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An illustrative anecdote about corruption occurred in Lebanon in the 1950s and gained notoriety throughout the Arab wor...

The minister to his illiterate brother-in-law: ‘Do not worry, I have appointed you head of the evaluation committees’

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The minister to his illiterate brother-in-law: ‘Do not worry, I have appointed you head of the evaluation committees’

Years ago, a thoughtful Kuwaiti told me a story that stayed with me. In 2009, a delegation from Kuwait’s Islamic-Christ...

A Timely Step to Strengthen Family Stability in Kuwait

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A Timely Step to Strengthen Family Stability in Kuwait

In the 1960s, Khaled Al-Masoud, then Minister of Education and Upbringing, changed the ministry’s name to the Ministry ...

Tinting the car windows

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Tinting the car windows

Activating the ‘Makkah Agreement’ is a constructive milestone in solving the bizarre crisis in Yemen. Since 2011, the Y...

Activate the defensive maritime alliance

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Activate the defensive maritime alliance

Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen, recently declared the start of the ‘Dawn of ...

Rashad Al-Alimi, the most miserable person is ‘he who rides the lion or rules Yemen’

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Rashad Al-Alimi, the most miserable person is ‘he who rides the lion or rules Yemen’

An article published in The New York Times reported that Professor Belkin of Columbia University in New York missed her...

The academic degree hunter

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The academic degree hunter

Throughout history, Kuwait has been recognized as the beacon of generosity, as it immediately helps those in need regar...

Your Highness the Prime Minister, Kuwait is a land of bounties and compassion

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Your Highness the Prime Minister, Kuwait is a land of bounties and compassion

Your Excellency Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, we acknowledge your dedic...

To the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior: Here is what happened to us on Thursday

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To the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior: Here is what happened to us on Thursday

We look at old photographs of Kuwait City with a certain sense of loss. The old wall, neighbourhoods, markets and court...

Sir Basil Spence: Engraved in Kuwait’s history

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Sir Basil Spence: Engraved in Kuwait’s history

For over three centuries, Kuwait was home to a people and rulers who were immune to oppression and injustice. Kuwait wa...

The ‘shortcomings’ of the commercial cover-up law

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The ‘shortcomings’ of the commercial cover-up law

The story goes that Harun Al-Rashid built a palace. As he stood before it, waiting to hear the poets’ praises, a poor d...

A dervish to Al-Rashid: Had the Caliphate been destined to last for anyone else, it would not have reached you

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A dervish to Al-Rashid: Had the Caliphate been destined to last for anyone else, it would not have reached you

As we pass through a critical transitional phase, witnessing positive developments while having limited time, it is ess...

Mao Zedong ... & uniform of the Finance Ministry

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Mao Zedong ... & uniform of the Finance Ministry

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