Dubai: Prominent Lebanese journalist, Giselle Khoury, breathed her last on Sunday at her residence in Beirut at the age of 62, following an outstanding journalistic career marked by interactions with numerous key decision-makers and officials from across the Arab world.Giselle's journey in the media commenced in 1986 at the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation where she hosted many Arab and global political and cultural personas on her show "Hiwar Al Umr" from 1992 to 2001.Transitioning in 2002 to the MBC Group, Giselle played a pivotal role in founding Al Arabiya channel, anchoring a weekly political talk show for a decade from 2003 to 2013. She then moved to BBC Arabic, engaging with politicians and intellectuals worldwide on her show, Al Mashhad. Among her notable guests were figures like Jacques Chirac, Abdallah Ghoul, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and others. In the field of production, Giselle co-initiated Al Rawi Productions in 2009, kicking off with a four-part autobiography of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
