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Conflict Zone (news programme)

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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

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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]

References

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  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.