Opinion

It’s my great pleasure to launch the fifth annual Discover America Week here in Kuwait. This week of events symbolizes the close connections between the Kuwaiti and American peoples. We kicked off Discover America Week yesterday with a fun run attended by Kuwaitis, Americans and others; it will continue for …

“There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision,” (American Philosopher William James 1842-1910). The reasonable merging of political freedom in Kuwait has an effect on the group of the learned, intellectuals and politicians. Different factions practice politics, particularly through parliamentary work. Among …

Abdullah Mohammed Bin Jassem Al Mutairi, an Emirati expert on Islamic coins, delivered a comprehensive lecture on Islamic coinage, discussing the verses and slogans engraved on them, at the Yarmouk Cultural Center on Monday evening as part of Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah’s 23rd cultural season. Al Mutairi is a …

The absence of an accurate legislation regulating freedom of religion in Kuwait becomes apparent once this right is exercised. Freedom to choose the religion you want to follow, convert to or various ways to worship are absolute rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Article 35 allows the practice of all religions, …

WITH grateful organization by the remarkable engineer — Niyaz Khajah (Assistant Undersecretary for Engineering Affairs) — one of the supervisors of the marvelous modern building Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center (Opera House), my significant other and I attended the concert of Lebanese superstar Ragheb Alama last Thursday evening. The place, time …

UNDOUBTEDLY, avoiding war in the oil regions of Kirkuk is a good step towards reducing tensions that emitted from the recent secession referendum in Kurdistan. However, this would not be enough unless Iraqis are wary about falling into the trap of civil war. Iraqis have had enough with the wars …

“The value of each one of us is based on the level of our self belief” – Iranian revolutionary Dr Ali Shariat (1933-1977). Faleh has many fans. He is known to his followers on social media for his trips in Europe onboard a classic 70s sports car — the famous …

ONCE again, King Muhammad VI addressed the Moroccan legislative authority in its 2nd commencement session as a citizen expressing his concerns and suffering. He put everyone in front of the national responsibility which does not accept bargaining or discrimination, especially when he conveyed to the authority the misgivings of youths …

Palliative care is end of life care. It is probably the most misunderstood specialty in the entire field of medicine. That is because for most people, the medical profession is synonymous with saving lives. For patients with life-threatening illnesses, just as important as the gift of life is the right …

IT is time to talk about Syria in a straightforward manner. The misery has been continuing for seven years now. It is time for an end to this misery and to the series of making Syrians pay the price of the adventures and schemes of the Muslim Brotherhood Group, the …