The House of Saud is not amused.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A group of citizens in the United Arab Emirates is petitioning the Gulf federation’s rulers for an elected parliament and more political freedoms.
The petition is the first public demand for leadership overhaul in the Emirates, a union of seven sheikdoms, since the wave of Mideast revolt reached its Gulf neighbor Bahrain. It was signed by 130 opposition supporters.
The Emirates’ parliament is based in the capital, Abu Dhabi. It has no legislative powers and all its 40 members are appointed by the ruling sheiks.
Abu Dhabi’s Al Nahyan family controls the Emirates’ vast oil riches and holds most government positions. Al Nahyans also have considerable influence over the other six city-states, including the deeply indebted boomtown of Dubai.
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