I agree, the term 'native' is loosely used but the first article correctly identifies Freitekh as a Jordanian national.
Like most countries in Europe and Asia (including Ireland since the famous 2004 vote
), Kuwait does not confer
jus soli citizenship on everyone born there.
From a New York Times article:
The student, Fera [sic, I think it is actually Feras - Airbubba] M. Freitekh, 28, was a Jordanian national of Palestinian descent who came to the United States several years ago to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a pilot, according to his cousin Abdul-Rahman Freitekh.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/ny...ane-crash.html