Experience

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  ilGiornale.it

  • Damascus, Syria

  • Regular Freelance Writer/Analyst

    • Feb 2019 - Present
    • Damascus, Syria
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  Syrian Centre for Strategic Turkish Studies

  • Syria

  • Chairman

    • Mar 2013 - Present
    • Syria
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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Sy...

  • Ambassador

    • Apr 2009 - Jul 2011
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  SYRIAN SATELLITE CHANNEL

  • DAMASCUS, SYRIA

  • Managing Director

    • Mar 2007 - Feb 2009
    • DAMASCUS, SYRIA

    SUPERVISED THE WORK OF OVER 200 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, INSTIGATED AN D IMPLEMENTED THE PLAN FOR THE NEW VISUAL IDENTITY, AND OVERHAULED THE PROGRAM CONTENT CHART FOR THE CHANNEL; THAT WON US 3 GOLD AND 4 SILVER TROPHIES AT THE CAIRO RADIO AND TELEVISION FESTIVAL IN 2008. CONSEQUENTLY, AND ONLY ...

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  CHANNEL 2, FOREIGN LANGUAGES

  • DAMASCUS, SYRIA

  • Managing Director

    • Jul 2004 - Aug 2007
    • DAMASCUS, SYRIA

    SUPERVISED A TEAM OF OVER 120 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INCLUDING JOURNALISTS, INITIATED A NUMBER OF FOREIGN-LANGUAGE NEWS BULLETINS AND PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH AND RUSSIAN. THE NEW FACE LIFT AND CONTENT IMPROVEMENT OF THE CHANNEL INCREASED OUR TARGET AUDIENCE BY OVER 40% ACCORD...

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  GULF PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Founder/CEO

    • Feb 1999 - Mar 2001
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    I FOUNDED AND MANAGED GULF PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, A PRIVATE ENTERPRISE THAT PRODUCED QUALITY FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES FOR LOCAL COMPANIES AND SOME SPORTING EVENTS FOR THE RULING FAMILY IN ABU DHABI, INCLUDING THEWORLD FREE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2000, AND THE UAE POLO CHAMPIONSHIP WHICH WAS...

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  CNN

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Contributor

    • Mar 1993 - Aug 2000
    • London, United Kingdom

    I WAS AN ACTIVE CONTRIBUTOR TO CNN'S WORLD REPORT, COVERING MAJOR EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS PERTAINING TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND PEACE PROCESS, RECEIVING A FORMAL LETTER OF APPRECIATION AND EXCELLENCE OF WORK FROM CNN IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA IN 1996, WHERE I ATTENDED A NUMBER OF CNN'S ANNUAL CONTR...

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  ABU DHABI SATELLITE CHANNEL

  • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

  • Head Of Department, POLITICAL AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

    • Jun 1996 - May 1998
    • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    HELPED SET UP THE NEWS CENTER IN THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED SATELLITE CHANNEL IN 1996, HEADED THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMS, AND ANCHORED MY WEEKLY TALK SHOW, DECISION MAKERS, A FLAG SHIP TALK SHOW FEATURING DOZENS OF REGIONAL HEADS OF STATE, PRIME MINISTERS AND MINISTERS.

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  MBC TELEVISION

  • London, United Kingdom

  • CO FOUNDER/CHIEF PRESENTER/REPORTER

    • May 1991 - May 1996
    • London, United Kingdom

    WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER AND CHIEF PRESENTER/REPORTER OF MBC, THE FIRST EVER ARABIC TELEVISION NETWORK IN LONDON1991, WHICH QUICKLY BECAME THE LEADING TV CHANNEL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA AND ARABIC SPEAKERS WORLD-WIDE. ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED LAUNCHING AND ANCHORING DIALOGUE WITH THE WEST, FI...

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  BBC World Service, ARABIC SERVICE

  • London, United Kingdom

  • ANCHOR/PRODUCER/EDITOR

    • May 1985 - May 1991
    • London, United Kingdom

    THIS WAS MY FIRST STEP INTO PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM. FOLLOWING MONTHS OF VARIOUS TESTS AND INTERVIEWS, I WAS THE ONLY PERSON CHOSEN FROM SYRIA FOR A BBC VACANCY IN 1985.ONO YEAR INTO MY 3-YEAR CONTRACT, THE BBC OFFERED ME ANOTHER 3-YEAR EXTENSION. UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE TRAINING BY THE BBC WORLD SE...