hiː wʌz kˈɪdnæpt twˈaɪs ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ wˈʌn kˈɪdnæpɪŋ ɪn beɪɹˈuːt fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː ɛskˈeɪpt baɪ bˈoʊltɪŋ fɹʌm hɪz kˈæptɚz kˈɑːɹ ɪn ɐ ʃˈiə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd ʌv beɪɹˈuːt ænd wʌz bˈænd æt vˈɛɹiəs tˈaɪmz fɹʌm vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ sˈɪks ˈæɹəb kˈʌntɹiz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˈiːdʒɪpt, sˈɪɹiə, sˈaʊdi ɚɹˈeɪbiə ænd ɪɹˈæk.
He was kidnapped twice (including one kidnapping in Beirut from which he escaped by bolting from his captors' car in a Shia neighbourhood of Beirut) and was banned at various times from visiting six Arab countries, including Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.