Journalist detained in Kuwait acquitted of ‘spreading false information’, says press monitor

Committee to Protect Journalists says Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was found innocent after 52 days in detentionMiddle East crisis – live updatesA Kuwaiti-American journalist, who had been detained in Kuwait, has been acquitted, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who has previously worked for PBS, HuffPost, the New York Times, the BBC and Al Jazeera, was arrested on 3 March during a brief visit to Kuwait. Continue reading...