The young Scotsman backed up his opening 74 with a tidy five-under 67 to reach three-under for the tournament, a good two-shot ahead of overnight joint leader Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon of France with Duncan Stewart of Scotland and Gavin Moynihan sharing the third on level-par.

Javier Gallegos, the winner of the MENA Golf Tour Qualifying School held earlier this year, led the home challenge on one-over-par after a second round 74, two clear of his fellow Spaniard Manuel Quiros, who returned a 71 after opening with a 76.

Moroccan amateur Yassine Touhami spearheaded the MENA Division, reaching seven-over after second round 75, one better than of his fellow countryman Younes El Hassani and four clear of Faycal Serghini.

It was Law, the 24-year-old Aberdonian, who held centre-stage with solid golf, reeling off three birdies on the front nine without dropping a shot and making further gains on the 12th, 15th and 17th in his second round which included just one bogey on the par-4, 13th.

“I controlled the ball well and putted nicely. Overall, played very good golf. There was no wind on the front nine and that helped as I made the turn at three-under without dropping a shot,” said Law, a two-time runner-up in 2013.

“The golf course here is pretty tricky. Once you land on the wrong side of the fairways or greens, it becomes difficult to save par. I am quite pleased with my efforts.”