evidence: While Kuwait's stance on why exactly "Barbie" was banned is rather vague, Lebanon has been much more explicit in its reasoning. According to a report from The Associated Press, Culture Minister of Lebanon Mohhammad Mortada moved to ban the film under the opinion that it "contradicts values of faith and morality" and "promotes homosexuality and sexual transformation." Notably, "Barbie" does not feature any major characters who are explicitly confirmed to be gay. [...] While the situation regarding the release of "Barbie" in Middle Eastern countries seemed to be teetering on the verge of a complete breakdown — as was apparently the case with Lebanon and Kuwait — it appears that Warner Bros. and various other countries have reached unspecified agreements that have allowed the movie to see a release in most territories. A week after its initial report on the delay, Variety noted that "Barbie" would indeed see a release in Saudi Arabia, among other countries, with the delay itself being considerably shortened. [...] Before "Barbie" saw a ban in Kuwait and Lebanon, the film received a ban in both the territories of Vietnam and the Philippines for a very different reason. Per Variety, the countries have banned "Barbie" due to one brief scene in which a map — the one Kate McKinnon's Weird Barbie shows to Margot Robbie's Barbie — includes a visual indicator approximating the "nine dash line" in the South China Sea.