Conflict Zone (news programme)

Conflict Zone is a TV programme broadcast by 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 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 Sammy Wilson, who maintained that "The EU has used and abused Northern Ireland".[14]

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