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Iran-Syria sign defence pact
- 2008-05-28
TEHRAN AFP — Iran and its close ally Syria have signed a new defence cooperation pact, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, just a week after news broke that Israel had begun indirect peace talks with Damascus. "The two countries pledge their mutual support regarding territorial independence and integrity in...
Keep up resistance, Iran tells Hamas
- 2008-05-27
TEHRAN AFP — Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday told the visiting political supremo of Hamas to keep up the resistance against Israel, warning that abandoning the struggle would lead to disgrace. The meeting between Khamanei and Khaled Meshaal came a week after Syria and Israel announced...
Lebanon to elect a president after months of feuding
- 2008-05-24
BEIRUT AFP — The Lebanese parliament convenes on Sunday to elect army chief Michel Sleiman as president in a first step towards defusing an often deadly 18-month standoff between feuding political factions. Lawmakers will gather at 5:00 p.m. (1400 GMT) to cast their votes at a long-awaited parliamentary session...
Lebanon tense after Hezbollah power grab
- 2008-05-09
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanon was steeped in tension on Saturday after Hezbollah seized control of west Beirut in what the ruling Western-backed coalition branded an armed coup orchestrated with the help of Iran and Syria. At least 18 people were killed in the fighting that pitted Sunni supporters of...
Syria nuclear disclosure a warning to North Korea, Iran: Bush
- 2008-04-29
WASHINGTON AFP — President George W. Bush said Tuesday he disclosed details of an alleged Syrian nuclear drive to send a clear "message" to North Korea and Iran that they could not hide their nuclear activity. The president expanded on the Syrian facility destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in...
Iran says to attend Arab summit in Syria
- 2008-03-16
TEHRAN AFP — Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is to attend this month's Arab summit hosted by its top regional ally Syria that is expected to be dominated by the political crisis in Lebanon. "Mr Mottaki has been invited and he will travel to Damascus," foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad...
Israel PM says Iran-NKorea cooperation a danger
- 2008-02-26
TOKYO AFP — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Tuesday that North Korea and Iran could pose a danger to both Asia and the Middle East, amid allegations of their military cooperation. "Iran is at the forefront of the 'axis of evil' and alongside North Korea constitutes a danger...
Materazzi senior keen on Iran post
- 2008-02-26
ROME AFP — Italian coach Giuseppe Materazzi said on Tuesday he had been approached by the Iranian Football Federation about taking the national coaching post and added he would be keen to do so. The 62-year-old, the father of World Cup-winning defender Marco, has been without a job since...
UAE premier to discuss nuclear crisis, Lebanon in Iran and Syria
- 2008-02-16
DUBAI AFP — United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed al-Maktoum visits Iran next week for talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, an official said on Saturday. Sheikh Mohammad, who is also the ruler of Dubai and vice president of the UAE, will later travel to Syria...
Lebanon's Hariri blasts Syria and Iran, calls for mass rally
- 2008-02-07
BEIRUT AFP — Majority leader Saad Hariri blasted Syria and Iran on Thursday for interfering in Lebanese politics and urged a massive turnout for a rally on the third anniversary of his father's assassination. "On February 14, we will all go down to Martyr's Square to say in one...
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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