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"Barbie" is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film for allegedly threatening conservative values have raised questions over

"Barbie" is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film for allegedly threatening conservative values have raised questions over

The Lebanese government has committed not to use or share the data in a manner contrary to international law, according to the UNHCR.BEIRUT — Caretaker Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's culture minister Mohammad Mortada on Wednesday moved to ban the film "Barbie" from being screened in the country, saying ...

The minister alleges that the film Barbie "promotes ways of life that are in violation of religion and morals."

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's culture minister moved to ban the film "Barbie" from cinemas on Wednesday, saying it "promotes homosexuality" and contradicts religious values. Minister Mohammad Mortada is backed by powerful Shi'ite armed group Hezbollah, whose head Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has ramped up his rhetoric against the LGBT community, referring in a recent speech to Islamic texts that call for punishing offenders with death. Mortada's decision said the fi...

If banned, the country will follow in the footsteps of Vietnam, which revoked the movie's license last month

The countrys culture minister said the film was found to promote homosexuality and sexual transformation

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's culture minister Mohammad Mortada on Wednesday moved to ban the film "Barbie" from being screened in the country, saying ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's culture minister Mohammad Mortada on Wednesday moved to ban the film "Barbie" from being screened in the country, saying ...