Municipal Council decisions ratified with exceptions as private school relocation plan moves ahead

The Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Housing Affairs, Engineer Abdul Latif Al-Mashari, has ratified the decisions of the Municipal Council meeting held on December 8, 2025, with the exception of three items.

Al-Mashari approved the Council’s decision to set the end of the 2027–2028 academic year as the final deadline for cancelling municipal approvals and licenses issued to private schools operating in private residential areas. These schools will be closed by the Ministry of Education after the…