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Ahmed Al Sarraf

Kuwait Airways has suffered from administrative instability for more than half a century, resulting in losses of tens o...

Kuwait Airway's rescue plan

Opinion

Kuwait Airway's rescue plan

Kuwait Airways has suffered from administrative instability for more than half a century, resulting in losses of tens of billions of US dollars in public funds. The reasons are we...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 10/09/2026

The death of Frank Smith at the age of 101, after spending 76 years in prison for the murder of a night watchman during...

Death penalty or life imprisonment?

Opinion

Death penalty or life imprisonment?

The death of Frank Smith at the age of 101, after spending 76 years in prison for the murder of a night watchman during an armed robbery, has reignited the debate over the legitim...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 09/09/2026

I recently read the Public Prosecution’s statement regarding the referral of 71 defendants to the Criminal Court in the...

Where did the self-made man’s wealth come from?

Opinion

Where did the self-made man’s wealth come from?

I recently read the Public Prosecution’s statement regarding the referral of 71 defendants to the Criminal Court in the agricultural plot manipulation case. I recalled dozens of s...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 06/09/2026

Humanity has never known an empire that did not eventually meet its end. The strange thing is that the beginnings of mo...

Those who don’t read history are doomed to perish

Opinion

Those who don’t read history are doomed to perish

Humanity has never known an empire that did not eventually meet its end. The strange thing is that the beginnings of most empires, their rise to power, and their subsequent collap...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 03/09/2026

What unethical practices did Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, employ that forced it to settle with t...

Facebook’s largest fine in history ... and gripe water

Opinion

Facebook’s largest fine in history ... and gripe water

What unethical practices did Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, employ that forced it to settle with the US government and pay a fine exceeding $18 billion, which...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 31/08/2026

According to science, human beings have existed on Earth for approximately 200,000 to 300,000 years. For most of that p...

Ridley’s discovery and Kuwaiti demographics

Opinion

Ridley’s discovery and Kuwaiti demographics

According to science, human beings have existed on Earth for approximately 200,000 to 300,000 years. For most of that period, people made their living by gathering and hunting, wi...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 30/08/2026

Some brand names become so closely associated with a particular product or service that they eventually enter everyday ...

Brands that became a phenomenon

Opinion

Brands that became a phenomenon

Some brand names become so closely associated with a particular product or service that they eventually enter everyday language as generic terms. This phenomenon, known as “generi...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 29/08/2026

Symbolic ethnicity is a healthy and enriching social and cultural phenomenon in countries like the United States, which...

Persians of the Gulf and the Italians of New York

Opinion

Persians of the Gulf and the Italians of New York

Symbolic ethnicity is a healthy and enriching social and cultural phenomenon in countries like the United States, which embrace dual identities. We see its manifestations clearly ...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 27/08/2026

Western citizens of African descent have faced discrimination dating back to the era of slavery, when more than 12.5 mi...

Tragedies of Africa descent ‘human beings’ in the West

Opinion

Tragedies of Africa descent ‘human beings’ in the West

Western citizens of African descent have faced discrimination dating back to the era of slavery, when more than 12.5 million people were kidnapped and sent to the New World for fo...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 26/08/2026

Almost every week, we hear or read about customs inspectors successfully seizing smuggled food supplies hidden in suitc...

A solution to food supply smuggling crimes

Opinion

A solution to food supply smuggling crimes

Almost every week, we hear or read about customs inspectors successfully seizing smuggled food supplies hidden in suitcases or containers destined for export. Why does this shamef...

Ahmed Al Sarraf | 25/08/2026

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