CNN Journalist, Hala Gorani, gets married in Morroco

London-based CNN international anchor and correspondent, Hala Basha Gorani, has married her colleague at the organisation, senior photojournalist Christian Streib.

The 45-year-old tied the knot with her lover and colleague on Sunday in Jardin Majerelle, Morocco, and later broke the news on her social media platform:

The newlyweds have been receiving congratulatory messages from friends, fans and her CNN colleagues:

Gorani was born in the US to French and Syrian parents. She began her journalism career as a French reporter in 1994. Then after a stint at Bloomberg Television in London, she joined CNN in 1998 as an anchor for CNN International’s European breakfast show, ‘CNN Today’.

She received a News and Documentary Emmy for her coverage of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, and she has interviewed several renowned and important personalities. Last month, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by George Mason University.