Interviews
Ghida Fakhry conducts One-on-One interviews with top policy-makers and high-profile guests. Her recent in-depth interviews have included sit-downs with the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad; the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame; the former President of South Africa, FW De Klerk; the former President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon and the outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Raad al Hussein, among others.
One on One - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry
September 22, 2022
Sri Lanka is in crisis, and the government has struggled to put an end to mass protests that began in March. Many have also criticized its attempts to quell the uprisings as anti-democratic and excessive. TRT World sat down with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry to talk about the economic and political crisis, and its position on geopolitical issues dividing the world.
Interview with Jeffery Robinson
July 2,2022
Full interview with Jeffery Robinson, founder of the ‘The Who We Are Project,’ https://thewhoweareproject.org/
Doha Forum 2022 —Newsmaker Interview: Dr. Omar Suleiman
March 27, 2022
Doha Forum 2022 Transforming for a New Era. Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Newsmaker Interview Dr. Omar Suleiman, Founder and President, Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research
Doha Forum 2022 —Interview with Malala Yousafzai, Activist; Nobel Prize Laureate
March 27, 2022
Plenary Session, Al Dafna : Newsmaker Interview
Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2022 —Interview with Venezuela’s Vice President
March 11, 2022
Venezuela's Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez, held a press conference during her participation in the Second Antalya Diplomatic Forum.
Conversation with Paul Bremer | Inside America with Ghida Fakhry
September 15, 2021
Paul Bremer, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Terrorism and the Provisional Coalition Administrator of Iraq joins Ghida Fakhry to discuss US intelligence in the lead-up to the 9/11 attacks and how the US responded. Bremer also talks about the legacy of the US war in Iraq.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar | Inside America with Ghida Fakhry
March 3, 2021
Ilhan Omar joins Inside America with Ghida Fakhry to discuss her experience during the Jan 6 attack on Capitol Hill, the rising threat of domestic terrorism, as well as her leadership role on a key House Foreign Affairs sub-committee and Biden’s foreign policy challenges.
WORLD.MINDS Annual Symposium - FW de Klerk
December 19, 2019
Interview with Ghida Fakhry at the WORLD.MINDS Annual Symposium on 12 December 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Doha Forum - Paul Kagame
December 2019, Qatar
President Paul Kagame says he will “most likely” not seek a 4th term – a question that keeps coming up even when he is barely halfway in the current 7yr term.
Speaking with Ghida Fakhry at the annual Doha Forum in Qatar, Kagame made it clear he is having his final term in office.
One on One Express - Dr Abdullah Abdullah
April 2019, Dead Sea, Jordan
TRT World’s Ghida Fakhry speaks with Dr Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive of the Afghan government, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, about the prospects for peace with the Taliban and whether the Afghan government isn’t being sidelined by the United States.
One on One - Karin Kneissl
January 2019, Davos, Switzerland
TRT World's Ghida Fakhry sits down with Austria's Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, to discuss immigration policy in Europe, the rise of populist movements, the Middle East and Austria’s relationship with Putin and Trump.
One on One - Mahathir Mohamad
September 2018, New York
At 93, he was re-elected Prime Minister of Malaysia, having already served for 22 years. Why did Dr Mahathir Mohamad want to lead his country again? Two decades ago, he took on Western powers and the IMF, but now on a recent visit to China, he has warned of a ‘new colonialism’. A statesman who has championed Muslim causes around the world, what can he do to solve the Rohingya crisis? And what does he think of Aung San Suu Kyi?
One on One - Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
August 2018, Geneva
As he prepares to step down as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein speaks to Ghida Fakhry in an exclusive interview about his four years in office, the challenges he faced and why he decided not to seek a second term. The outgoing High Commissioner also shares his thoughts on President Trump and the US’ decision to pull out of the Human Rights Council.
One on One - Felipe Calderon
March 2018, Mexico City
Border walls, trade deals and drug wars – the six years since former Mexican President Felipe Calderon left office have seen the country change dramatically. Cartel murders number in the tens of thousands, corruption is widespread, and under the Trump administration, the US and Mexico could swap their lucrative NAFTA trade arrangements for thousands of miles of border wall. Ghida Fakhry speaks with Felipe Calderon about Mexico’s place in the world, diplomacy in the era of Trump, and how the country should overcome its domestic issues.
