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Israel to bolster ground troops
- 2007-09-03
JERUSALEM AFP — The Israeli military on Monday unveiled a five-year rearmament programme designed primarily to bolster its ground forces, whose performance was criticised during last year's Lebanon war. "The main objective of the plan is to build, equip and train the army so that it can carry out...
UN 'will push through Hariri tribunal': law officer
- 2007-04-21
BEIRUT AFP — The United Nations will push through an international court to try suspects in the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri if the political deadlock in Beirut continues, the UN's top legal adviser warned in comments published Saturday. "If the statutes of the tribunal laid out...
Lebanese PM arrives Paris for aid conference
- 2007-01-24
PARIS AFP — Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has arrived in Paris a day ahead of a major conference on international aid for Lebanon, torn by violent opposition street protests, a member of his delegation said. Siniora flew into Le Bourget airport near Paris Wednesday and was to head straight to...
France pledges 500–million–euro loan for Lebanon
- 2007-01-24
PARIS AFP — French President Jacques Chirac has pledged to loan 500 million euros (650 million dollars) to Lebanon during talks in Paris with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora. "France will bring Lebanon its support in the form of a 500-million-euro loan, extended on highly preferential terms," a spokesman said...
Russians land in Lebanon to repair bridges
- 2006-10-03
BEIRUT AFP — A Russian military plane has landed in the Lebanese capital loaded with vehicles and equipment for troops to repair bridges destroyed in Israel's July-August war on Hezbollah guerrillas. In Russia's first such deployment in Lebanon since the time of Catherine the Great, some 130 troops were to...
Zapatero sees happy end to Endesa saga
- 2006-09-12
MEERSBURG, Germany AFP — Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has dashed hopes he might announce an end to a tug of war over a German group's bid for Spanish electricity supplier Endesa at a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel. But Zapatero said he believed there would still be...
UN official in Beirut to submit proposal for Hariri murder court
- 2006-09-07
BEIRUT AFP — The top UN legal adviser is in Beirut to submit a draft plan for an international court to try suspect in the 2005 murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri. The under-secretary general for legal affairs, Nicolas Michel, who arrived on Wednesday night, was to meet with Prime...
Jubilant Lebanese await end of blockade
- 2006-09-07
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanon's main airport was bustling ahead of the expected ending by Israel of its punishing air and sea blockade, while relieved Lebanese said they hoped the move will help breath life back into an economy shattered by a month of war. Workers at Beirut international airport, whose...
UN chief in Beirut Monday to meet with officials
- 2006-08-26
BEIRUT AFP — UN chief Kofi Annan will arrive in Beirut on Monday to discuss the deployment of a beefed-up UN peacekeeping force as well as measures to secure the border with Syria. Annan, who will spend the night in Beirut, will meet with Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, Defense Minister...
Stocks scandal spells doom of embattled Israeli army chief
- 2006-08-16
JERUSALEM AFP — Israel's army chief, under fire for selling shares hours before launching an offensive in Lebanon, was looking set to become the first head to roll in the outcry over the state's handling of the month-long war. Israel's media have piled opprobrium on Dan Halutz since the...
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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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