Riyadh, June 12 -- Saudi Arabia's shoura council directives, during its session on Wednesday included a study of allowing foreign individuals who do not reside in the Kingdom to own property in accordance with specific controls, local media has reported.

The shoura council called on the real estate general authority, in coordination with the relevant authorities, to set clear controls to encourage foreign investment in real estate.

According to Saudi Gazette, the council called on the authority to strengthen the oversight role in all of its work, so that it can follow up on compliance with the rules and standards it has set for the real estate activities.

The council urged the authority in coordinating with the concerned authorities to...