Hala Gorani
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Hala Gorani (b. Hala Basha-Gorani 1 March 1970, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) is a popular American anchor/correspondent for CNN International based in the network's headquarters in Atlanta. Previously based at the London bureau, she anchors CNN International's Your World Today along with Jim Clancy. The program is seen on CNN/US from 12-1 p.m. Eastern Time.
Gorani also hosts a monthly program on CNN called "Inside the Middle East" and often reports from the region.
She was born in Seattle but was mainly raised in Paris, France.
She began her career as a reporter for La Voix du Nord and Agence France-Presse before joining France 3 in 1994. After a stint at Bloomberg Television in London, she joined CNN in 1998.
Gorani earned a Bachelor of Science in economics from George Mason University near Washington, D.C. and graduated from the Institut d'études politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris in 1995.
She speaks English, French and Arabic.
