Doha (AFP) | 06/12/2025 - 14:13:17 | Sharaa says Israeli insistence on demilitarised south puts Syria in 'dangerous' position
London (AFP) | 06/12/2025 - 14:05:48 | Four arrested after food thrown at Britain's Crown Jewels
Doha (AFP) | 06/12/2025 - 13:20:32 | Egypt FM urges deployment of stabilisation force in Gaza 'as soon as possible'
Oslo (AFP) | 06/12/2025 - 13:02:00 | Venezuela's Machado to receive peace prize in Oslo: Nobel Institute
Banda Aceh (AFP) | 06/12/2025 - 10:51:13 | Indonesia flood death toll passes 900: disaster agency
Johannesburg (AFP) | 06/12/2025 - 09:45:36 | At least 10 killed in South Africa hostel shooting: police
Doha (AFP) | 06/12/2025 - 09:41:28 | Qatar PM says Gaza truce incomplete without 'full withdrawal' by Israel
Doha (AFP) | 06/12/2025 - 09:27:21 | Kallas says Washington EU's 'biggest ally' after US security strategy published
Kandahar (AFP) | 06/12/2025 - 06:47:47 | Afghan authorities say 4 civilians killed in Pakistan border clash
Miami (AFP) | 06/12/2025 - 00:12:27 | US, Ukraine to meet for third day, say 'real progress' depends on Russia
AFP photojournalist Bülent Kiliç received first and third prizes in the category Spot News Single at the annual World Press Photo Awards.
Iraqi and Kurdish female refugees will have the chance to tell their stories thanks to a five-day workshop to be run in Erbil, Iraq, from March 1 to 5 by the AFP Foundation and Chime for Change, the campaign which raises funds and awareness to empower women and girls around the world.
Philippe Massonnet appointed Asia-Pacific director Philippe Massonnet, 56, was Agence France-Presse global news director from 2009 to 2014. He began his career in 1981, working as a freelance journalist in China for the press and television from 1985 to 1989.
ROLE
Agence France-Presse (AFP), one of the world's leading news agencies, is looking for dynamic, experienced editors to join its English-language newsdesk at its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.
The desk produces multimedia stories for AFP’s global audience. While there is a primary focus on the Asia-Pacific, desk editors will also become involved in stories from around the globe at short notice or on dedicated shifts covering other world regions.
THE JOB
The Bangkok and Southeast Asia correspondent is core to our English-language coverage of one of AFP's most dynamic regions, which takes in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.
The regional coverage is extremely diverse, ranging from crime, lifestyle and politics in Thailand to the impact of China's grand plans on environment of its smaller neighbours and the aftermath of the military coup in Myanmar.
Hyper®, a leader in mobile tech accessories for creators and power users, today announced it has been honored with two CES 2026 Innovation Awards® in the Consumer Peripherals and Accessories category. These awards reflect Hyper’s mission to build breakthrough solutions that help users create, connect, and go beyond the limits of their devices. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251105297377/en/CES Innovation Awards® 2026 ...
Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a Swiss biopharmaceutical company aiming to cure cancer and infectious diseases, is pleased to announce today the launch of the new IDEAL Japan initiative. This program was initiated to provide financial support to Japanese academic researchers in order to facilitate the transformation of academic innovation into novel therapeutic approaches for combating cancer. IDEAL Japan follows the conclusion of the highly respected JCA (Japanese Cancer Association) Mauvern...
THE JOB
The English-language correspondent in Beirut is part of a team of seven text journalists (among them the bureau chief) working in Arabic, English and French.
As well as covering Lebanon and its current devastating economic and political crisis, you will contribute to AFP’s coverage of the conflict in Syria.
The Damascus bureau falls under the responsibility of Beirut and material from the bureau and from stringers across Syria, including in conflict zones, is dealt with by Beirut.
