djcl@uunet.uu.net (woody) (10/22/90)
A report in the _Toronto_Star_ made mention of the country of Qatar, close to the Iraq/Kuwait crisis. Canadian forces are stationed at Qatar, preparing for possible battle. In the city of Doha, it is reported that one can tell how financially well-off someone is doing by finding out how many telephone numbers there are. Sheik Suhaim bin Nassir Jassim Thani (one of the ruling family) has 62 phone numbers listed there. Sheik Nassir bin Mohd Jabor Thani is a relative pauper, with only four phones listed in the book, including a phone for the garden.