Bahrain’s public beaches and waterfronts must remain open to everyone reaffirmed a top municipal official, even as authorities move to tackle unruly behaviour with a lock and chain at a controversial coastal site in Salman Town that residents say has turned into a late-night party hotspot.
Nicknamed by locals as the country’s ‘steamiest beach’, the troubled stretch of shoreline has become the focus of an urgent municipal push to restore calm, protect families and curb alcohol-fuelled gatherings that have sparked mounting complaints and community anger .
