MOST POWERFUL ARAB WOMEN 2012

Hala has again been named to the ArabianBusiness.com list of 100 most powerful Arab women, coming in at No. 40:

"CNN-anchor Hala Gorani is a prominent journalist in the Arab World. Known for her hard-hitting news reports in the region, she has now covered every single Middle Eastern country, and a large number of major events from the 2006 Lebanon-Israel war to last year’s Egyptian revolution. Though she was born in Seattle, Washington, Gorani has a Middle Eastern background, with parents from Syria. Gorani now anchors CNN’s International Desk, but she has previously hosted shows like Inside the Middle East."