Table 2.

The heritage protection laws in Gulf Cooperation Countries

Legally binding principal cultural heritage law
Country	Year of issue	Full name
Kuwait	1960	Princely Decree No. 11 of 1960 of the Law of Antiquities, amended by Law 9 of 1994 Establishing the Council for Culture, Arts and Letters.
Qatar	1980	Law No. 2 of 1980 on Antiquities. (Draft new law is under review)
Bahrain	1995	Decree-Law No 11 of 1995 for the Protection of Antiquities.
Saudi Arabia	2014	Royal Decree No 9/M of 2014 issuing Law of Antiquities, Museums and Urban Heritage.
Oman	2019	Cultural Heritage Law promulgated by Royal Decree 35/2019, amended by the Royal Decree 41/2020.
United Arab Emirates	2017 Federal Law 2020 Sharjah	Federal Law No. 11 of 2017 on Antiquities; Law No. 4 of 2020 on Cultural Heritage of Sharjah.