Hi, flew there a few years back, depends on the country...
Where I flew, they had a licensing authority that was converting their laws and suprisingly enough, it was exactly like the CARs, not the FARs...
Had to do a written along with a checkride...Very basic! Unfortunatly, I received the study material in Arabic! They were out of English copies (understandable!) Team up with a few guys from Spain and UK and we all passed with 90%+...
My only prolem was scheduling my checkride...The only guy available charged a fortune, way beyond what the company had planned to pay for...
Cheers