The following news item appeared in a National daily dated 1-12-1999: “...Parliament today rejected a Bill to grant women the right to vote and stand for office in parliamentary elections, by a margin of 32 to 30. The National Assembly was split between liberal, pro-government and Shiite Muslim deputies who were in favour of women's rights, while the opposition camp grouped Sunni Muslim fundamentalists and tribal MPs. A total of 64 MPs and Ministers were present, of whom two abstained." The Parliament referred to in this quotation is that of

1. The news item describes a vote in a Parliament (specifically, the National Assembly) on 1-12-1999 regarding women's right to vote and stand for office. 2. The vote was close (32 to 30 against the bill) and involved divisions between liberal/pro-government/Shiite deputies (pro-rights) and Sunni fundamentalists/tribal MPs (anti-rights). Two members abstained out of 64 present. 3. This specific event occurred in Kuwait. In November/December 1999, the Kuwaiti Parliament narrowly rejected a decree issued by the Emir that would have granted women suffrage. 4. Iran, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia had different political systems and timelines regarding women's suffrage around that period. The details mentioned (National Assembly structure, specific vote result and date, political divisions described) point directly to the situation in Kuwait at that time.