A referendum in Qatar to scrap short-lived legislative polls has passed with more than 90% of the vote, officials said on November 6, ending a flirtation with democracy in the Gulf monarchy. The vote approved a raft of constitutional amendments with 90.6 percent of valid ballots cast by Qatari citizens, the interior ministry said. “By...

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