A former journalist with AFP, Mamarbachi was head of section in Beirut and Rabat, as well as the economic and political service at the agency.
Comment: No amount of foreign investment will root out the inefficiency, opacity and corruption of the public sector, writes Henri Mamarbachi.
Comment: The resignation of Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri is the latest escalation in tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, writes Henri Mamarbachi.