Authorities arrested seven men accused of being gay after they raised a LGBT flag at a concert by band Mashrou' Leila, who is now banned from the country.

Lebanese rock band Mashrou’ Leila announced that Jordanian authorities banned their 27 June 2017 gig in Amman; the 2nd consecutive year they've been banned.

Jordan is permitting the popular Lebanese rock band Mashrou’ Leila to perform, thereby lifting an earlier ban imposed amid claims that the group’s songs – which are promoting religious and sexual freedom – “violate local customs and religious beliefs.” Khalid Abu Zeid, a regional politician who initially announced the ban …

The Jordanian Ministry of Interior has confirmed that it banned Lebanese rock band Mashrou’ Leila from performing their concert set to take place on 29 April 2016 at the Roman Theatre in the country’s capital of Amman, reported CNN Arabic on 27 April 2016. The popular band, whose music has …