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Lebanon names new army chief
- 2008-08-29
BEIRUT AFP — General Jean Kahwaji was on Friday appointed chief of the Lebanese army to replace Michel Sleiman, who was elected president in May, Information Minister Tareq Mitri announced. "The Council of Ministers decided to appoint General Jean Kahwaji to the post of chief of the Lebanese army,"...
Rice marks 25th anniversary of Beirut embassy attack
- 2008-04-18
WASHINGTON AFP — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday joined fellow US diplomats in marking the 25th anniversary of the bombing at the US embassy in Beirut which killed 52 people on April 18, 1983. "Even when the tragedy of April 18 was followed by further attacks on...
Top US senator says Basra attack may strengthen Sadr
- 2008-04-01
WASHINGTON AFP — The Iraqi government's failure to wipe out Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army during a crackdown in Basra last week may leave the group stronger in the long run, a senior US senator said Tuesday. Joseph Biden, chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, told reporters on...
Lebanon seeks death penalty for Islamist militia chief
- 2008-02-19
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanon's chief prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for the fugitive Palestinian leader of an Islamist militia over a twin bus bombing a year ago that killed three people, his office said on Tuesday. Prosecutor Said Mirza has accused Shaker al-Abssi, head of the Fatah al-Islam...
White House condemns attack in Lebanon
- 2008-01-25
WASHINGTON AFP — The White House on Friday strongly condemned the attack that killed four people, including a senior Lebanese intelligence officer investigating deaths largely blamed on Syria. "We strongly condemn the terrorist bombing in Beirut today that killed a police captain and many other Lebanese," spokeswoman Dana Perino...
Rice decries 'foreign interference' in Lebanon following bombing
- 2008-01-25
MEDELLIN, Colombia AFP — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday decried "foreign interference" in Lebanon when asked by reporters to comment on a Beirut car bombing that killed four people, including a top anti-terrorism investigator. "Lebanon has too long suffered from foreign interference," Rice said in a...
Grenade blast hits car of Lebanon judge's wife
- 2008-01-21
BEIRUT AFP — A grenade blast set ablaze a car belonging to the wife of a top military prosecutor in Lebanon on Monday, but no-one was injured, a senior security official said. The attack occurred the day after Lebanon again delayed a parliamentary vote to choose a new president...
Security tightened as Lebanon probes anti-US attack
- 2008-01-16
BEIRUT AFP — The US embassy in Lebanon restricted the movement of its staff on Wednesday a day after a car bomb targeting one of its vehicles killed three people and further rattled the troubled country. The bombing was the first such attack against American interests in Lebanon since...
US says bombing aims to undermine Lebanon's stability
- 2008-01-15
BEIRUT AFP — The United States on Tuesday condemned a car bombing that targeted a US embassy vehicle in Lebanon, saying the attack was aimed at undermining the country's stability through murder and intimidation. "The US embassy is outraged that there are still those who work to undermine Lebanon's...
Hamas accuses Fatah over stabbing in Lebanese camp
- 2007-12-29
TYRE, Lebanon AFP — A Hamas member was fighting for his life after he was stabbed in the head on Saturday at the Rashidieh refugee camp in Lebanon in an attack which the Palestinian Islamist group blamed on rivals Fatah. "When Bassel al-Ashkar, 30, returned home, he was attacked...
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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