Dossier
Khalid Ibrahim
Coverage of Khalid Ibrahim in the Nexus archive.
- American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin acquitted on all charges after 52 days detained in Kuwait, family says
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a Kuwaiti-American journalist detained in Kuwait under new security laws, was acquitted on all charges after 52 days in custody. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) praised his release, citing concerns over vague charges targeting press freedoms.
- Committee to Protect Journalists demands Kuwait release American reporter Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is demanding Kuwait release American-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, detained under new security and misinformation laws. Shihab-Eldin faces vague charges including 'spreading false information' and 'harming national security,' with CPJ criticizing the case as part of a broader crackdown on press freedoms in the Middle East since the Iran war began.