Kuwait deprives 1,266 including footballer, MP, of citizenship

"Bedoon" (or stateless) in Kuwait are over 100k.

>Those affected include Islamic preacher Tareq al-Suwaidan, former MP Mohammed al-Mehan, former ambassador to the UK, Badr al-Awadi, and media figure Barakat Awad Hdeiban al-Rashidi. Artists such as actor Dawood Hussein and singer Nawal al-Kuwaitiya have also been impacted, alongside Rotana Group CEO Salem al-Hindi, medical professionals including cardiac surgeon Riyad al-Tarzi and orthopaedic surgeon Muthanna al-Sartawi, and footballers such as Muayad al-Haddad, Fahad al-Enezi, Hussein Hakem, and Adel Aqla.

Middle East doing this since its inception. Not sure why this is news today