She reported on the Egyptian revolution from Cairo and has worked between London and the West Bank, Palestine for the last two years Bel specialises in the Middle East and was born and raised in the UAE. She has worked with the BBC, Intelligent Life, New Statesman, The Independent, the Guardian, Evening Standard, Al Ahram and Stylist among others. Before going freelance, Bel was at Conde Nast's Tatler magazine.