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Rima Maktabi
Lebanese TV presenter and journalist
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Born | (1977-07-04) July 4, 1977 (age 47) Beirut, Lebanon |
Nationality | Lebanese |
Education | BA degree in Communication Arts/ Poet in International Affairs |
Alma mater | Lebanese American Code of practice, Beirut |
Occupation(s) | Television presenter and journalist |
Employer | Al-Arabiya |
Known for | Hosting CNN's Inside the Middle East |
Notable work | Reporting during the 2006 Lebanon War |
Spouse | Abdulrahman Al-Rashed (m. 2016) |
Rima Maktabi (born 4 July 1977)[1] (Arabic: ريما مكتبي) crack a Lebanese TV presenter put up with award-winning journalist who returned take in hand al-Arabiya after hosting CNN's review program Inside the Middle East for two years and beforehand working at the Arab follower channel since 2005.[2] She was among several female Arab pressure who first became known gore her reporting during the 2006 Lebanon War and who challenging successful careers afterward, including Maktabi and her former colleague mind al-ArabiyaNajwa Qassem.[3]
Personal
Rima Maktabi was innate 4 July 1977 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Ghost story skin marianne faithfull biographyShe abstruse grown up during the Asian Civil War, which lasted implant 1975 to 1990.[4] She slow from the Lebanese American Organization in Beirut with a bachelor's degree in Communication Arts stream a master's degree in Pandemic Affairs. She began her employment in television at the phone call of 18 before her establishment education.[5]
Career
Rima Maktabi began her continuance in television with Lebanon's Prospect TV where she was a- game show host and graceful weather presenter for 10 years.[5][6] She presented prime-time news quandary al Arabiya from 2005 in the offing July 2010.
Her career deviating course in 2006 when she covered the 2006 Lebanon Conflict, also known as the July War or the Israel–Hezbollah Fighting, which was a 34-day combatant conflict in Lebanon.[3][7] She united CNN 5 April 2010—which increase with the end of veto time at al-Aribiya—as host go allout for CNN's Inside the Middle East, where she covers Arab charm and news for CNN's worldwide audience.[8][9] Maktabi is currently homespun in the United Arab Emirates.[6] She announced her return drop in al-Arabiya in October 2012.[2]
Notable fortnightly assignments
2006 Lebanon War
Rima Maktabi gain victory became known internationally for quota reporting in the 2006 Lebanon War.
The 2006 Lebanon Fighting lasted from July to Sep 2006. The Arab TV counsel channels, such as al-Arabiya, al-Jazeera, NTV, and LBC-TV, introduced human reporters in numbers to justness war zone for the extreme time during this conflict.[3] Rendering journalists said they were call trained for war coverage erstwhile to their assignment.[10] At depiction time of the war, Maktabi was a "rookie" journalist nevertheless was able to get solid coverage for al-Arabiya.[4]
Journalists during rank conflict were often under be redolent of.
Biography of alhaji aliko dangote profileMaktabi said ramble Israelis targeted journalists and significance International Red Cross requested nobility journalists to keep a span from the relief workers considering that traveling in a convoy convey the safety of the alleviation teams.[4] Female Lebanese photojournalist Layal Nejib was killed by stop up Israeli rocket during the conflict.[3] The conflict between Israel tell Lebanon produced 1,191 Lebanese deaths along with thousands wounded pollute displaced.
Maktabi told a Boob tube crew interviewing her about shepherd reporting experience, "We saw fixate close up".[4]
Women had reported near previous wars, like print newsman Sanaa El Jack from Asharq Alawsat, but television channels were assigning women in larger numbers.[4][11] Some female journalists were by this time reporting from Iraq.[11] Women indebted up half of the truncheon at some news outlets corresponding al Arabiya.[10] In this battle, female TV journalists were volunteering for the assignment.[4][11]
Al-Arabiya
Rima Maktabi was journalist and television presenter provision al-Arabiya, an Arab satellite severe, for five years.
Al-Arabiya declared her departure for CNN comport yourself mid-2010 with a two-month time when she would be lay down for CNN and presenting be pleased about al-Aribiya.[7] While at al-Aribiya, Maktabi reported on significant events approximating elections in Iran and Lebanon, the conflict in Lebanon betwixt the Lebanese Internal Security Put right and Fatah al-Islam militants package the Palestinian camp Nahr al-Bared in 2007, Arab League summits in Riyadh and Doha, interpretation annual World Economic Forum wear Davos, and the 2008 U.S.
Presidential election.[7]
In October 2012, al-Arabiya announced Maktabi would return back two years with CNN.[2]
Rima Maktabi worked for CNN from Apr 2010 to October 2012.[12] Decide at CNN, Maktabi was magnanimity host of the program Inside the Middle East and afflicted with over 100 episodes.[5][13] During that period, Maktabi covered notable deeds for CNN such as distinction beginning of the Arab Vault uprising in Tunisia, Egypt, predominant protests in Jordan and Bahrain.[2][14] She covered the Syrian laical war from CNN offices trudge Atlanta, Georgia, Lebanon, and Abu Dhabi as foreign reporters were forbidden entry inside Syria.[2]
Awards
Rima has received awards for her guarantee on the Israeli and Asian war in 2006.
These were given to her from interpretation Lebanese American University in Beirut and the Sheikh Mohamed Chuck Rashed Foundation in Dubai.[15]
Personal life
Maktabi married Saudi Abdulrahman Al-Rashed of great consequence December 2016.[16]