ARAR: The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has warned chairmen and members of municipal councils not to provide any information about municipal elections or its members to any domestic or foreign bodies. This came after a number of municipal councils asked the ministry for instructions concerning queries they received from some of these bodies. The minister, Prince Mansour Bin Miteb Bin Abdul Aziz, issued a circular stating that information and data related to municipal elections, and the work of municipal councils and members, should be considered official business.