Where is US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin?

Where is US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin? Middle East

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Issued on: 17/04/2026 - 15:51

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This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop looks at growing international alarm after US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was detained in Kuwait. Prior to his arrest, Shihab-Eldin shared publicly available videos and images related to the Iran war. Press and human rights groups say that his detention comes amid increasingly tight censorship in Kuwait and in the broader Gulf. Our guest is Sara Qudah from the Committee to Protect Journalists.

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• Iran war
• media
• Freedom of the press
• Kuwait
• Journalists