# Shahid (شاهد)

> Shahid is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [MBC Group](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/mbc-group.md)
- Categories: Arabic & MENA Streaming, Live Streaming, Video Streaming
- Official site: https://shahid.mbc.net
- Community votes: 56
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/shahid

## About

Arabic video streaming platform offering movies, series, and live TV from MBC Group

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. Verified in February 2026: the app and free content work, but account creation, login, and subscriptions are blocked from Syria, and logging in from Syria locks an existing account for four days. The company was contacted by the team and the community; it responded that a third-party authentication provider enforces the restriction and declined to name the provider or commit to a review.

## Official timeline

- 2026-04-01 — Company Responded. Shahid's customer support team sent a second response via care@shahid.net following the request for the name of their authentication provider. The representative declined to share any information about Shahid's or MBC's internal systems, citing data confidentiality. The response offered no path forward and effectively closed the line of inquiry about the third-party authentication provider responsible for the Syria access restriction. This is a human response from the same agent who provided the initial reply.
- 2026-04-01 — Follow-up Sent. A follow-up email was sent to Shahid's customer support at care@shahid.net in response to their earlier message attributing Syria access restrictions to a third-party authentication provider. The follow-up requested the name of the authentication provider, noting that UnblockSyria is actively engaged with multiple technology and identity providers on this issue and may be able to resolve the restriction from the provider's end directly.
- 2026-03-31 — Company Responded. Shahid's customer support team responded via care@shahid.net to the official outreach. The response stated that due to international regulations, the authentication tool used by Shahid to manage logins and subscriptions is required to restrict access from Syria. As a result, users in Syria cannot log in, sign up, or subscribe. The representative expressed hope that circumstances may change in the future but offered no timeline or commitment to review. The response attributes the restriction to a third-party authentication provider rather than to MBC's own compliance policy.
- 2026-03-31 — Contacted Company. Official outreach to dataprotection@mbc.net. Account creation, login, subscriptions blocked. Existing accounts locked for 4 days if login attempted from Syria. OSN+, STARZPLAY, Watchit accessible streaming peers.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-22 — Company Responded. Shahid customer support replied via email from care@shahid.net confirming that there are currently restrictions on account creation, login, and subscription from within Syria. Users cannot perform these actions while in Syria. Existing account holders who logged in before traveling to Syria can still watch content, but if they attempt to log in from Syria, their account will be blocked for four days and can only be restored by logging in from outside Syria. The support agent confirmed the suggestion would be escalated to the technical team for review.
- 2026-02-22 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer contacted Shahid (MBC) customer support via email at care@shahid.net, inquiring about the service restrictions for users in Syria and requesting that access be restored.
- 2026-02-15 — Investigated. Community report and company response confirm Shahid (MBC) is restricted in Syria. A volunteer contacted Shahid's customer service on X, who confirmed that users in Syria can download the app and access free content normally, but account creation, login, and paid subscriptions are not available. Existing account holders were advised not to log out. The restriction appears to be an account-level geo-block rather than a full IP block. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/ed8rbfpfq2tx8xh1uictusgn/faq38qszzu0it2wjalrktyrc-img-9891.jpeg)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/shahid?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/shahid/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/shahid
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/shahid.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/shahid.md