Bahrain Accuses Qatar Of Luring Citizens To Switch Nationality » Gulf Business
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BNA quoted the Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary for Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs, Sheikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, as saying Qatar had “targeted specific families and singled out a particular category of people” with no consideration to Bahraini laws.
“The naturalisation of Bahrainis would affect Bahrain’s national security and vital interests negatively,” the agency said on its English website late on Wednesday, quoting the official.
Sheikh Rashid gave no details on who was being targeted for naturalisation or how many had been granted Qatari citizenship.
Bahrain is acutely sensitive to changes in its demographic balance between Shi’ite Muslims and Sunnis.