Name the first Gulf country to formalize a process to offer citizenship to select group of foreigners?

Name the first Gulf country to formalize a process to offer citizenship to select group of foreigners?

A. Qatar
B. Saudi Arabia
C. UAE 
D. Bahrain

The United Arab Emirates plans to offer citizenship to a select group of foreigners, the first Gulf Arab nation to formalize a process aimed at giving expatriates a bigger stake in the economy.