Word: bahrainis
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sovereigns were discussing the races that the Emir, knowing the Queen's proclivity for horseflesh, had arranged for her to see at the Bahraini equivalent of Ascot...
Foreign Minister Ahmed Suweidi admits that the Union of Arab Emirates is "starting at zero at present," but he says that it intends to move toward democratization and direct elections. Some Arabs insist that they are already there. "Who says we don't have democracy?" one Bahraini insisted. "Here you can go and have coffee with the ruler any day you like at his majlis [daily social hour]. It is better than your democracy...