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Coalition holds Gulf exercises to protect oil installations
- 2008-07-08
MANAMA AFP — US and allied navies on Tuesday wound up exercises in the Gulf, the US Fifth Fleet said, as Iran warned it would strike American interests in response to any attack over its nuclear programme. The Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said the five-day drill was aimed at protecting...
US says won't allow Iran to shut key Gulf oil route
- 2008-06-30
MANAMA AFP — The commander of the US navy's Fifth Fleet warned on Monday that the United States will not allow Iran to shut the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil supply route in the Gulf. "They will not close it... They will not be allowed to close it,"...
Gulf states scrutinising Iran financial dealings: US
- 2008-02-28
DUBAI AFP — A US official said on Thursday that the oil-rich Gulf Arab states are scrutinising Iran's financial dealings to avoid serving as a conduit for its nuclear activities and alleged terrorism funding. Stuart Levey, the Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, told reporters in the United...
Sarkozy to tour Gulf states after nuclear offer
- 2008-01-12
DUBAI AFP — French President Nicolas Sarkozy will Sunday start a three-nation tour of Gulf Arab states eager to take up his offer to share France's expertise in civilian nuclear technology with the Islamic world. On his first trip to the region since taking office in May, he will...
Bush gets warm official welcome in Bahrain amid protests
- 2008-01-12
MANAMA AFP — US President George W. Bush was warmly welcomed by leaders in Bahrain on Saturday during a tour of Gulf Arab allies to rally support against Iran and for the Middle East peace process, although about 250 demonstrators took to the streets. Bush was greeted at the...
Rice warns Iran against 'provocations'
- 2008-01-08
JERUSALEM AFP — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Tehran in an interview published on Tuesday that it should cease its "provocations" after Iranian vessels confronted US warships in the Gulf. "Iran should not engage in such provocations," Rice said in an interview to the Jerusalem Post and...
Gulf countries speak out against military option in Iran
- 2007-12-08
MANAMA AFP — Gulf countries, cautious about the nuclear standoff between the United States and Iran, signalled loudly at a regional security conference on Saturday their opposition to any military option against Tehran. Washington, wrong-footed by its own National Intelligence Estimate in its accusations that Iran wanted nuclear weapons,...
Security, economy on agenda of the forthcoming Gulf summit
- 2007-11-10
RIYADH AFP — Leaders of the pro-Western Gulf monarchies are to hold their annual summit in Qatar on December 3-4, amid the violence in Iraq and escalation of the Iran nuclear crisis, the bloc's chief said on Saturday. Heads of state of the six oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council GCC...
Merkel party warns US arms for Gulf could set off 'powder keg'
- 2007-07-30
BERLIN AFP — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats are worried that reported US plans to send a major arms package to Gulf states could inflame a volatile region, a party leader was quoted as saying Monday. The chairman of the German parliament's foreign affairs committee, Ruprecht Polenz, told...
Three Finns held for entering Iranian waters released
- 2007-06-06
HELSINKI AFP — Three Finnish nationals arrested by Iran at the weekend after entering Iranian waters by mistake during a fishing trip in the Gulf have been released, Finland's foreign ministry said on Wednesday. "We have received information from their relatives that they had contacted them and told them...
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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