Makki Helal joined Asahrq in August 2020. He has more than 25 years’ experience, during which he held several positions in newspapers and leading regional and international media. Helal has delivered many media training sessions for TV, radio and print, on editing news, covering elections, media regulations, addressing crowds and political communication. Helal holds a BA in Arabic language and literature, a Masters in journalism and media from Tunisia as well as other diplomas in fine arts, political sciences and international relations. He's a reporter, a painter, and poet. He published poetry in Tunisia: Mirrors of absence in 2013, Shaarazad in 2017.