With over 30 years of journalistic enjoy spanning from Jordan to the UAE, Khitam has spent the previous 22 years reporting on nationwide and regional information from Dubai, with a robust focal point at the UAE, GCC and broader Arab affairs.
As Leader Information Editor, she brings intensive experience in turning in breaking and attractive information to readers. Starting her tenure as a translator, she complicated via roles as Senior Translator and Leader Translator prior to transitioning to editorial positions, culminating in her present management position. Her tasks surround tracking breaking information around the UAE and the wider Arab area, making sure well timed and correct dissemination to the general public.
Born right into a circle of relatives of reporters, Khitam’s pastime for information used to be ignited early in lifestyles. A defining second in her early life happened in September 1985 when she had the chance to speak with the past due British High Minister Margaret Thatcher throughout her discuss with to a Palestinian refugee camp north of Amman. Throughout this stumble upon, Khitam shared her circle of relatives’s studies of displacement from their house in Palestine and their next shelter in Jordan. This poignant interplay no longer simplest deepened her figuring out of geopolitical problems but additionally solidified her dedication to pursuing a profession in journalism, aiming to make clear the tales of the ones suffering from regional conflicts.
Khitam’s dedication to correct and well timed reporting drives her to hunt out information that pursuits readers, making her a depended on supply for information at the UAE and the wider Gulf area.


