Yasmine is an award-winning and Emmy-nominated journalist with a passion for film and storytelling based in New York. She specializes in distilling complex topics into compelling narratives for millions of viewers.
Yasmine currently works as an associate producer for NBC News Investigations, where she has reported on a range of human-interest driven investigations on issues spanning looted art, human rights abuses, forced migration, Middle Eastern politics, war crimes and fraud schemes. Her skills include reporting, documentary production, short-form production, writing, editing, interviewing and in-depth research.
With an eye for global stories, she previously worked at NBC News' London bureau, covering international breaking news stories and enterprise features for the website. See her latest written work here.
Before joining NBC News, Yasmine worked at CNN's D.C. bureau for The Lead with Jake Tapper. Prior to that she worked for POLITICO Europe , Raseef22 and Human Rights Watch.
At Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, Yasmine graduated magna cum laude in May 2020. She studied International Affairs with a major in culture and politics (BSc). Her thesis dealt with the representation of women in pre-revolutionary Egyptian cinema, which was subsequently awarded honors.
Yasmine was a leader in The Hoya, Georgetown University's newspaper of record, serving as Executive Editor. She received Georgetown's Edward B. Bunn award for Journalistic Excellence in 2018 for her reporting on socio-economic inclusivity on campus.
Yasmine was born and raised in London to Egyptian and Greek parents, shaping her interests in world politics, identity and media. She is fluent in Spanish and Arabic and speaks intermediate Greek.