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Nine killed as sectarian clashes grip Lebanon
- 2008-07-26
TRIPOLI, Lebanon AFP — Lebanese tanks were out on the streets of Tripoli on Saturday to restore security after nine people were killed in a fresh bout of sectarian fighting in the northern port city. Militants from the rival Sunni Muslim and Alawite communities battled with rocket-propelled grenades and...
North Lebanon calm again after fresh clashes
- 2008-06-26
TRIPOLI, Lebanon AFP — Shops reopened their doors and traffic returned to the streets of Tripoli on Thursday as calm returned to the northern Lebanese city following a fresh bout of violence, witnesses said. An AFP correspondent said armed men who had taken to the streets on Tuesday night...
Fierce sectarian clashes in north Lebanon
- 2008-06-22
TRIPOLI, Lebanon AFP — Fierce sectarian clashes resumed on Monday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, prompting civilians to flee or hide in underground shelters, a security official told AFP. At least two people were wounded as fighters in the densely populated Bab al-Tebbaneh and Jabal Mohsen districts...
Lebanon death toll rises to 65
- 2008-05-14
BEIRUT AFP — A least 65 people have been killed in the sectarian violence across Lebanon between government and opposition supporters, the worst sectarian fighting since the 1975-1990 civil war, a security official said on Wednesday. "From the day the unrest started a week ago Wednesday, 65 people have...
Lebanon army ready to use force to halt fighting
- 2008-05-13
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanese troops were ready to use force on Tuesday to disarm gunmen and enforce law and order after six days of deadly sectarian gunbattles that have plunged the nation into fear and chaos. US President George W. Bush, on the eve of a trip to the...
Lebanon PM urges army to restore order as 11 more killed
- 2008-05-10
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora called on the army to restore order on Saturday after a fourth straight day of violence between government and opposition supporters left another 11 people dead. In his first reaction to the Shiite militant group Hezbollah's takeover of much of west...
US warily welcomes less violence in Lebanon
- 2008-05-10
CRAWFORD, Texas AFP — The White House on Saturday welcomed steps to defuse the deadly unrest in Lebanon but cautioned that any long-term resolution required a change in the role Hezbollah plays there. "I think that first of all we want to see an end to the violence against...
US: Hezbollah must end 'disruptive activities'
- 2008-05-08
CRAWFORD, Texas AFP — The United States on Thursday demanded that Lebanon's Hezbollah Shiite militant group "stop their disruptive activities" as fierce gunbattles raged in Beirut. "Hezbollah needs to make a choice: Be a terrorist organization or be a political party, but quit trying to be both. They need...
Siege camp militants kill Lebanese soldier
- 2007-07-29
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon AFP — A Lebanese soldier was killed on Sunday in clashes with Islamist fighters at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in the north of the country, a military spokesman said. "One soldier was killed in close quarters combat in the evening inside Nahr al-Bared,"...
Lebanese army stands accused as Palestinians bury their dead
- 2007-06-30
BEDDAWI, Lebanon AFP — The Lebanese army on Saturday stood accused of using "excessive force" to disperse a protest in which two men were shot dead near a besieged camp, as Palestinian mourners buried one of the dead. "The protesters were more than 10 metres yards away from the...
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| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| 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 |
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| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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