{
  "id": 8648846,
  "title": "Kuwait bars celebrities from promoting Hajj campaigns on social media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/kuwait-bars-celebrities-from-promoting-hajj-campaigns-on-social-media",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T07:34:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-bars-celebrities-from-promoting-hajj-campaigns-on-social-media-1.500681188"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: Kuwait has introduced new restrictions governing the participation of journalists, media figures and celebrities in Hajj campaigns, including a ban on using social media to commercially promote pilgrimage companies while in Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs issued the rules to licensed Hajj operators as preparations begin for the 1448 AH Hajj season, according to Al Seyassah…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}