of United Arab Emirates only internet service provider Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat). The cause of the attack was believed to be a work of international group of hackers.

Background

“The Arab world is a term to define all of the Arabic-speaking countries stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the southeast. It consists of 24 countries and territories

E-commerce Law in the Arab World

Most of the e-commerce Arab laws issued so far concentrate on e-commerce, and electronic contracting, electronic signature, and evidencing contracts in cyberspace, but they do not specifically deal with many other issues that need to be regulated as well.

Jordan

Although Jordan, or what is termed officially as the “Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan” (Jordan), was formally established in 1921, it is quite rich in history as several civilizations have inhabited it, including the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arab Muslims and others. Throughout history, Jordan has been at the crossroads connecting the continents of Asia,

Arab Legal Systems

Arab countries are mainly civil law countries and largely influenced by the French legal system and not the common law. There is always confusion as to the role that Islam has to play in the Arab world. Islamic Laws only play a major role in martial and family matters particularly marriage, divorce, and inheritance.

Legislation

Copyright laws in the Arabic countries differ to a large extent, but they can be categorized under three distinct groups. The first category is the countries with a low level of implementation and these include Sudan, Yemen, Palestine and Iraq. The other group is the middle level implementation and this includes those that made amendments

Artists Advocate for Establishment of

By Taylor Luck, The Jordan Times

AMMAN – With pirated DVDs, computer software, books and music readily available at roadside vendors across the Kingdom, at first glance it may not seem that the country needs less restrictive copyright licences.

But UK artists Eileen Simpson and Ben White of the Open Music Archive have been touring the country, advocating for the Kingdom to establish a