Kim Kardashian's visit to the Middle East to open up a new store sparked protests, with some upset that the "porn star" was opening a business in the Bahrain and that she was even present in the country.

Kardashian was in Bahrain on Saturday to open a Millions of Milkshakes shop but at least 100 "angry Muslim hardliners" were unhappy that she was in the country, according to Reuters. Around 100 Sunni Salafists demonstrated with banners outside The Walk Bahrain, an mall in the capital of Manama. The angry protesters resulted in police having to use stun grenades to control the situation and ABC News added that tear gas was also used to disperse the Islamic protestors who objected to the reality star's visit.

One protester told the NY Daily News that "none of our customs and traditions allow us to receive stars of porn movies."

Some locals tried to block Kardashian's visit to Bahrain over what they called her "bad reputation." Angry Sunni Muslims presented a motion to parliament calling Kardashian "an actress with an extremely bad reputation," according to Bahrain's English language Gulf Daily News.

Kardashian, however, enjoyed her time in Bahrain. She tweeted on Saturday, "Thanks Sheikh Khalifa for your amazing hospitality. I'm in love with The Kingdom of Bahrain."

She also tweeted, "OMG I just fo rro Bahrain! Can I move here please? Prettiest place on Earth!" The country's foreign minister than retweeted the message and added "Thank you."

Kardashian's three-day Middle East tour took her to both Kuwait and Bahrain to launch the Millions of Milkshakes franchise.

A video of her arrival in Kuwait at the new Milkshakes store showed hundreds of screaming fans excited by her arrival. She told fans "I wish I could come out and meet everyone... It's my first time here in Kuwait and I've had the most warm welcome so thank you so much."

She also added that she has been "begging" her sisters, Khloe and Kim, to open up a DASH boutique in Kuwait, and that announcement got the fans even more excited.

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