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Mona Al Marri tours AFP’s expanded Dubai office as the news agency strengthens its Gulf operations

Dubai: Her Excellency Mona Ghanem Al Marri, Vice Chairperson and Managing Director of the Dubai Media Council and Chairperson of the Arab Media Summit Organising Committee, toured Agence France-Presse’s (AFP) newly expanded office in Dubai Media City, following its inauguration. The opening was attended by Her Excellency Marie Audouard, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France to the UAE and His Excellency Jean-Christophe Paris, Consul General of France in Dubai and the Northern Emirates. The inauguration coincides with the Arab Media Summit 2026, held in Dubai from 15 to 17 September, in which Phil Chetwynd, AFP Global News Director, participated as a speaker alongside prominent media figures from the region and around the world. Her Excellency Mona Al Marri toured the expanded office accompanied by Phil Chetwynd, AFP Global News Director; Ezzedine Said, AFP Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa; and Christian Otton, Editor-in-Chief, Middle East & North Africa. During the tour, she was briefed on AFP’s operations in Dubai and across the region, as well as the expanded office’s role as a hub for the agency’s news coverage across the Gulf. Her Excellency Mona Al Marri toured the expanded office accompanied by Phil Chetwynd, AFP Global News Director, among others. Picture credit: GDMO AFP was among the first international media organisations to establish a base for its regional operations in Dubai, where it has maintained a significant presence for more than three decades. Its expanded office serves as a key base for news operations across the Gulf and one of the agency’s main editing centres for the Middle East and beyond, as AFP continues to expand its operations and teams in Dubai. Al Marri said AFP’s expansion reflects Dubai’s position as a hub where global media organisations can grow their operations. “Dubai has developed a media ecosystem that attracts leading organisations, talent and expertise from around the world. AFP’s continued expansion reflects the confidence international media organisations place in the city and its ability to connect audiences and markets across the region and beyond. At a time of rapid change in the industry, the Arab Media Summit brought together leading voices to exchange ideas and perspectives. We are pleased that AFP is beginning a new chapter in its longstanding relationship with Dubai,” Her Excellency added. Phil Chetwynd, AFP Global News Director, said: "We are pleased to expand our presence in Dubai which is a key location for AFP bridging the Middle East to Asia and Europe." During the tour, Al Marri met AFP’s editorial and operational teams and discussed with officials the technological and industry shifts reshaping global journalism.

MBMobile Business•Emirates24717 Sept

Lebanon on Paris talks : 'the general sentiment here is very little hope'

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is in Paris for talks with Emmanuel Macron, but on the ground many Lebanese say they have little hope after months of war with Israel, the continued occupation of parts of southern Lebanon and uncertainty over regional tensions. FRANCE 24's Renée David reports from Beirut on hopes that Aoun and Macron can rally international backing and secure a framework agreement to help stabilise the country.

France 24France 24•FRANCE2417 Sept

My Year in Paris With Gertrude Stein by Deborah Levy audiobook review – gripping vision of a fearless writer

A fictional British author in Paris sets out to explore Stein through the lens of her own friendships, in this inventive, perfectly paced portrait It is late 2024, and an unnamed British author living in Paris is trying to write an essay on Gertrude Stein, the modernist writer and art collector. The author has been distracted by her friend Eva’s cat, who is lost and whose name is “it” in lower case, which inevitably leads to confusion – has Eva lost her cat or her mind? (Her other friend, Fanny, has rechristened the cat Bob, to make talking about him easier.) The Pennsylvania-born Stein was painted by Picasso, hung out with Hemingway and wrote strange, stream-of-consciousness prose long before James Joyce embarked on his masterwork Ulysses. Commercial success didn’t come until she was in her 60s with The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas, a biography of her partner and one of her more accessible books. Our narrator is an admirer of Stein’s work, yet she can be exasperated by it. “Sometimes, when I read her baffling and beguiling writing I want to smack it in the chops. [Stein] longed for her readers to find her, yet there was a part of her that could not bear to be found.” Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Fiona Sturges17 Sept

Lebanon: UNIFIL withdrawal at the heart of Paris talks

Emmanuel Macron welcomes Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Jordan's King Abdullah II to Paris today for talks on Lebanon's security and international support for the Lebanese army. The meeting comes as France pushes to prevent a security vacuum ahead of UNIFIL's planned withdrawal at the end of 2026, with Israeli strikes continuing in southern Lebanon and concerns growing over who will secure the border. FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago has the latest.

France 24France 24•FRANCE2417 Sept

‘You can’t be shy’: Joe Marchant on French lessons, England ambitions and his new famous father-in-law

Centre is back in the Prem with Sale after three years in Paris where he says he learned a lot more than the language and is ready to play for England again Joe Marchant admits he has been a disappointment. Significant developments over the summer gave rise to lofty expectations among his new Sale Sharks teammates but the 30-year-old centre knows he has not lived up to them. “When we’re playing here, people expect me to be good,” he says. “Why would it make me good in any way? I’m not the best.” Marchant is, of course, referring to his football skills rather than the rugby ones and the added expectation to perform in a pre-training kick-about after former Newcastle and England captain Alan Shearer became his father-in-law over the summer. In every other department, Marchant has done nothing but impress in his new surroundings. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Gerard Meagher17 Sept