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Journalists stand atop a fuel tanker as they cover a nearby ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026. (AFP)
March 10, 2026, 8:58 pm
Tightened restrictions stifle press across Middle East, fogging coverage of war
Iran warns those caught filming damage may be considered Zionist agents; hundreds arrested in Gulf for sharing videos, info; IDF censor shuts down live skyline views during attacks
By AFP
The vehicle of AFP photographer Jaafar Ashtiyeh is pictured ablaze after it was set on fire during an attack by Israeli settlers on the West Bank village of Beita, south of Nablus, during the annual olive harvest season, October 10, 2025. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
October 11, 2025, 1:04 am
AFP photographer injured in settler attack during West Bank olive harvest
French news agency condemns ‘outrageous’ assault near Nablus, calls on IDF to protect journalists and hold perpetrators accountable
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinian journalists report on the war and ongoing humanitarian crisis in the central Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025. (Ali Hassan/ Flash90)
September 25, 2025, 11:29 am
Major outlets demand free press access to Gaza: ‘History is told by those who report it’
BBC, Reuters, AP, AFP release short film on sidelines of UN General Assembly, warn their Palestinian journalists are ‘facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering’
By ToI Staff
Demonstrators and journalists gather to protest against hunger in the Rimal district of Gaza City on July 19, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
July 24, 2025, 4:08 pm
Top news agencies urge Israel to let foreign press into Gaza, say reporters starving
Media groups call for ‘adequate food supplies’ to reach their employees as international organizations warn of growing hunger in Strip
By AFP and ToI Staff
Photographers take pictures of the damaged camera of late Reuters visuals journalist Issam Abdallah (portrait) during a joint press conference by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International in Beirut on December 7, 2023. (AFP)
December 7, 2023, 5:46 pm
AFP probe into October strike on journalists in Lebanon points to Israeli tank shell
Human Rights Watch alleges ‘apparent deliberate attack on civilians’ in death of Reuters reporter; IDF has said it is ‘looking into the incident’
By AFP and ToI Staff
This picture taken on November 3, 2023 shows a gaping hole following a strike on the Hajji building, which houses several offices including those of Agence France Presse (AFP) in Gaza City amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)
November 3, 2023, 10:21 pm
Projectile damages AFP’s Gaza bureau; IDF: Strike nearby may have caused debris
French news agency’s eight staff had evacuated south and so the bureau was empty when explosive projectile smashed in, apparently moving horizontally from east to west
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Security forces run from the site of a suicide attack after the second bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
April 30, 2018, 9:41 am
Twin suicide bombings kill 25 in Kabul, including journalists
No group has claimed responsibility for deadly attacks; AFP’s chief photographer in Afghan city among fatalities
By Agencies
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani poses during the inauguration of a newly built extension of the port of Chabahar, near the Pakistani border, on the Gulf of Oman, southeastern Iran, December 3, 2017. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
December 5, 2017, 12:32 pm
Rouhani pans ‘detestable’ ties between some Islamic states and Israel
Countries used to hide their ‘sinister’ interactions, but now they’ve ‘shamelessly revealed their closeness to the Zionist regime,’ Iranian president laments
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Agence France Presse building in Paris. (Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons)
October 23, 2015, 10:54 pm
Far-right French Jews assault BuzzFeed journalist
Demonstrators gathering to protest AFP coverage of Israel attack journalist covering their protest in Paris
By JTA
Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian (YouTube screenshot)
October 12, 2015, 3:05 pm
Iran convicts Washington Post reporter of spying
Journalist Jason Rezaian faces up to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of espionage against Islamic Republic
By AP
A still image taken from footage shot in the West Bank on September 25, 2015 apparently shows an IDF soldier hurling a camera belonging to AFP reporters to the ground. (screen capture: YouTube)
September 30, 2015, 11:42 pm
Army opens official probe into assault on journalists
Officer in command of troops charged with beating AFP reporters suspended and questioned by military police
By ToI Staff and AFP
A still image taken from footage shot in the West Bank on September 25, 2015 apparently shows an IDF soldier hurling a camera belonging to AFP reporters to the ground. (screen capture: YouTube)
September 26, 2015, 11:50 pm
Commander of troops seen attacking foreign journalists removed from post
IDF says West Bank incident considered ‘grave’ and ‘in contravention of code of ethics and professional standards’; probe ongoing
By AFP and ToI Staff
A still image taken from footage shot in the West Bank on September 25, 2015 apparently shows an IDF soldier hurling a camera belonging to AFP reporters to the ground. (screen capture: YouTube)
September 26, 2015, 4:45 pm
Foreign press group blasts IDF for attack on AFP reporters
Military must ‘show respect for freedom of press’ and ‘control behavior of soldiers,’ FPA charges; army says incident under investigation
By AFP and ToI Staff
A still image taken from footage shot in the West Bank on September 25, 2015 apparently shows an IDF soldier hurling a camera belonging to AFP reporters to the ground. (screen capture: YouTube)
September 26, 2015, 12:44 pm
IDF: Troops who attacked reporters will face discipline
Army says soldiers filmed smashing AFP journalists’ equipment contravened regulations, incident under investigation
By AFP and ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers confront Palestinian protesters in the West Bank city of Hebron on September 23, 2015 (Hazem Bader/AFP)
September 25, 2015, 8:45 pm
News agency says IDF soldiers attacked its journalists
AFP claims troops assaulted reporters in West Bank, smashed equipment; army to probe incident at ‘highest levels’
By AFP and ToI Staff
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