Middle East eSIM: plans and rules by country
4 of the 7 countries we checked in the Middle East carry a rule that can cost you the phone, the call or the line. 6 of the region’s 13 are not checked yet.
Middle East · from $21.99
One profile for 13 countries: install once, cross borders without touching a setting.
Last eSIM issued 2 days ago
Where it works
Menalink covers 13 countries on one profile, catalogue checked 27 September 2026. Cross a border and the phone re-registers on its own; the plan's data and days are shared across all of them.
Not covered in Middle East: Turkey, Lebanon. For those, buy the country's own plan.
Get the eSIM
Unlimited data — you pick the days
Data only: the profile carries no phone number, your own stays as it is. Not sure of the size? Work it out from your trip. Terms and refunds.
What it costs per day
Cheapest per day: Unlimited for 30 days at $3.30 a day. The dearest per day is Unlimited for 3 days at $7.33. Short plans always cost more per day: validity is rounded up, and unused days are paid for anyway.
Menalink sells six packages, and every one of them carries unlimited data. Coverage runs to 13 countries, led by Morocco, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Oman. The packages are priced by length alone: 3 days at the short end, 30 days at the long one. Both iOS and Android set the connection up on their own here, with no APN value to type.
Six packages, unlimited data, 3 to 30 days
All six packages carry unlimited data, which leaves length as the only thing to choose. The 3-day package was priced at $21.99 and the 30-day one at $98.99, both checked 5 September 2026. Ten times the days therefore came to about four and a half times the money. Steps of 5, 7, 10 and 15 days fill the space between those two ends. Gigabytes never enter the decision, since nothing in this lineup is metered in them.
Turkey and Lebanon are the only two gaps
Thirteen countries connect on this profile and exactly two in the region do not. Turkey and Lebanon are those two, with no partial coverage in either one. A trip that adds Istanbul or Beirut needs a separate eSIM for that leg. Turkey does sit inside the 41-country Eurolink map, which is a different plan again. Morocco and Tunisia are the reverse case: covered here, and outside the African plan.
No APN value to enter on either platform
Neither iOS nor Android asks for an APN value here, and none is listed against the plan. Installing the profile is the whole of the setup on both platforms. That is not the rule across the range. The European, Asian and Latin American plans each hand Android a string to type. On this one the connection comes up by itself once the device reaches any of the 13 countries.
Before you buy Menalink
- Six packages, all unlimited, sold on 3, 5, 7, 10, 15 and 30-day lengths.
- Thirteen countries are in the map; only Turkey and Lebanon in the region are not.
- No APN string is published, and neither platform asks for one.
Common questions
Is the data really unlimited on every Middle East package?
All six are sold that way, so the day count is the only variable. It runs 3, 5, 7, 10, 15 or 30 days, and no package in the lineup carries a gigabyte cap.
Does the Middle East plan reach Turkey?
No. Turkey and Lebanon are the two countries in the region outside this 13-country map, and either one needs a separate eSIM for that part of the trip.
Is there an APN to set up for the Middle East?
None is published for this plan, and neither platform asks for one. Installing the profile is all the setup there is on iOS and on Android alike.
Device blocking
The handset stops working unless its IMEI is registered.
VoIP restrictions
Calls over WhatsApp, FaceTime or Telegram are blocked at network level.
Popular in the Middle East
Every country in the Middle East
| Country | Rule | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | Device blocking | Rules + plans › |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | Device blocking | Rules + plans › |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | VoIP restrictions | Rules + plans › |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | none found | Rules + plans › |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | VoIP restrictions | Rules + plans › |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | not checked yet | Plans › |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | none found | Rules + plans › |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | none found | Plans › |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | not checked yet | Plans › |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | not checked yet | Plans › |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | not checked yet | Plans › |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | not checked yet | Plans › |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine, State of | not checked yet | Plans › |
Other regions
Network and APN facts come from the Airalo catalogue, read 27 September 2026. Regulatory findings are per country and carry their own dates on the country page.