Washington, United States, April 14, 2026 (AFP) - US-Kuwaiti journalist detained amid Gulf crackdown on war footage: watchdog

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An American-Kuwaiti journalist has been detained for weeks and charged in Kuwait, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday, as Gulf countries crack down on people sharing footage documenting the US-Iran war. Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a journalist who has contributed to The New York Times, PBS, and Al Jazeera English, has not posted online or been seen in Kuwait since March 2, the press freedom watchdog said. Hundreds of people have been arr......

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