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Bahrain12 July 20261 min read

Who Is the Souq Being Restored For?

A restoration that prices out its own shopkeepers has restored a building, not a place.

Reem Al-Zayani

Published 12 July 2026, 16:11 · Updated 6:30

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Who Is the Souq Being Restored For?

A restoration that prices out its own shopkeepers has restored a building, not a place.

Reporting for this story was carried out in Manama over the past week. Officials spoke on the record unless otherwise noted.

This article will be updated as further detail is confirmed.

Reem Al-Zayani

I write about the city we are building and who it is for.

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