Word: bahrainis
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...Iran has stepped up its claims to Bahrain. In 1979 a prominent ayatullah loudly proclaimed that Bahrain was Iran's 14th province. In 1981 the government foiled a plot to assassinate Sheik Isa and key members of his government. About 70 people were arrested; though details remain murky, Bahraini officials blame Tehran...
...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...