KUWAIT CITY (AP) — More than 6,000 Kuwaitis protested Tuesday against government corruption, demanding better services, transparency in government and an economic revival in the Gulf Arab country that was once one of the region’s most attractive for foreign investment.
The protest signals the frustration felt by many across Kuwait that the country has remained stagnant as its neighbors, such as Qatar and the United Arab Emirates that is home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, grow and flourish. Kuwaitis at the protest said they are frustrated that despite their country’s oil wealth, much is being siphoned off the top by corrupt officials.
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