Opening of the regional centre in Nicosia (Arabic desk)
The Arabic desk, previously based in Cairo, is transferred to Nicosia.
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The Arabic desk, previously based in Cairo, is transferred to Nicosia.
AFP journalists can transmit their production from the field via Inmarsat. This 40 kg piece of equipment is very useful when there are no telecommunications links, particularly in war zones.
Sammy Ketz shares the Albert
Londres Prize with Libération
colleague Sorj Chalandon for his
coverage of the 6-year civil war in
Lebanon.
Saudi Arabia will host the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Collaboration and Growth Meeting: Building Common Ground and Reviving Growth in Jeddah on 22-23 April 2026, it was announced on the closing day of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Forum in Davos, Switzerland. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260123725881/en/HE Faisal F. Alibrahim, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Economy and Planning, announces that the Kingdom will ...
AFP announces the disqualification of Ben Johnson at the Seoul Olympics two hours before all others.