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Opinion

This national operetta was unlike any other, featuring several tableaux imbued with the fragrance of history and bearin...

When the eyes of HH the Amir welled with tears

Opinion

When the eyes of HH the Amir welled with tears

Nothing seems eternal or permanent. Many things in our lives change from time to time, including our customs and tradit...

Condolences at the cemetery

Opinion

Condolences at the cemetery

For 44 years, the tragedy of the victims of the ‘Manakh Market’ crash has persisted without plausible solutions in sigh...

How long will the debts from the ‘Manakh Crisis’ persist?

Opinion

How long will the debts from the ‘Manakh Crisis’ persist?

For many years, me and several others have called for moderation in the use of powerful loudspeakers in mosques, advoca...

Statements on microphones

Opinion

Statements on microphones

Public opinion has always played a role in shaping decisions, even when it is not formally acknowledged. In Kuwait, muc...

From diwaniyas to boardrooms how public opinion is shaping policy

Opinion

From diwaniyas to boardrooms how public opinion is shaping policy

EVERY year when the holy month of Ramadan approaches, donation campaigns begin in order to pay the debts of those in fi...

O government, the creditor, rather than the debtor, should be blamed

Opinion

O government, the creditor, rather than the debtor, should be blamed

After the bloody and tumultuous demonstrations that claimed tens of thousands of lives in various Iranian cities, as co...

Iran is not Venezuela ... Ayatollah is not Maduro

Opinion

Iran is not Venezuela ... Ayatollah is not Maduro

His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al- Abdullah Al-Sabah stated at the World Governments Summit hosted by Dub...

Yes, Your Highness the Prime Minister, hesitation is the graveyard of opportunities

Opinion

Yes, Your Highness the Prime Minister, hesitation is the graveyard of opportunities

In the late 1960s, Hassan, an Arab national known as ‘Qattaa Al-Naal’, insisted on carrying out all deposits and withdr...

Qattaa Al-Naal... and the bank checkbook

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Qattaa Al-Naal... and the bank checkbook

Kuwait often celebrates itself loudly, yet grows defensive when comparisons are made. The problem is not comparison. Th...

When comparison hits a nerve in Kuwait

Opinion

When comparison hits a nerve in Kuwait

In his book, “Social Glimpses from the History of Iraq,” Iraqi intellectual Ali Al-Wardi told a story about the affairs...

Translator to the shepherd: ‘The general will give you one pound sterling if you slaughter your dog.’

Opinion

Translator to the shepherd: ‘The general will give you one pound sterling if you slaughter your dog.’

People belong to the land as much as the land belongs to its people. Therefore, no matter how harsh the sovereign measu...

We do not want to fan the flames of hatred among people

Opinion

We do not want to fan the flames of hatred among people

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