CChapter 3: Comparative analysis of nationality laws are large numbers of Syrian expats dispersed around the world who continue to maintain and even pass on their nationality while living abroad. Similarly, it is unclear to what extent the power to deprive Egyptian nationality based on the assessment that the person in question is alleged to be a “Zionist” is actually in active use today. As such, although the potential for loss or deprivation of nationality is significant under many of the MENA’s nationality laws – i.e. can be invoked in a wide range of circumstances – the risk that nationality will be withdrawn in practice may be less great. On the other hand, there are also plenty of instances in which these provisions are put into practice. For instance, with a view to restricting dual nationality, some states have implemented initiatives to withdraw nationality from those who are also nationals of another country. For example, in Kuwait, in 2010 it was reported that “the interior ministry has drawn up a list of 2,000 Kuwaitis who might also have the nationality of another Gulf country [and] if the records prove that they are dual citizenship holders, they will be summoned to explain the violation of the law and the Kuwaiti nationality could be withdrawn”.211 In Qatar, 211 - Dual nationality holders could lose Kuwaiti citizenship, Gulf News, 25 April 2010, available at: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/dual-nationalityholders-could-lose-kuwaiti-citizenship-1.617523. 159