Tragedy in Kahramanmaras: the story of a city devastated by the earthquake

Palestinian AFP Photographer Mahmud Hams Wins Visa d’Or News Award

Palestinian AFP photojournalist Mahmud Hams was awarded the Visa d’Or News prize on Saturday for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza. The prize, one of the most prestigious in the field of photojournalism, is supported by the Visa pour l’Image Association - Perpignan.


Amidst the bombings, with death ever-present and the constant fear of being targeted, Mahmud Hams, who has worked for AFP for over two decades in the Palestinian territories, has relentlessly continued to document the war ignited by Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

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The fall of the USSR, an AFP webdocumentary

Mikhail Gorbachev resigned on December 25, 1991, bringing an end to the Soviet Union.

Mikhail Gorbachev resigned on December 25, 1991, bringing an end to the Soviet Union.
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Top management changes at SID

In order to renew the management at SID, Antoine Ludier, CFO of AFP, will temporarily be assuming the direction at SID as from January 16th, since Mr Cremer presented his resignation. AFP is proud of the results of its subsidiary SID, leader in sport news for the German market. SID generated an astonishing turnover of 5,3 M€ in 2011. The editorial teams at AFP and SID will be covering together the London Olympics and the Euro 2012, in order to respond better to our international client's needs.

In order to renew the management at SID, Antoine Ludier, CFO of AFP, will temporarily be assuming the direction at SID as from January 16th, since Mr Cremer presented his resignation. AFP is proud of the results of its subsidiary SID, leader in sport news for the German market. SID generated an astonishing turnover of 5,3 M€ in 2011. The editorial teams at AFP and SID will be covering together the London Olympics and the Euro 2012, in order to respond better to our international client's needs.
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AFP photographer Christina Assi carries the Olympic Flame in honour of journalists killed on duty

AFP photographer Christina Assi, who was severely injured on assignment last October in Lebanon, will carry the Olympic Flame on Sunday, 21 July, in Vincennes, France, "to pay tribute to those who have fallen" while doing their job as journalists, she explained.

AFP photographer Christina Assi, who was severely injured on assignment last October in Lebanon, will carry the Olympic Flame on Sunday, 21 July, in Vincennes, France, "to pay tribute to those who have fallen" while doing their job as journalists, she explained.
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Topshots of the Week (7-13 September, 2024)

A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from September 7th to September 13th, 2024.

A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from September 7th to September 13th, 2024.
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