HALA GORANI
Hala Gorani is an anchor and correspondent
for CNN International and is based in London.
Hala anchors The World Right Now, with Hala
Gorani, a show that brings viewers into the
heart of CNN’s International newsgathering
operation and immerses them in the latest
stories of the day. In addition to her anchoring
duties, Gorani often goes into the field to report
on major breaking news stories. Gorani holds
proficiency in several languages, including
English, French and Arabic. Gorani was mainly raised in Paris, France. She is one of CNN’s
most experienced international journalists and
has reported from every country in the Middle
East including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan
and the Palestinian territories.
Citizenship/Residence
Syria/ US
HAYAT SINDI
Citizenship/Residence
Saudi Arabian
Hayat Sindi is a profound Saudi Arabian
medical scientist and one of the first female
members of the Consultative Assembly
of Saudi Arabia. She was the first woman
from the Arabian Gulf to earn a PhD in
Biotechnology. A co-founder of Diagnostics
For All, a not-for-profit that aims to save
lives and improve health in the developing
world through low-cost, innovative, practical
diagnostic devices she advocates “thinking
outside the box, if one’s situation is tough, in
favor of their ambitions” . As the founder and
president of i2institute, she propounds to
create an ecosystem of entrepreneurship and
social innovation for scientists, technologists
and engineers in the Middle East and beyond.
Dr Hayat Sindi was appointed UNESCO
Goodwill Ambassador on 1 October 2012.
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