Qataris voted overwhelmingly in a referendum in favour of plans to give the country a written constitution, the state minister for internal affairs announced.
Some 96.6 percent of voters -- 68,987 people -- cast ballots in favour of the plans, while 2,145 voted against, and 274 voters abstained, said Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser al-Thani. (Albawaba.com)
