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Egyptian foreign minister meets Saudi king: diplomat
- 2008-04-12
RIYADH AFP — Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit met Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Saturday during a short visit to the oil-rich kingdom, an Egyptian diplomat in Riyadh said. Abul Gheit delivered a letter from Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak to the Saudi monarch. The source did not...
Jordan, Saudi kings meet before Arab summit
- 2008-02-27
RIYADH, Feb 27, 2008 AFP — Jordan's King Abdullah II held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Wednesday in the run-up to an Arab summit which will examine Lebanon's deep political crisis, a Jordanian official said. High on the agenda at the next month's summit in Syria will...
Mubarak holds talks in Saudi on Lebanon crisis
- 2008-02-24
RIYADH AFP — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Sunday on ways to solve Lebanon's deep political crisis, state media reported. They held talks in Riyadh on "the current crisis in Lebanon and the Arab efforts to solve it," the official SPA news...
Lebanese PM meets Saudi king ahead of key vote
- 2007-09-19
RIYADH AFP — Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah just a week before Lebanon's parliament is due to elect a new president for the deeply divided country. The two leaders met in the Red Sea city of Jeddah late on Tuesday and...
Italy's Prodi holds Mideast talks in Saudi
- 2007-04-21
RIYADH AFP — Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi began talks on Middle East developments in Saudi Arabia on Saturday after arriving on a two-day visit during which he will meet with King Abdullah. Prodi told reporters after meeting Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal that his discussions with Saudi leaders...
Italy's Prodi to visit Saudi Arabia
- 2007-04-19
RIYADH AFP — Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will on Saturday begin a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia in which he will discuss developments in the Middle East, the Italian embassy said on Thursday. Prodi is expected to meet King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and other Saudi officials for...
Lebanon stands divided at Arab summit
- 2007-03-27
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanon has sent two separate delegations to Wednesday's Arab summit in Riyadh, underscoring the deep divisions still plaguing the country since the civil war ended 17 years ago. Beirut is represented by both pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud and by a delegation led by Western-backed Prime Minister...
UN chief to visit Lebanon
- 2007-03-16
BEIRUT AFP — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will pay an official visit to Lebanon on March 30, a government source told AFP on Friday. "During his visit, Mr Ban will be received by Prime Minister Fuad Siniora," the source said. It will be the first trip to...
French FM in Saudi for talks on Lebanon
- 2007-01-06
RIYADH AFP — French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy has arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks that will focus on Lebanon as Paris prepares to host an aid meeting for the country. Douste-Blazy will meet his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal during his brief stay in Riyadh, a French diplomatic source...
Gulf summit opens with warning of regional explosion
- 2006-12-09
RIYADH AFP — Saudi King Abdullah opened the annual summit of Gulf leaders with a warning that the Arab world was on the brink of exploding because of conflicts in the Palestinian territories, Iraq and Lebanon. "Our Arab region is besieged by a number of dangers, as if it was...
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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