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CNN airs ‘Eye on The Middle East’ this week
MUMBAI: CNN Intl has turned its Eye On The Middle East this week with a wide-ranging week of special programming focusing on the people of this critical region, the prospects they embrace, and the problems they face. Till Sunday 27 November 2005 the channel is airing live anchored news shows, dedicated programming and special features.This is part of CNN’s special programming commissioned to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
Highlights of Eye On The Middle East include an hour-long special daily report anchored live from Beirut by CNN International anchor, Jim Clancy and from Amman by his co-anchor Hala Gorani at 9:30 pm. The programme features reports from CNN correspondents throughout the region, covering the people, the changing the face of politics, business, religion and culture across the entire Middle East . Coverage will include interviews with key Middle Eastern players, opinion leaders and newsmakers, talking about what they think the future holds for their generation and the region.
Clancy will also host CNN Connects in Beirut under the theme of Voices Of A Nwe Generation. Lebanon embodies the rapid political and economic change taking place across the region and this discussion panel will bring together youth leaders from the entire Arab World to debate, discuss, confront, and challenge the status quo. The one-hour discussion in front of a live studio audience will focus on how society is changing and what the Arab world’s next generation can do to shape the region in the decades to come.
During the course of this week of special programming, viewers can also look out for special editions of Inside The Middle East, World Report with special contributions from journalists from CNN affiliate Middle Eastern broadcasters; and a CNN Presents documentary focussing on the many faces of change in the region’s largest nation – Egypt. This airs on 26 November 2005 at 5:30 pm and on 28 November at 9:30 pm.
CNN has dispatched its top correspondents across the region,from Qatar , Egypt , Saudi Arabia , the UAE, Lebanon , Syria , Israel , Jordan and Morocco, for this special week of programming, delivering reports from every corner and covering every aspect of life as they examine the metamorphosis of the Middle East . In addition to Clancy and Gorani, a whole team of CNN correspondents, including Richard Quest, Beirut-based Brent Sadler and Cairo-based Ben Wedeman, will be delivering their own insights into this region.
The channel adds that this special week of coverage comes at a time of international focus on the region and a time of debate on all sides about the quality and nature of the dialogue between the Arab world and the West. CNN is available in more than 11 million households across the Middle East .
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
