Octavia E. Nasr is a Lebanese American journalist who covers Middle Eastern affairs. She served as CNN’s Senior Editor of Mideast affairs for over 20 years.
She is the recipient of the 2006 Excellence in Journalism award from the Lebanese-American Chamber of Commerce and was awarded CNN World Report’s 2003 Achievement Award. She received the Edward R. Murrow for Continuing Coverage of the 2006 war in Lebanon; and the Golden Cable ACE Award in 1993 for CNN’s coverage of the Gulf War.
