April 15th, 2026 - 07:52 GMT
ALBAWABA - American-Kuwaiti national Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested by police in Kuwait after he filmed and posted a video of an F-15 jet crash during the first days of the Iran war. Award-winning journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested by Kuwaiti authorities on March 2, after posting video footage of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle crashing near Kuwait City. The hashtags "#FreeAhmed" and "#FreeAhmedEldin" have been trending on social ...
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