Muharraq Governor Salman bin Hindi has defended his decision that only people from the governorate can purchase property in Muharraq, Akhbar Al Khaleej has reported.
According to the Arabic paper, he was responding to claims he was "trying to divide the kingdom on a territorial basis". Bin Hindi noted that due to property speculation real estate prices had risen in the governorate and thus locals were looking for other places in the kingdom to live.
