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Lebanon govt adopts manifesto, paving way for confidence vote
- 2008-08-04
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanon's national unity government on Monday adopted a manifesto that affirms the authority of the state over all matters, including the weaponry held by Hezbollah, a minister said. "The document was approved unanimously," Information Minister Tareq Mitri said at the end of a cabinet meeting chaired...
New Lebanon govt manifesto complete: minister
- 2008-08-01
BEIRUT AFP — A manifesto that will allow Lebanon's new national unity government to take office was finally thrashed out on Friday after three weeks of negotiations, Information Minister Tareq Mitri said. "We reached a consensus after a long discussion," Mitri told reporters after the ministers involved in drafting...
Olmert calls for Israel-Lebanon talks
- 2008-06-10
JERUSALEM AFP — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday suggested holding peace talks with Lebanon, following last month's announcement of Israel's indirect Turkish-mediated negotiations with Syria. "I would have been glad if after the announcement of the talks with Syria the Lebanese government would announce its willingness to open...
Hundreds protest in Beirut against price rises
- 2008-05-01
BEIRUT AFP — Hundreds of Lebanese protested against inflation on Thursday at a May Day rally organised by the communist party, demanding an increase in the minimum monthly wage. Earlier this year Lebanon's General Confederation of Workers CGTL called for the minimum wage to be tripled from 300,000 Lebanese...
Lebanese increasingly feel inflation's pinch
- 2008-04-09
BEIRUT AFP — Loretta Beayni works 10 hours a day, six days a week in a Beirut beauty salon, earning a mere 400 dollars a month, which goes in the blink of an eye on household bills and helping out her parents. Like many Lebanese, she has a hard...
Arab League chief sees progress in Lebanon crisis talks
- 2008-01-18
DAMASCUS AFP — Arab League chief Amr Mussa arrived in the Syrian capital from Beirut on Friday and reported progress in negotiations between the pro- and anti-Syrian factions over the deadlock to elect a new Lebanese president. "We cannot say that we have found a solution to the Lebanese...
Families live rough as Lebanon rebuilds from war
- 2007-12-06
SIDDIQIN, Lebanon AFP — Stumbling on debris, two-year-old Lyn Bolhos negotiates iron bars, sticking from the remnants of a wall, before going into an underground shelter beneath the rubble of what was once her family home. The child's house in the tiny southern village of Siddiqin was one of...
Army chief could become Lebanon president: officials
- 2007-11-28
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanon's political vacuum appears headed toward a resolution with the country's army chief emerging as a probable candidate for the presidency, officials said on Wednesday. Several MPs and politicians from the Western-backed ruling majority and the Hezbollah-led opposition told AFP that negotiations on electing a new...
Lebanese leaders debate compromise deal on presidency
- 2007-11-21
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanon's feuding political leaders and foreign envoys on Wednesday were engaged in intense last-minute negotiations to secure a compromise deal on a presidential candidate by a Friday deadline. Political sources told AFP that the Western-backed ruling majority and the Hezbollah-led opposition were discussing an accord that...
Lebanon rivals to press crisis talks at home
- 2007-11-01
BEIRUT AFP — Rival Lebanese leaders Michel Aoun and Saad Hariri are heading home for further negotiations on the deadlock over electing a new president after three rounds of talks in Paris, aides said on Thursday. Aoun, a former president who is the opposition standard-bearer in the election, met...
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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