Rima Maktabi (Arabic: ريما مكتبي) (born on May 12, 1977 in Beirut, Lebanon)[1] is a Lebanese TV presenter and host of CNN's monthly program Inside the Middle East. She presented prime-time news for Al-Arabiya from 2003 until July 2010 when she fully joined CNN. She holds a BA degree in Communication Arts and a Masters in International Affairs from the Lebanese American University in Beirut, Lebanon.[2][3][4] Before being on AL-Arabiya channel, she was working as a presenter on the Lebanese Future TV.