INTERNATIONAL DESK

Starting next week, a new show is listed in the "Hala" YWT time slot -"International Desk". The Astro TV Guide shows the above (vintage) picture of Hala with this description of the show: "International Desk" brings viewers into the heart of the largest news gathering operation in the world. Viewers don't come here to "watch" the news; they come here to be immersed in it, to feel the rush of being the first to know what's happening as stories break, and to leave knowing they've gotten the best and latest information available.

Hopefully, this means the "International Desk" anchor is Hala. Stay tuned.

GORANI SPEAKS WITH "THE PENINSULA"

An article in Qatar's The Peninsula where Hala briefly discusses her new documentary, The Middle East Challenge.

UPDATED CNN BIO PAGE

CNN has updated the promotional photograph on Hala's bio page.

LOOKING BEYOND BREAKING NEWS

Interview in the Khaleej Times Online, 16 January 2009: "Looking Beyond Breaking News"

THE MIDDLE EAST CHALLENGE

Hala will be hosting an hour long special this weekend: The Middle East Challenge. According to CNNAsiaPacific: "Gorani travels through the Middle East to take the pulse of the world's most dynamic and volatile region. In this hour-long program, no subject is off-limits and no area is out-of-bounds, as CNN takes an insightful and thought-provoking look into the problems and promise facing the Middle East. Gorani meets world leaders and speaks with world-class scholars. She investigates the underlying and often-unspoken issues creating roadblocks to economic and political progress. She also examines whether hopes of a stronger relationship with the United States and its new administration will bear fruit, or whether old wounds will prevent any real strengthening from taking hold."

Thu Jan 15: 2300 CET
Sat Jan 17: 1400 CET; 2100 HK
Sun Jan 18: 0700 CET; 1100, 1400 HK
Mon Jan 19: 0000 CET; 0700 HK