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Leading Saudi reformist arrested: wife
- 2008-05-20
DUBAI AFP — Leading Saudi reformist Matruk al-Faleh, who once served almost a year and a half in jail for demanding a constitutional monarchy, has been arrested, his wife and rights activists said on Tuesday. Faleh's wife, Jamila al-Ukalaa, told AFP she was informed by the security services in...
Man dies of fright in Saudi vice police custody: report
- 2007-08-12
RIYADH AFP — A Bangladeshi man died of fright after being arrested by Saudi Arabia's controversial religious police for washing a car instead of praying, a local newspaper reported on Sunday. The unnamed man died last week in the holy city of Medina after being detained by members of...
Saudi woman files first case against religious police
- 2007-05-12
RIYADH AFP — A Saudi civil court is to hear the first ever case brought against the kingdom's religious police charged with enforcing a strict Islamic moral code, the woman plaintiff's lawyer told AFP on Saturday. The unnamed woman is seeking compensation after she and her daughter were allegedly...
Two Qaeda suspects killed in clashes with Saudi police
- 2005-12-28
RIYADH AFP — Saudi security forces killed two suspected top Al-Qaeda militants in clashes -- the bloodiest in more than three months -- in which five policemen were gunned down, security sources said. Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Siwailmi, died of his wounds early Wednesday after being hit in clashes the...
Five Saudi police killed in firefight
- 2005-12-27
RIYADH AFP — Five Saudi police were killed and a most wanted Islamist militant captured in the bloodiest clashes in the kingdom for three months, an interior ministry spokesman and security sources said. Two police were killed by gunfire from a car to the east of Buraida, capital of...
Saudi woman saves husband by getting behind wheel
- 2005-07-12
RIYADH AFP — A woman in Saudi Arabia, where women are banned from driving, saved her husband by grabbing the wheel of the car he was driving after he lost consciousness, a newspaper reported. The Saudi couple were heading to the capital Riyadh from the eastern city of Dammam...
US embassy urges caution after Saudi car bombings
- 2004-12-30
RIYADH AFP — The US embassy in Saudi Arabia reiterated its advice to its nationals in the kingdom to exercise extra caution following two explosions that rocked Riyadh, a US diplomat said. "American citizens are advised to be aware of their surroundings, exercise caution and monitor news reports closely,"...
Briton shot dead in Saudi Arabia
- 2004-09-15
RIYADH AFP — A Briton was shot dead in the Saudi capital Riyadh, the latest in a spate of attacks on Western expatriates in the kingdom. An interior ministry spokesman quoted by official media described the victim as a British resident of Saudi Arabia, but did not give his...
Gunmen kill Briton in Saudi Arabia
- 2004-09-15
RIYADH AFP — Gunmen shot dead a British man in the Saudi capital Riyadh, the latest in a spate of attacks on Western expatriates in the kingdom. Security sources named the victim as Edward Smith, 50, and said he worked for Marconi telecommunications corporation, which provides consultancy services to...
US shuts Jeddah consulate, urges vigilance after gunman fires at diplomatic car
- 2004-08-30
WASHINGTON AFP ? The United States temporarily closed its consulate in Jeddah and renewed advice for US citizens to leave Saudi Arabia after a US diplomatic car came under fire in the Red Sea city, the State Department said. The consulate was closed to the public for the remainder...
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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