Bahrain’s proposed restrictions on driving licences for expatriates have been rejected by the Shura Council amid warnings that linking driving privileges to nationality could raise constitutional concerns and unfairly burden thousands of residents.
General Directorate of Traffic traffic culture director Lieutenant Colonel Khalid Buqais said Bahrain already links the validity of expatriates’ driving licences to their residency permits through existing executive regulations, making the proposed legislative amendment unnecessary .
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