Journalists Who Cover MENA

Davide Abbatescianni

Rome, Italy

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I am a freelance journalist and film critic based in Rome.

I currently work as an International Reporter for the EU-funded press agency Cineuropa, where I cover the European film industry with daily news, interviews, reports, and reviews of new releases.

My bylines have appeared in ...

Mansoor Ahmed

Karachi, Pakistan

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An excited hard worker, looking for hardcore assignments to expose.
Exploring myself, down to earth friendly but very strict for my work.

Malik Al Ash-Shaykh

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Achref Chibani

Tataouine, Tunisia

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Achref Chibani is a journalist based in Tataouine, Tunisia.

Anthea Gerrie

Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

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Anthea Gerrie is a journalist based in Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom who specialises in food, wine, health, travel, architecture, art and design.  She writes for national newspapers and magazines and is also published internationally in the USA and Australia.

Heba Hashem

Coquitlam, Canada

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Heba Hashem is a seasoned freelance journalist with 18+ years of experience in the media industry, adept in both Arabic and English. Based between Canada and the UAE, she has honed her skills in a variety of sectors, including real estate, logistics, finance, and renewable energy.

Her work, which ...

Parisa Hashempour

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Parisa Hashempour is a journalist based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Salma Islam

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

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Salma Islam is a British journalist based permanently in Cairo, Egypt since September 2013 and has seen the change the country has undergone since President Morsi was deposed. She was also present in Cairo in early 2013 and witnessed the huge demonstrations against Morsi in Tahrir Square and was ...

Samir Jeraj

London, United Kingdom

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Samir Jeraj is a journalist based in London, United Kingdom. He works as a Special Projects Writer for the New Statesman and has worked on freelance assignments for the Guardian, BBC News, Channel 4 News, The Metro, Inside Housing and the British Medical Journal. He co-authored The Rent Trap, a ...

Eva Levesque

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Eva Levesque is a journalist and producer based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Daniela Liucci

Rome, Italy

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I’m a freelance journalist, music critic, and editorial translator with a passion for music, film, TV, pop and underground culture, fashion, and the arts. I write for Marie Claire, L’Officiel Italia, Rumore, and more, bringing a sharp, stylish voice to cultural storytelling. With a background in ...

Florence Massena

Beirut, Lebanon

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Florence Massena is a journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon.

After studying journalism and political sciences in France, I took a turn towards Middle East and have been living in Beirut, Lebanon, for over five years. I mostly write in English online about culture, women issues, society and ...

Jackson Okata

Nairobi, Kenya

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Jackson Okata is a multiple award-winning independent multimedia journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Jackson specialises in science, health, agriculture, environment, climate change, women and gender, human rights, political and governance, tech and innovation reporting.

He is a 2026 United ...

Faten Omar

Salmiya, Kuwait

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Faten Omar is a freelance journalist, works for several Arabic and English news agencies.Currently, she works for Xinhua, Chinese news agency. Previously she was a reporter at Kuwait-based daily English newspaper Kuwait Times, daily Arabic newspaper Al-Kuwaityah, senior editor at Al-Mustagbal ...

Gresi Plasmanto

Jambi, Indonesia

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Gresi Plasmanto is a journalist living in Jambi. He has been a journalist since 2014 and previously
was a correspondent for the Jambi Antara News Bureau. Since July 2019 until now, Gresi has
joined Liputan6.com as a correspondent based in Jambi. Apart from writing about environmental
issues and ...

Josh Poyser

Leeds, United Kingdom

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Josh Poyser is a freelance journalist and photographer based in Leeds, United Kingdom.

Kholid Rafsanjani

Jawa Timur, Indonesia

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Kholid Rafsanjani is a journalist based in Kabupaten Jember, Indonesia.

Richie Santosdiaz

London, United Kingdom

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Richie Santosdiaz is a known international trade and economic development subject matter expert - both as a consultant as well as commentator on this realm in both print and also video (live and pre-recorded). He is bilingual (English and Spanish) and has done 100+ pieces/interviews mainly in the ...

Gurvinder Singh

Kolkata, India

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Gurvinder Singh is a journalist and fixer based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. I have worked as a fixer for CNN International, Daily mail and other publications who need my services. 

As a journalist, I am able to help International correspondents and production houses in a better way as I have ...

Vivek Singh

New Delhi, India

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Vivek Singh is a journalist, photographer and filmmaker based in New Delhi, India. 
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List of clients include, The Wall Street Journal, California Sunday Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Fortune Magazine US, Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera, Buzzfeed News (US), Der Spiegel, The New York ...

Armstrong Vas

Doha, Qatar

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I am a multimedia journalist based in Qatar for the last 17 years and I am covering events for DPA (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) German news agency and also for IANS (Indo-Asian News Service), as well as a Pear Video, which document changes in the world by uploading video stories.
From April 2006 to ...