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Ahmed Al Jarallah

The new Anti-Monopoly Land Law is expected to curb land speculation, although the full effects will take time to materi...

Anti-Monopoly Land Law a crucial step

Opinion

Anti-Monopoly Land Law a crucial step

The new Anti-Monopoly Land Law is expected to curb land speculation, although the full effects will take time to materialize. By preventing monopolistic practices, the law targets...

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 07/12/2025

Minister of Justice, Counselor Nasser Al-Sumait, is commendably leading a comprehensive workshop aimed at amending Kuwa...

The Minister of Justice: a wise man whose legal reforms are commendable

Opinion

The Minister of Justice: a wise man whose legal reforms are commendable

Minister of Justice, Counselor Nasser Al-Sumait, is commendably leading a comprehensive workshop aimed at amending Kuwaiti laws. This significant undertaking stems from the urgent...

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 06/12/2025

Patience is always the remedy for the most difficult afflictions, while those who lack it are often doomed. Who would h...

She brought the ruler under control... and Socrates’ patience defeated his wife’s tyranny

Opinion

She brought the ruler under control... and Socrates’ patience defeated his wife’s tyranny

Patience is always the remedy for the most difficult afflictions, while those who lack it are often doomed. Who would have imagined that the Greek philosopher Socrates, famed for ...

Ahmed Al Jarallah | 03/12/2025

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

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