The question of popularity is central to Instagram, which is ruled by likes and followers.
Shiites make up some 70 percent of the population of Bahrain, which is ruled by a Sunni royal family and elite.
Smaller protests have also continued in Sohar, a northern industrial city in Oman, which is ruled by Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
Australia has now followed Dubai, which is ruled by Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum, the founder of Godolphin, by introducing strict new rules on the use of steroids following the Zarooni scandal.
The largest political unit is the village, which is ruled by a council of elders (chosen by merit, not heredity) rather than by a chief.
Dr. Loubani was traveling through Egypt to offer training in emergency medicine in Gaza, which is ruled by Hamas, a Palestinian offshoot of the Brotherhood movement.
Using veiled language, the king accused Iran of fomenting an uprising by the Shiite majority in Bahrain, which is ruled by Sunnis.
Yet in the world of contemporary country, which is ruled by kids with escapist fantasies, and grownups eager to seem young, Brooks seems fatherly and proudly unhip.
The United States has been pressing Afghanistan, most of which is ruled by the Taliban, to close down the camps and evict Mr. bin Laden.
The ruling Congress Party appears hesitant to force a confrontation with its leftist allies before a crucial state election in Gujarat, which is ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The New Yorker, November 25, 1974 P. 50 Marta Maldonado & her family live in a South American country which is ruled by a military dictatorship.
