The meaning and origin of the expression: Spill the beans. Spill the beans. more like this... Meaning. To divulge a secret, especially to do so inadvertently or maliciously. Origin. The derivation of this expression is sometimes said to be a voting system used in ancient Greece. The story goes that white beans indicated positive votes and black beans negative.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership and various pro-Palestinian groups have hailed the vote as a symbolic victory for the Palestinians. The Palestinian representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, said that the vote regarding the flag would be another step towards solidifying Palestinian statehood.
Women in other Arab countries have enjoyed voting rights for decades: Syria and Lebanon since 1953 and 1952, respectively, Yemen since 1967, and Jordan since 1974. Kuwait is the only country that denies the right to vote specifically to women.hen compared to a place such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwaiti women have it good. In Saudi Arabia, no one has the right to vote and women still don't have the right to drive a car (Muslim Women's League). But this does not appease the Kuwaiti women.