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Leone has covered major world events, including the Israel-Gaza War, two US elections, the Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S., and the death of Osama Bin Laden.
In business news, Leone was a key member of flagship shows like CNN’s Business International and Business Central. She helped launch CNN Marketplace Middle East, where she both guest-hosted and reported on major stories, covering everything from OPEC and Davos to the 2008 Financial Crisis and the economic hardships of the Arab Spring.
Setting up for a liveshot in front of The Capitol in Washington DC.
CNN's Leone Lakhani reports reprieve efforts will continue for three Britons sentenced for drug possession in Dubai.
The UAE Islamic affairs authority warns Muslims against a mission to Mars. CNN's Leone Lakhani reports.
The West has been very vocal on ISIS, but the Gulf Cooperation Council has remained silent. CNN's Leone Lakhani explains.
CNN's Leone Lakhani goes inside a Bahrain hospital where doctors say the military has raided the complex.
CNN's Leone Lakhani discusses the growing concern over a hunger striker in Bahrain.
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CNN's Leone Lakhani looks at how Qatar's sponsorship based labor laws put migrant workers at risk of exploitation.
A Qatari court finds an American couple guilty in the death of their adopted daughter. CNN's Leone Lakhani reports.
Thousands of Trump's staunchest supporters wait in frigid temperatures to catch a glimpse of their President.
[January 20, 2025, Washington DC]
It was expected to be a close race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, but in the end, it was a decisive win for Trump.
[November 5, 2024, Washington DC]
Karina is preparing for a big move. Born in Mexico, she came to America as a child with her parents, who illegally crossed the border in search of a better life. She eventually became an American citizen when her husband joined the military. Her parents worked and lived in the U.S. for decades, but with no path to citizenship, they remained undocumented – now fearing deportation. Even, as a US citizen, Karina is planning to move her entire family, including her American children, back to her home country. Correspondent Leone Lakhani traveled to Texas to hear her story.
From Iran's strikes on a US base to Trump announcing a ceasefire plan, all in one whirlwind day.
It began with an expected Iranian strike on the US base in Qatar (which had been evacuated). Then, it emerged that Iran warned the US and Qatar ahead of the strikes. Soon after, Trump posted "thank you Iran for giving us early notice" and "there will, hopefully, be no further HATE". Then came Trump announcing that both Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire — under a complex timeline — over the next day. Will the ceasefire go into effect, and will it stick?[June 24, 2025, Washington DC]
Follow the story of Ty Lunderman, an Oglala Sioux rancher in one of the poorest counties in the nation, an Indian reservation by the name of Pine Ridge, and how one community-built nonprofit organization called Lakota Funds is helping him keep his family ranch alive.
The United States announced on Friday that it will send Ukraine cluster munitions - prohibited by more than 100 countries - as part of an $800 million security package, a move Ukraine said would have an "extraordinary psycho-emotional impact" on Russian forces.
Ukraine says the bodies of some of the fighters killed defending the steel works plant in the south-eastern port of Mariupol have now arrived in Kiev. It was part of a swap with Russia, with Ukraine receiving 210 bodies. This, as President Zelenskyy says more than 31,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the onslaught began.
More and more Americans are leaving the United States to live in Mexico to follow their undocumented spouses facing deportation. Matter of Fact correspondent Leone Lakhani reports from Merida, Mexico where a community of American women are making it work.
Donald Trump’s criminal trial for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results will take place on 4 March 2024 in Washington, as he faces more than 90 charges in four cases.
Renee Adolphe was living the "American Dream." She had a successful career, owned a home and two cars. Yet, she gave it all up to live in an impoverished community in the heart of Brazil. It may seem like an extraordinary story, but Renee is just one of many ex-pat Americans in South America, searching for her roots. Correspondent Leone Lakhani takes us inside the Brazilian state of Bahia, also known as “Black Rome.”
Facebook and Twitter bosses will defend their companies at the US Congress over what lawmakers see as a failure to combat continuing foreign efforts to influence US politics. Leone Lakhani reports.
Native American women and girls are vanishing across the county. Just last year, the FBI reported 633 open missing persons cases for Native American women. According to statistics, they are also 10 times more likely to be murdered than non-Native Americans. The families of victims say their communities are outraged, but law enforcement isn’t taking action. Matter of Fact Correspondent Leone Lakhani tells some of their stories.
CNN's Leone Lakhani reports on how residents of Islamabad are responding to the news of bin Laden's death.
CNN's Leone Lakhani has an exclusive interview with a young woman rescued from a building 17 days after it collapsed.
Filipinos living overseas try to reach families and help their countrymen after Typhoon Haiyan. Leone Lakhani reports.
Garment factories are open for business after the tragic factory collapse in Bangladesh. CNN's Leone Lakhani reports.
This is a report by CNN's Leone Lakhani on Marketplace Middle East with John Defterios. The report is on the economic hardship facing Egypt after the Revolution.
Leone Lakhani looks at Qatar's brand new Hamad International Airport and the revamping of other airports in the region.
CNN's Leone Lakhani meets one family keen to revive the old tradition but with a modern twist.
CNN's Leone Lakhani follows a charity who takes household junk from the rich and donates to the poor.
CNN's Leone Lakhani visits F1 Racing team, Williams who are using their turbo-charged simulators to teach road safety.
CNN's Leone Lakhani reports on how the Arab Stabilization Plan aims to rebuild the region after the Arab Spring.
As the Middle East is encourages entrepreneurship, two women in Oman have become the country's first chocolatiers.
The country's military backed government resigned this week and there are a growing number of labor strikes. Leone Lakhani reports.