FILE- In this April 16, 2009 file photo, the Kuwait city skyline is seen through the haze of a sand storm in Shuwaikh, Kuwait City. In the the first half of 2017, Kuwait’s first new government hospital in more than three decades will open its doors -- but to Kuwaiti citizens only. It’s the latest in a series of steps that some see as discrimination against the large numbers of non-native residents who build the high-rises, sweep the roads and clean toilets in the oil-rich emirate. Even elsewhere in the Persian Gulf -- a coveted destination for migrant workers -- there are growing voices who want the foreigners out. (AP Photo, File)
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