AFP strengthens its presence on the social networks with the launch of a Tumblr and Twitter account dedicated to the work conducted by its photojournalists.

AFP made a new live video broadcast from Tunisia on Friday, at the funeral of opposition leader Chokri Belaid. The Agency will also provide live images concerning the general strike and the demonstration planned for the afternoon.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) and IPSOS, the global research organization, are teaming up to poll opinions in Asia on a range of issues.

The PSG Press Conference announcing English Football player David Beckham's signing with the club is being broadcast live by AFP's Video teams.

An agreement to be signed in Paris today between the AFP Foundation and the Fujairah Culture & Media Authority (FMCA) allows for journalism training by the AFP Foundation in Fujairah, and the performance of a range of media-related services by AFP Services.

How yesterday’s enemies became today’s friends: with this common internet project, press agencies AFP and dpa retrace the landmark steps in franco-german friendship on the web. At http://www.50elysee.com, the two agencies commemorate the signing of the Elysée Treaty of friendship 50 years ago (on January 22, 1963), by french president Charles de Gaulle and german chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

YVES GACON, 62, DIRECTOR OF FRENCH BUREAUX, IS APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF DOCUMENTATION AND PUBLISHING. THE NEW DIRECTORATE IS BEING ESTABLISHED TO HELP DRAW VALUE FROM AFP’S ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS. IT WILL BE DEDICATED TO INCREASING MULTIMEDIA DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION, DEVELOPING REGULAR PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES AND SERVING AS A REPOSITORY FOR THE AGENCY’S MEMORY AROUND THE WORLD.

Prestigious American magazine Time today announced it has picked agence France-Presse photographer Marco Longari as annual “Best photographer on the wires 2012” in recognition of his news coverage in the Middle East.