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'''Hala Basha-Gorani''' <ref name="aawsat">[http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=5&id=3459 Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> (Arabic : هالة غوراني) (born 1 March 1970), is |
'''Hala Basha-Gorani''' <ref name="aawsat">[http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=5&id=3459 Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> (Arabic : هالة غوراني) (born 1 March 1970), is an [[American]] anchor/correspondent for ''[[CNN International]]'' based in the network's headquarters in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. Previously based at the London bureau, she anchors ''CNN International''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''[[International Desk]]''. She also hosted a monthly program (aired on weekends) on CNN called ''Inside the Middle East''. It was announced in February 2009 that Inside the Middle East will no longer be in production. Hala co-hosted [[Your World Today]] with Jim Clancy until February 2009 when she moved to her own show (International Desk). |
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==Biography== |
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Gorani was born in [[Seattle, Washington]], United States |
Gorani was born in [[Seattle, Washington]], United States but was mainly raised in [[Paris, France]]. She lived also in [[Algeria]]. Her name ''Hala'' is a common Arabic name which means ''[[Halo (religious iconography)|halo]]''. She earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] in economics from [[George Mason University]] near [[Washington, D.C.]] and graduated from the [[Institut d'études politiques de Paris|Institut d'études politiques]] in Paris in 1995. |
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Revision as of 17:00, 15 June 2009
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| Born | 1 March 1970 Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Occupation | News anchor |
| Website | CNN International |
Hala Basha-Gorani [1] (Arabic : هالة غوراني) (born 1 March 1970), is an American anchor/correspondent for CNN International based in the network's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Previously based at the London bureau, she anchors CNN International's International Desk. She also hosted a monthly program (aired on weekends) on CNN called Inside the Middle East. It was announced in February 2009 that Inside the Middle East will no longer be in production. Hala co-hosted Your World Today with Jim Clancy until February 2009 when she moved to her own show (International Desk).
Biography
Gorani was born in Seattle, Washington, United States but was mainly raised in Paris, France. She lived also in Algeria. Her name Hala is a common Arabic name which means halo. She earned a Bachelor of Science in economics from George Mason University near Washington, D.C. and graduated from the Institut d'études politiques in Paris in 1995.
Career
She began her career as a reporter for La Voix du Nord and Agence France-Presse before joining France 3 in 1994. After a stint at Bloomberg Television in London, she joined CNN in 1998.
Establishing herself as a Middle East specialist, she covered the Hezbollah-Israel war in the summer of 2006 from Lebanon as the main anchor for CNN International, helping the network's coverage of the Middle East win an Edward R. Murrow award for "Excellence in Journalism".
Gorani also reports from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt.
In April 2007, she led CNN's coverage of the 2007 French presidential election.
Gorani avoids discussing her political and religious views, citing the need for professional neutrality.[1]
Personal life
She speaks English, French and Arabic (though she can't read it). She currently resides in Atlanta.
French novelist Yann Moix dedicated his first novel "Jubilation Vers le Ciel" to Gorani in 1996.