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Kuwait strips thousands of citizenship

Kuwait is in the spotlight after revoking nearly 50,000 citizenships in less than a year in a rare, public move with far-reaching domestic and regional implications.

A voter holds his proof of Kuwaiti citizenship at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Kuwait City on June 6, 2023. (YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)

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This week, Kuwait is in the spotlight after revoking nearly 50,000 citizenships in less than a year — a rare, public move with far-reaching domestic and regional implications. Meanwhile, Qatar is pushing deeper into Syria’s reconstruction with a $4 billion airport redevelopment, the United Arab Emirates is training a new generation of space engineers, and Saudi Arabia is deepening ties with Iraq and Jordan.

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