Dictators Koeweit krijgen het heet onder de voeten

Kuwait's ruler is marking several key anniversaries by literally paying tribute - handing out 1,000 dinar ($3,559) grants and free food coupons for every citizen in the Gulf nation.

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The reason is three upcoming milestones: 50 years of independence, the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion that drove out Iraqi troops and the fifth year of Sheik Sabah's rule.