Rima Maktabi (born 4 July 1977) (Arabic: ريما مكتبي‎) is a
Lebanese TV presenter and award-winning journalist who returned to
al-Arabiya after hosting CNN's monthly program Inside the Middle East
for two years and previously working at the Arab satellite channel
since 2005. She was among several female Arab journalists who first
became known through her reporting during the 2006 Lebanon War and who
had successful careers afterward, including Maktabi and her former
colleague at al-Arabiya Najwa Qassem.Rima Maktabi was born 4 July 1977
in Beirut, Lebanon. She had grown up during the Lebanese Civil War,
which lasted from 1975 to 1990. She graduated from the Lebanese
American University in Beirut with a bachelor's degree in
Communication Arts and a master's degree in International Affairs. She
began her career in television at the age of 18 before her university
education.Rima Maktabi began her career in television with Lebanon's
Future TV where she was a game show host and a weather presenter for
10 years. She presented prime-time news for al Arabiya from 2005 until
July 2010. Her career changed course in 2006 when she covered the 2006
Lebanon War, also known as the July War or the Israelâ€"Hezbollah War,
which was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon. She joined CNN 5
April 2010â€"which overlapped with the end of her time at
al-Aribiyaâ€"as host for CNN's Inside the Middle East, where she
covers Arab culture and news for CNN's international audience. Maktabi
is currently based in the United Arab Emirates. She announced her
return to al-Arabiya in October 2012.Rima Maktabi first became known
internationally for her reporting in the 2006 Lebanon War. The 2006
Lebanon War lasted from July to September 2006. The Arab TV news
channels, such as al-Arabiya, al-Jazeera, NTV, and LBC-TV, introduced
female reporters in numbers to the war zone for the first time during
this conflict. The journalists said they were not trained for war
coverage prior to their assignment. At the time of the war, Maktabi
was a "rookie" journalist but was able to get exclusive coverage for
al-Arabiya. Rima Maktabi Biography, Weight & Height, Age, Nationality & Ethnicity
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