Culture & Sports
As a host for CNN Inside the Middle East, Leone traveled from Morocco to Bahrain, eager to tell the stories of people in the region from diverse perspectives.
With a keen interest in art, culture, and sports, she’s interviewed sporting heroes like Roger Federer and Kobe Bryant. She went Behind the Scenes at a Christie’s Auction and endured a grueling two-day course to discover What it Takes to Be an F1 Driver.
With Steven Tyler of Aerosmith after an interview in Abu Dhabi.

What happens when you bring Aerosmith to the Middle East? CNN's Leone Lakhani found out.

Leone Lakhani travels to the city of Acre, one of the best preserved and oldest settlements in the Middle East.




Art in Dubai proves popular despite an economic slowdown. CNN's Leone Lakhani follows one starting art collector.

CNN's Leone Lakhani meets Sara Rahbar, an Iranian-born artist who uses the U.S. flag as her canvas.

How Bangladesh's contemporary art has been making a splash on the international scene in recent years

Roger Federer talks to Leone Lakhani about life, doping in tennis and daddy duty on the road with his kids and family in tow.

As the debate rages about Qatar 2022, CNN's Leone Lakhani looks at what it's like to play football in the Gulf heat.

CNN's Leone Lakhani visits F1 Racing team, Williams who are using their turbo-charged simulators to teach road safety.

Indian and Pakistani workers watch the World Cup match in the United Arab Emirates. CNN's Leone Lakhani reports.










