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April 15th, 2026 - 07:52 GMT

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Journalist detained over filming F-15 crash in Kuwait, activists call for his release

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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October 5th, 2013 - 03:43 GMT

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October 5th, 2013 - 03:21 GMT

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October 5th, 2013 - 03:05 GMT

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October 5th, 2013 - 12:20 GMT

Morsi supporters call for 1973 war anniversary protests

New information linking Brahmi's death explicitly to the Islamist-led ruling party Ennahda may reignite the three-month political crisis into a new wave of tension, stalemate and violence (Reuters)

October 5th, 2013 - 08:36 GMT

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Netanyahu urged the international community Friday to continue sanctions against Iran and not to be tempted by Rouhani's recent diplomacy (Courtesy of Matthew Weaver/The Guardian)

October 5th, 2013 - 06:24 GMT

Netanyahu tells international community to not be "tempted" by Iran's diplomacy

Syria is believed to have more than 1,000 tonnes of chemical agents and precursor chemicals within its borders (Courtesy of Ammar al-Arbini/AFP/Getty Images)

October 5th, 2013 - 06:12 GMT

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October 5th, 2013 - 04:57 GMT

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In an interview with Turkish television, Bashar Al-Assad said he was still undecided about whether he wanted to run for reelection. (Image credit: AFP)

October 5th, 2013 - 04:20 GMT

Assad says he won't run for reelection if "people don't want him"

Morsi supporters clashed with Egyptian security forces throughout the country Friday leaving at least four killed in the violent exchanges (Courtesy of STR/AFP/Getty Images)

October 5th, 2013 - 04:17 GMT

Friday protests leave four dead in Egypt

An injured supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is carried into the Fateh Mosque at Ramses Square (Image credit: Getty)

October 4th, 2013 - 03:57 GMT

Thousands of Morsi supporters clash with Egyptian police