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Iconic Palestinian headscarf outgrows Mideast conflict
- 2008-08-28
HEBRON, West Bank AFP — Anti-war activists and fashionistas have carried the iconic Palestinian keffiyeh across the globe, but in the West Bank producers of the headscarf are struggling to compete with Chinese imports. The black-and-white checkered scarf -- which became an international symbol of the Palestinian struggle when...
Jewish activists set up new West Bank wildcat outpost
- 2008-01-02
JERUSALEM AFP — Right-wing Israeli activists Wednesday placed two mobile homes on Palestinian-owned land in the West Bank, residents said, a move likely to further inflame a row over Jewish settlements. The Israeli activists beat up two Palestinians who attempted to stop the trucks transporting the caravans to the...
Israeli extremists march to set up new outposts in West Bank
- 2007-12-09
MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank AFP — Hundreds of hardline Israeli activists fanned out across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, setting up eight wildcat outposts to protest possible evacuations of Jewish settlements. By sundown at least 300 demonstrators remained in the outposts, but Israeli security forces were expected to...
Palestinian 'settlement' protests Israeli expansion
- 2007-12-08
JERUSALEM AFP — Activists built a mock Palestinian "settlement" in the West Bank on Saturday to protest a potential Israeli expansion there as Israel's housing minister vowed to proceed with a similar project in occupied east Jerusalem. The Palestinian Authority, the United States and the United Nations have warned...
Israeli settlers try to establish new wildcat outposts
- 2007-09-30
HALHUL, West Bank AFP — Hundreds of Israeli settlers and right-wingers set up at four sites throughout the occupied West Bank on Sunday during a Jewish religious holiday, aiming to create new wildcat outposts. Activists had announced last week their intention to set up five new outposts across the...
Foreign activist, Palestinian protester wounded by Israeli army
- 2007-09-15
NABLUS, West Bank AFP — A foreign peace activist and a Palestinian protester were wounded on Saturday as the Israeli army fired rubber bullets to break up a protest in the West Bank, witnesses said. An Israeli military spokesman, confirming the incident, said seven protesters were detained. About...
Israelis kill Islamic Jihad activist in West Bank
- 2007-08-17
JENIN, West Bank AFP — An Islamic Jihad activist was killed on Friday during an Israeli military operation in Jenin in the northern West Bank, Palestinian security and medical sources said. Nur Marai, 19, was killed in exchanges of fire with Israeli soldiers and another activist was critically wounded...
Teenager killed in Israeli West Bank incursion
- 2006-08-26
NABLUS, West Bank AFP — A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli fire after troops mounted an incursion into the main northern West Bank city of Nablus. Muntasseir Suleiman Okkeh, 16, was shot in the back, the sources said Saturday. At least six more Palestinians were reported wounded in the...
Israel issues restricting orders against 13 far-right Jews
- 2006-06-24
JERUSALEM AFP — Israel has issued restricting orders for 13 extreme-right Jewish activists in what is seen as a precursor for the removal of illegal outposts in the occupied West Bank, an army source said. The activists are suspected of taking part in violent acts against Palestinians and clashes...
Hamas and Fatah ban carrying of arms amid factional fighting
- 2006-05-09
GAZA CITY AFP — The Palestinian Hamas-led government and president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah faction outlawed the carrying of arms by militants, in an unprecedented joint initiative. "Anyone who carries arms will be considered an outlaw," Fatah spokesman Ahmed Hilles told a joint press conference with Palestinian prime minister Ismail...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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