In partnership with International Media Investments (IMI), Euronews produces 'INSPIRE Middle East' from its new editorial bureau in Abu Dhabi.

The weekly show, presented by the channel’s new anchor Rebecca McLaughlin-Duane and broadcast every week on Euronews and Africanews, highlights the region's business, creative and cultural landscape.

Yesterday at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Michael Peters, CEO of Euronews and Abdul Hadi Al Sheikh, CEO of International Media Investments (IMI), officially announced the opening of the Euronews bureau in the Middle East.

Through its close partnership with IMI, the Abu Dhabi based Investment company behind the relaunch of The National, Abu Dhabi’s premier English language publication, Euronews is now operating from within Abu Dhabi’s Media Zone. 

The central mission of the new office is to produce a weekly, flagship Middle East programme and to position Euronews’ Abu Dhabi’s office as the channel’s editorial hub in the region.

Produced from Abu Dhabi, INSPIRE Middle East is Euronews' weekly business and lifestyle programme fully dedicated to the region. The new show, broadcast to a global audience via Euronews Group media outlets, Euronews and Africanews and on the digital platforms and mobiles devices, takes viewers on a voyage of discovery through the region's commercial, creative and cultural landscape. 

The Abu Dhabi bureau will also provide news content for Euronews and Africanews from across the Middle East and North Africa, ensuring that the network’s global viewership is kept abreast of events in the MENA region.

Daleen Hassan, the Executive producer of 'INSPIRE Middle East' is appointed Bureau Chief of the Euronews bureau. She is joined by Rebecca McLaughlin-Duane, Euronews’ new TV anchor, and a multinational team will be based in Abu Dhabi.

Michael Peters, Euronews and Africanews CEO

“I am truly grateful to International Media Investments for enabling the opening of Euronews' office in the United Arab Emirates. Indeed, setting up in Abu Dhabi represents a fantastic opportunity for Euronews to strengthen its position in this dynamic region. Enabling a greater editorial focus on stories from across the Middle East, our new operation will further support Euronews overarching editorial mission to represent all views and all voices to the peoples of Europe, Middle East and Africa.

INSPIRE Middle East will capture stories of creativity and innovation across the region. Whether in business, technology, the arts or pop culture, every episode will take our global audiences on a journey to a region that’s bursting with fresh energy and new ideas.”

INSPIRE Middle East

Duration 12'

Frequency  weekly

Languages English – French

on Euronews

> TV: 15 broadcasts / broadcast every Saturday at 21:45 GST

+ digital platforms

www.euronews.com/programs/inspire-middle-east

on Africanews

> TV: 15 broadcasts / broadcast every Saturday at 20:15 WAT

+ digital platforms

www.africanews.com/programmes/inspire-middle-east

Production

Euronews Abu Dhabi

About Daleen HASSAN

As a seasoned executive producer, Daleen Hassan, joined Euronews in 2010 as a bilingual Reporter for the Arabic service, and she covered the Arab spring as duty editor.

In 2014 and 2015 she produced and presented Business Middle East, a weekly business show in Arabic and English.

In 2016 and 2017 she became an international roving reporter and presenter for Euronews programmes.

Before joining Euronews, Daleen was a producer for Abu Dhabi TV and worked for several media outlets in the Middle East as a producer, reporter and news anchor. 

Daleen, a Syrian-French journalist, has a Master’s degree from Lyon 2 Lumière University in Cinematography and Audiovisual Studies and a BA from The University of Damascus in Journalism and Media. She is fluent in Arabic, English, and French.

About Rebecca McLaughlin-Duane

Rebecca McLaughlin-Duane is a broadcast journalist with eighteen years’ experience at leading U.S & Middle East television networks.

Prior to joining Euronews as anchor of INSPIRE Middle East, Rebecca ran her own media consultancy, presenting for Reuters TV and writing for publications from Vogue magazine to The National newspaper on subjects from fashion to fine art.

Before that, Rebecca was the Middle East correspondent for Bloomberg Television, travelling extensively in the region and covering events from OPEC meetings to Arab League Summits.

She also worked as a television correspondent for CNBC Europe, running their Paris Bureau whilst broadcasting daily stock-market updates to the UK, US and Asia.

Rebecca also previously anchored the flagship current affairs programme for state-broadcaster Dubai One TV, and over the years she has interviewed hundreds of celebrities, heads of state and thought-leaders.

She has been a part-time lecturer in journalism at Murdoch University in Dubai and is herself a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science.