"The cost of living in Kuwait is high," responded Kuwaiti researcher Fahd Al-Shelaimi, when recently asked what was preventing them from accepting the Syrian refugees. We were always curious why the Gulf States wouldn't let the fleeing Syrian refugees in - now we know. Basically, they can't accept them because they're too poor. The Chairman of the Gulf Forum for Peace and Security further stated, "At the end of the day, you cannot accept other people, who come from a different atmosphere." Also check out the interesting 2nd video below explaining more why the Gulf States are refusing to take in Syrian refugees...Al-Shelaimi made the remarks on the France24 Arabic TV channel on March 17, 2015...
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