Every Kuwaiti citizen will get a $694 gift from the government after parliament on Monday unanimously backed the one-time payout. The cabinet announced the plan earlier this month, saying it was to help Kuwaitis with "life's expenses." It is not the first time such a payment has been made. The ruler of this oil-rich state, Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, ordered the payout for Kuwait's one million citizens regardless of age. It will cost a total of $694 million. ...
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