Dareen Abughaida

Dareen Abughaida is one of the Principal Anchors at Al Jazeera English. Widely experienced across the international agenda, Dareen hosts Al Jazeera’s flagship programmes including The Newshour and Inside Story. Dareen is also a highly accomplished conference host, panel moderator, keynote speaker and emcee.

Among the many major news events Dareen has covered – Brexit, the death of Muhammad Ali, the resignation of Pope Benedict, Malaysia Airlines crash MH370, and the Palestinian- Israeli conflict.

She was also instrumental in the network’s coverage of the Arab Spring and continues to cover the aftermath.

Dareen is in demand as a moderator and conference host. She has moderated panels and events in the Middle East and around the world. Clients have included the World Bank, the UN, Qatar Airways and the World Media Summit.

Dareen’s portfolio includes voiceover work on long format documentaries and short promos. Educated in Canada, Dareen has also been an anchor for Bloomberg, CNBC and Dubai TV.