The Capital (Municipal) Secretariat launched a sudden campaign against Jidhafs market vendors in August 2018, one day after the newly appointed municipal director Shawkiyya Hmaidan visited the market.

Bahrain’s Jidhafs popular market is an example of what is going on in Bahrain, where rash decisions are made and Bahrainis are eliminated from all equations.

Well-known vendor Mohammad Flamerzi reported officials, without naming them, saying that "the government is heading to soon give street vendors a vendor register."

The official municipal authorities will announce on Saturday, 11 August 2018, reaching a compromise with the vendors in Jidhafs market.