Hala Gorani – CNN “Diva”

Hale Gorani, the Diva of CNN!

During the recent conflict in Libya, we have been glued to the “little screen” watching all channels, from TF1, the local French channel, to France 24, the English 24 hours French news channel, Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg TV, Sky News, but mostly CNN, which is the most dynamic in its presentation of international news.

But, mainly their excellence lies in their choice of reporters and war correspondents, who are amazing and outstanding, e.g. Nic Robertson, Ben Wedeman, Becky Anderson, Wolf Blitzer, Fionnuala Sweeney, Frederik Pleitgen.  But the one who stands out the most is…  The Diva – Hala Gorani.

Not only is she very attractive, but is also bright, intelligent, charming, as well as efficient and professional – also has a great sense of style, which she must have picked up while living in Paris.

Gorani is the anchor correspondent for CNN International, based in Atlanta, Georgia.  She was born in Seattle, Washington, to Muslem, Syrian parents – but considers Paris her home, since she was raised there, and graduated from its prestigious Institut d’Etudes Poliques (or Sciences Po).

Gorani covered and reported the 2006 Lebanon-Israel war, among many others, and also interviewed heads of state, politicians, and dignitaries, including Tony Blair, Queen Noor, Mohamed El Baradei, Rafik Hariri, Bernard Koushner, among others.

Hala covered the French presidential elections for CNN in 2002 and 2007, as well as The Hajj from Saudi Arabia for CNN in 2006, using her facility as a Muslim, to enter inside the holy city of Mecca, since only those of the Muslim faith can do so.

It is always exciting and challenging to watch her presenting – without any bias – the latest international news, and it is to her credit that she avoids discussions of a personal nature, regarding politics or religion.

Gorani is a breath of fresh air, amid the harsh reality and horrors of everyday reporting,  i.e. wars, conflicts, tsunamis, earthquakes, nucleur meltdowns, etc…

We will continue watching her with great interest and fondness “chaque soir”.

Hala – “La Belle Diva”.

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