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Ahmed Al Jarallah

The stark contrast between the KD 4 billion Kuwaitis spent on tourism abroad last year and the mere KD 206 million gene...

The government needs to review everything written and spoken

Opinion

The government needs to review everything written and spoken

The stark contrast between the KD 4 billion Kuwaitis spent on tourism abroad last year and the mere KD 206 million generated from visitors to Kuwait highlights a major imbalance....

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 02/12/2025

Our current economic situation is perfectly captured by the popular Arabic proverb: “Neither the wolf dies, nor the she...

Consumer welfare has its own ways and means

Opinion

Consumer welfare has its own ways and means

Our current economic situation is perfectly captured by the popular Arabic proverb: “Neither the wolf dies, nor the sheep perishes.” This saying aptly illustrates how two opposing...

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 01/12/2025

Rigidity and openness are mutually exclusive. The government has approved opening the door to visits, but some concerns...

Celebrate more visitors of Kuwait, whether for business or tourism

Opinion

Celebrate more visitors of Kuwait, whether for business or tourism

Rigidity and openness are mutually exclusive. The government has approved opening the door to visits, but some concerns remain. For example, why are tourists not treated better th...

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 29/11/2025

During the reign of the Abbasid Caliph al- Ma’mun, a merchant was waylaid by highwaymen and robbed of all his money. Th...

When someone is wronged and finds no one to support him, this is what he does

Opinion

When someone is wronged and finds no one to support him, this is what he does

During the reign of the Abbasid Caliph al- Ma’mun, a merchant was waylaid by highwaymen and robbed of all his money. The merchant took refuge at the Caliph’s palace and waited at ...

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 26/11/2025

Subsidies might have been a necessity in the early days of the country, but they have become a huge financial burden ov...

Stop subsidies, raise salaries and you will be the winners

Opinion

Stop subsidies, raise salaries and you will be the winners

Subsidies might have been a necessity in the early days of the country, but they have become a huge financial burden over the last 50 years. In this era of parliamentary chaos, th...

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 25/11/2025

Global inflation has reached critical levels, affecting economies worldwide. Some countries have managed to cope, thank...

Investors coming to Kuwait examine legal patronage

Opinion

Investors coming to Kuwait examine legal patronage

Global inflation has reached critical levels, affecting economies worldwide. Some countries have managed to cope, thanks to prudent policies, which mitigated the impact of rising ...

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 22/11/2025

One day, a husband angrily told his wife after a heated argument, “I divorce you. You will not return to me except on a...

The scholars’ inability and the homeless who saved the marriage

Opinion

The scholars’ inability and the homeless who saved the marriage

One day, a husband angrily told his wife after a heated argument, “I divorce you. You will not return to me except on a dark, ominous day with no light.” The wife went to her pare...

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 19/11/2025

No one disputes the state’s right to collect its dues, nor the right of ministries, including the Ministry of Commerce ...

Your Excellency Minister of Commerce, go easy on the industrialists

Opinion

Your Excellency Minister of Commerce, go easy on the industrialists

No one disputes the state’s right to collect its dues, nor the right of ministries, including the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, to perform their responsibilities in this rega...

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 18/11/2025

Syria desperately needs a pragmatic policy after enduring immense hardship caused by prolonged domestic and regional po...

The President of Syria, borrow a leaf out of Anwar Sadat’s leadership

Opinion

The President of Syria, borrow a leaf out of Anwar Sadat’s leadership

Syria desperately needs a pragmatic policy after enduring immense hardship caused by prolonged domestic and regional political adventures. At least a decade of tireless recovery e...

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 16/11/2025

A Jewish merchant visited a remote village and offered to buy each donkey for ten dollars. Many villagers sold their do...

A deceitful merchant’s trick to buy donkeys bankrupted a village

Opinion

A deceitful merchant’s trick to buy donkeys bankrupted a village

A Jewish merchant visited a remote village and offered to buy each donkey for ten dollars. Many villagers sold their donkeys. He then raised the price to fifteen dollars per donke...

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 12/11/2025

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