Scoop - Where is US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin?
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“was detained in Kuwait”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Ahmed Shihab-Eldin's detention in Kuwait following his comments on Iran war content. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and news outlets like Al Jazeera and BBC report this event consistently.
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— An American-Kuwaiti journalist has been detained by authorities in Kuwait after he commented on videos and images related to the US-Israeli war with Iran, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dd0lz1m2o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dd0lz1m2o
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— Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, born in the US and a Kuwaiti national, was arrested on 3 March during a brief visit to Kuwait. He published footage of a US air force F- 15 E Strike Eagle crashing in al Jahra ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/detention-jour…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/detention-jour…
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— The country has not commented publicly about Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who the Committee to Protect Journalists said had been charged with spreading false information.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/world/middleeast/kuwait-s…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/world/middleeast/kuwait-s…
“shared publicly available videos and images related to the Iran war”
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Three web sources explicitly state that Ahmed Shihab-Eldin shared videos/images related to the Iran war, leading to his detention. The CPJ and press freedom advocates corroborate this as a key factor in his arrest.
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— Prior to his detention, Shihab-Eldin - who has contributed to The New York Times, PBS, and Al Jazeera English, among others - commented on publicly available videos and images related to the Iran war.…
https://cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-calls-on-kuwait-to-release-us-ku…
https://cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-calls-on-kuwait-to-release-us-ku…
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— A Kuwaiti American journalist has been detained in Kuwait after he commented on videos and images related to the war in Iran, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/world/middleeast/kuwait-s…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/world/middleeast/kuwait-s…
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— The Kuwaiti-American journalist, known for his work at VICE, HuffPost and Al Jazeera, has been detained in Kuwait, according to press freedom advocates, after sharing videos related to the Iran war.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/14/media/ahmed-shihab-eldin-…
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/14/media/ahmed-shihab-eldin-…
“Our guest is Sara Qudah from the Committee to Protect Journalists”
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CPJ's official announcement (multiple web sources) confirms Sara Qudah's role as Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa. This is an authoritative confirmation of her position within the organization.
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— Anas Jamal Mahmoud Al-Sharif (Arabic: أنس جمال محمود الشريف; 3 December 1996 – 10 August 2025) was a Palestinian journalist and videographer for Al Jazeera Arabic, known for his frontline reporting fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anas_Al-Sharif
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anas_Al-Sharif
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— On 10 August 2025, Anas Al-Sharif, a Palestinian journalist working for Al Jazeera, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on a media tent outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The strike also kil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Anas_Al-Shari…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Anas_Al-Shari…
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— The Gaza war has been extensively covered by media outlets around the world. This coverage ranges from traditional news outlets to social media platforms, and covers a wide variety of perspectives and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage_of_the_Gaza_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage_of_the_Gaza_war
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“US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin”
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Three web sources independently describe Ahmed Shihab-Eldin as a US-born Kuwaiti journalist. His dual nationality and profession are confirmed by multiple press freedom organizations and media outlets.
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— Ahmed Shihab-Eldin (Arabic: أحمد شهاب الدين; born September 16, 1984) is an American-born Kuwaiti journalist, actor and media personality of Palestinian descent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Shihab-Eldin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Shihab-Eldin
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— Ahmed Shihab-Eldin is understood to be facing charges including spreading false information, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dd0lz1m2o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dd0lz1m2o
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— Washington, D.C., April 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Kuwaiti authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin. Shihab-Eld…
https://cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-calls-on-kuwait-to-release-us-ku…
https://cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-calls-on-kuwait-to-release-us-ku…
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