A veteran world traveller who has visited more than 90 countries has told of a particularly narrow escape he had asthe US and Israel began their war on Iran.

Gabriel Morris, who has been documenting his travels over the past three decades in a series of books and onhis YouTube channel, has told how he came perilously close to being arrested in the Gulf state of Qatar for breaching local regulations.

He explained: “This is going to be both a story telling what happened as well as a cautionary tale, a warning for social media influencers in particular, but also people in general sharing information online.”

While those of us who have lived most of our lives in the West will be accustomed to the idea of saying more-or-less whatever we feel like saying on social media,there are some parts of the world where that is very much not the case.

“Qatar,” Gabriel said, “has arrested 194 people for what they refer to as spreading misinformation online, specifically related to the war that is ongoing. And I came very close to being one of the people who could have been arrested there.”

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On March 5, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior announced: “The Economic and Cyber Crimes Combating Department at the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation has arrested 194 individuals of various nationalities for filming and circulating video clips, as well as publishing misleading information and rumours that incite public opinion and violate the instructions issued by the relevant authorities.”

Within days, that figure had risen to over 300, with the authorities reiterating the the importance of “refraining from filming or sharing videos related to the ongoing situation”.

Gabriel says he, himself, had made a video discussing the current situation in Qatar: "Somebody contacted me, sent me a message sating that there are reports circulating that the interceptor missiles that are shooting down the Iranian missiles and drones that are attacking the Gulf States are running low and they could run out within a few days.”

Source: Daily Express :: World Feed