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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 ...

Ali Mansouri, an Iranian with Belgian citizenship suspected of attempting to establish front companies as cover for espionage, terrorist activities by Iranian authorities; found carrying photos of US Embassy in Tel Aviv. (Photo courtesy of Shin Bet)

September 29th, 2013 - 09:19 GMT

'Iranian spy' arrested by Israeli intelligence Shin Bet

The Egyptian army is continuing with its crackdown on militants in the Sinai peninsula (AFP/File)

September 29th, 2013 - 09:08 GMT

Egyptian soldier shot in Sinai as crackdown on insurgents continues

The Syrian air force killed nine in the rebel-controlled city of Raqa, east of Aleppo (Courtesy of Ruth Sherlock/The Telegraph)

September 29th, 2013 - 09:07 GMT

Syrian airstrike on school kills nine

The Lebanese army has set up checkpoints across the Hezbollah stronghold of Baalbek after five people were killed over the weekend . (AFP/File)

September 29th, 2013 - 08:55 GMT

Lebanese army sets up checkpoints in Hezbollah stronghold

Hacktivist group "Jordan Anonymous" attacked Jordan PM Abdullah Ensour's website late Saturday in response to rising taxes in the Kingdom (Courtesy of Jordan Times)

September 29th, 2013 - 08:51 GMT

Hackers attack Jordan PM website in protest of rising taxes

Five were wounded in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli after a grenade explosion went off. (AFP/File)

September 29th, 2013 - 08:40 GMT

Grenade explosion in Tripoli wounds five

Tunisian President Marzouki has called on Egyptian authorities to release President Morsi from detention (Reuters)

September 29th, 2013 - 08:12 GMT

Egyptian ambassador recalled from Tunisia after Marzouki's pro-Morsi comments

Preliminary election results show that the Gorran, or "Change" party has the second-highest number of votes with 446,095 thus far (AFP)

September 29th, 2013 - 07:36 GMT

Kurdish opposition party comes second in vote, but election results still "unclear"

Egypt's Nabil Fahmy says that the roadmap guiding the transition in the country has established "principles of justics, freedom and democracy as a basis of governance" (Courtesy of World Bulletin)

September 29th, 2013 - 06:51 GMT

Egypt's Fahmy says government transition to end by next spring

SNC leader Jarba told Ban Ki-Moon Saturday that his opposition group is ready to send a delegation to the proposed Geneva II conference later this year (Courtesy of Lemonde)

September 29th, 2013 - 06:25 GMT

Ban Ki-Moon meets with Syrian Opposition, Jarba calls for "serious dialogue"

Young Syrian refugees carrying shoe shine kits as they search for customers in a street in Beirutt. Seven million people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid due to the conflict in Syria, a UN top official said. (Image credit: AFP)

September 28th, 2013 - 04:35 GMT

U.N. Humanitarian Chief: Over one-third of Syrians need urgent help

Syrian rebel forces have captured a post in the town of Daraa (Image credit: AFP)

September 28th, 2013 - 04:16 GMT

Rebels capture post in the Syrian town where the uprising began