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

Ahmed Shihab‑Eldin, seen here at the Doha film festival last year, was arrested on 3 March. Photograph: John Phillips/Getty Images for Doha Film Festival

A 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.