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Lebanese guard slightly hurt in US embassy stoning incident, US says
- 2008-06-18
WASHINGTON AFP — A Lebanese guard working for the US embassy in Beirut was slightly hurt when Hezbollah supporters stoned a US motorcade driving through south Lebanon on Wednesday, a US official said. "There were no serious injuries" in the incident in the village of Nabatiyeh, State Department deputy...
Lebanon braces for mass rally to mark Hariri killing
- 2008-02-13
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanon braced on Wednesday for a mass rally by backers of the Western-backed government to commemorate the third anniversary of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder amid mounting street clashes with the opposition. Pro-government leaders have called on hundreds of thousands of supporters to converge Thursday on Martyr's...
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...
Top general assassinated in crisis-hit Lebanon
- 2007-12-11
BEIRUT AFP — A top Lebanese army officer and his bodyguard were killed on Wednesday in a powerful car bomb that further destabilised the country as it grapples with a presidential vacuum. A military spokesman told AFP that Brigadier General Francois El-Hajj, head of army operations, and his bodyguard...
Hezbollah militant escapes attempt on his life
- 2007-09-26
TYRE, Lebanon AFP — A Hezbollah militant escaped an attempt on his life after he jumped from his car before a hand grenade exploded under the vehicle in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, police said. Ahmed Mhanna tried to start his car when he heard an object falling from the...
Islamists threaten to widen Lebanon attacks
- 2007-06-07
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon AFP — Islamist militants locked in a standoff with the Lebanese army threatened on Thursday to widen attacks as tanks and helicopter gunships pounded their strongholds inside an impoverished refugee camp. The warning came on the 19th day of the battle as sporadic fire continued to...
Four killed at Beirut checkpoints as security tightened
- 2007-05-29
BEIRUT AFP — A woman passenger was killed in a car chase in eastern Beirut overnight after the vehicle failed to stop at a police checkpoint, police said on Tuesday. The death of the woman, whose identity has not been revealed, brings to four the number of people killed...
Exhausted Lebanese venture home as fighting ends
- 2006-08-14
TYRE, Lebanon AFP — Exhausted Lebanese displaced by a month of bombing left their shelters to stream onto roads in the hope of finding homes intact as Israel halted attacks after a final barrage of raids. Residents of the port city of Tyre ventured out of shelters as soon...
Residents flee south Lebanon as Israel eases air strikes
- 2006-07-31
SIDON, Lebanon AFP — Thousands of exhausted residents of south Lebanon heaped their possessions into cars and fled northward, taking advantage of a pause in Israeli bombardments after being trapped in villages for almost three weeks. Israel had agreed overnight to suspend air raids for 48 hours following global...
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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