Conflict Zone (news programme) explained

Conflict Zone is a TV programme broadcast by German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Its host is Tim Sebastian, and its format is of a twenty-minute long interview with one guest per episode.

History

In November 2015 Sebastian caused Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko some grief.[1]

In December 2015 Afghani president Ashraf Ghani revealed in a conversation with Sebastian that "I don’t trust anyone."[2]

In March 2016 Sebastian interviewed Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah over his refusal to condemn the stabbing attacks on Jews.[3]

In April 2017 Congress Party of India MP Shashi Tharoor talked about corruption and Kashmir, amongst other subjects with Sebastian.[4]

In May 2017 Sebastian interviewed Ehud Barak, the former Prime Minister of Israel.[5]

In April 2018, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern walked out of an interview with Sebastian over the Mahon Tribunal questions posed by the latter.[6] [7] [8] [9]

In March 2019, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell walked out on an interview when he took issue with Sebastian, who had accused him of lying.[10] [11]

In October 2020 while the country was in an uproar, Sebastian had Denitsa Sacheva, Bulgaria's Labor and Social Policy minister on his show to discuss protests over a corruption scandal.[12]

On 26 June 2021, Carlos Ghosn walked out of a Conflict Zone interview.[13]

In February 2022, Sebastian interviewed Democratic Unionist Party of Ireland MP Sammy Wilson, who maintained that "The EU has used and abused Northern Ireland".[14]

Notes and References

  1. News: Poroshenko's resonant interview to DW . UkrStream.tv . 17 November 2015.
  2. News: Tim Sebastian Interview with Ashraf Ghani . Afghan Online Press . 4 December 2015.
  3. News: Blum . Ruthie . Palestinian Prime Minister Simultaneously Denies, Defends Incitement to Violence Against Jews, Refuses to Condemn Stabbing Attacks (VIDEO) . Algemeiner.com . 20 March 2016.
  4. News: Bisaria . Anjali . Shashi Tharoor Talks Corruption & Kashmir In An Engaging Debate With Interviewer Tim Sebastian . India Times . TIMES INTERNET LIMITED . 1 April 2017.
  5. News: BLUM . RUTHIE . Ehud Barak's 'slippery slope' . Jpost Inc . 25 June 2017.
  6. News: Ahern walks out of interview over Mahon Tribunal questions . BBC . 21 April 2018.
  7. News: MCENROE . JUNO . 'I broke my neck to do it for them' - Bertie Ahern hits back over German interview on Mahon Tribunal . Irish Examiner Ltd . 24 April 2018.
  8. News: LOUGHNANE . ALAN . Bertie Ahern storms out of interview when questioned about final days as Taoiseach . Joe.ie.
  9. News: Bertie Ahern cuts short interview with Tim Sebastian . Times of London.
  10. News: 'You're continuously lying': Spanish minister walks out of interview on Catalonia . Catalan News . 28 March 2019 .
  11. News: CARBAJOSA . ANA . ABELLÁN . LUCÍA . Spain's foreign minister stops interview on German TV over Catalonia questions . EDICIONES EL PAÍS . 28 March 2019.
  12. News: DW Conflict Zone, Bulgaria's Labor Minister: The War Between Institutions Is Not Good For Bulgaria's Stability . Novinite JSC . 2 October 2020.
  13. News: Carlos Ghosn, ex-Nissan chief, walks out of DW's Conflict Zone interview . GUARDIAN Newspapers . 26 June 2021.
  14. News: 'The EU has used and abused Northern Ireland,' says DUP's Chief Whip Sammy Wilson . PubAffairs Bruxelles . 18 February 2022.

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