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Freed Japanese tourist in Tehran after 8-month ordeal
- 2008-06-14
TEHRAN AFP — A Japanese tourist released by kidnappers in southeastern Iran arrived in Tehran on Sunday ahead of his return home after spending eight months in captivity. Satoshi Nakamura, 23, arrived at Tehran city airport on a flight from the southeastern city of Zahedan at around 3:00 pm...
Iran expects 'different approach' from next US leader: Ahmadenijad
- 2008-06-04
ROME AFP — Iran expects a "different approach" from the next US president, whoever wins the November elections, President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad said in an interview published in Italy Wednesday. "Whoever wins the elections, I'm sure that the United States will change, it will have a different approach," the Iranian...
Iran blast death toll rises to 13
- 2008-04-21
TEHRAN AFP — The death toll from a blast nine days ago at a mosque in Iran's southern city of Shiraz rose to 13 after two of the wounded died in hospital, the student news agency ISNA reported on Monday. Two men who had been admitted to the Isfahan...
Iran reverses ban on water pipes
- 2008-02-26
TEHRAN AFP — Iran has allowed water pipes to reappear in tea houses, whose owners complained a recent ban on health grounds was putting them out of business, press reports said on Tuesday. "Tea houses with a business permit can offer water pipes to their costumers," the interior ministry...
French tourist shot dead in Iran
- 2007-12-10
TEHRAN AFP — A young French tourist has been shot dead by a known criminal in the Iranian city of Isfahan, one of the country's main tourist draws, the Fars news agency reported on Monday. "Yesterday Sunday a French citizen was shot dead in Isfahan," said a statement by...
Israel PM ratings rise over cancer diagnosis
- 2007-10-30
JERUSALEM AFP — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his turbulent administration got a shot in the arm with rising approval ratings on Tuesday as his office projected business as usual after his cancer diagnosis. The dramatic announcement on Monday that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer comes...
Iraqi-sourced cholera cases rise in Iran
- 2007-10-06
TEHRAN AFP — The number of cholera cases in Iran is on the rise after the outbreak of an epidemic in neighbouring Iraq, an Iranian health official was quoted as saying on Saturday. "The last count shows 43 people have contracted cholera in Kordestan province," Mohsen Zahrai, who is...
Belgian minister to pick up freed national in Tehran
- 2007-09-14
BRUSSELS AFP — Belgium's foreign minister will travel to Tehran Saturday to pick up a Belgian national who was freed a month after being abducted by bandits in southeast Iran, a report said. "At the request of the Iranian authorities, I will go to Tehran tomorrow for the transfer...
Top Iraqi Shiite leader returns home
- 2007-06-01
NAJAF, Iraq AFP — Powerful Shiite politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim returned to Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Friday after receiving treatment for cancer in Tehran. Hakim, the head of one of the most powerful parties in the parliament, spent nearly two weeks abroad in a trip that included...
French academic returns home after Iran ordeal
- 2007-04-13
PARIS AFP — A French academic held against his will in Iran returned home on Friday, saying he had not been mistreated during his 10-week ordeal. Stephane Dudoignon, 45, appeared in fine health as he stepped off a plane at a Paris airport after Iranian authorities returned his passport...
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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