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Kamal Tabikha

Kamal Tabikha

Correspondent
Location
Cairo
Kamal is one of The National’s correspondents in Cairo. He has over six years of experience working as a reporter for Al Masry Al Youm, Egypt Independent, Nile Radio Productions and Cairo Scene. His experience includes translation, field reporting, research and creative writing. He is also proficient in three languages.

Articles

The monorail train in the new administrative capital east of Cairo, part of the Egyptian government's efforts to expand green mass transit. AFP
Cairo's monorail is up and running - but will it prove to be $4.5bn well spent?

Three months after opening, the city's futuristic new transport option is operating smoothly. For now, there's no problem finding a seat ...

MENAAugust 07, 2026
Mohamed Salah arrives in Istanbul on Tuesday on his way to Trabzonspor. EPA
Egyptians try to make sense of Mohamed Salah's transfer to Trabzonspor

Star snubbed Saudi interest to join Turkish club and has unusual merchandise clause in contract

MENAAugust 06, 2026
Women buy subsidised bread through the window of a bakery in Cairo. Reuters
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians lose food subsidies under eligibility reforms

Families say owning cars or sending children to private schools does not make them wealthy

MENAJuly 22, 2026
Researchers believe these are the remains of Princess Sathathormeryt, an Egyptian royal buried 4,000 years ago. Photo: Egyptian Museum
Egypt's warrior princesses: Ancient bones reveal lives of trained female archers

Lost in Egyptian Museum basement for more than 100 years, skeletons of five princesses and a king tell stories of discipline and hardship

MENAJuly 17, 2026
Customers at a petrol station in Cairo. Getty Images
Egypt's foreign reserves hit record as households await improvement

El Sisi sets 10-day deadline for price plan as oil and the Iran war keep the economy on edge

EconomyJuly 16, 2026
Khaled Haftar, chief of staff of the eastern-based Libyan National Army, and Salah Al Din Al Namroush, chief of staff of the forces aligned with the UN-recognised Government of National Unity, met in Sirte. Photo: Presidency of the General Staff of the Libyan Armed Forces
Libya's rival militaries hold landmark unification talks on home soil

Meeting in Sirte comes on back of US-led push offering oil investment in return for help to end years of division

MENAJuly 13, 2026
Culture Minister Gihan Zaki cannot appeal against the Court of Cassation's decision. AFP
Egypt’s top court upholds plagiarism ruling against Culture Minister

Judge rejects Gihan Zaki’s appeals and confirms damages in intellectual property case

MENAJuly 07, 2026
Moroccan football supporters gather in Rabat to celebrate the team's last-16 win over Canada. AFP
Egypt and Morocco fans dream of World Cup glory as Messi and Mbappe await

The two teams carry hopes of Arab world as they prepare for tough tests to come

UAEJuly 05, 2026
The Central Bank of Egypt in Cairo. EPA
Egypt's currency rebounds but recovery still hinges on regional tensions

While Egyptian pound leads global rankings, analysts urge caution over unresolved regional risks

EconomyJune 22, 2026
The signing ceremony that took place on Sunday. Photo: Egyptian cabinet
UAE's Majid Al Futtaim signs $3.1bn urban development project in Egypt

Partnership with Cairo-based Midaar to develop community under revenue-sharing deal

BusinessJune 21, 2026
Egypt's Mohamed Salah and Brazil's Fabinho during a friendly game in Ohio. Reuters
Egypt’s World Cup ads turn football fatalism into sharp comedy

Brands are leaning on humour to rally around the national team

MENAJune 11, 2026
Eggs, considered by nutritionists to be a good source of protein, vitamins and essential minerals, are banned under the tayyibat diet. Getty Images
How Egyptian doctor's maverick diet system went from viral trend to official ban

Controversial eating plan that claims to cure chronic disease has survived attempts by authorities to suppress it

MENAJune 05, 2026
Cattle traders and customers crowd Al Manashi livestock market on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, before Eid Al Adha. Reuters
High prices and sacrifices: Egyptians cut back on Eid Al Adha sheep slaughter

State steps in with discounts and instalment plans as inflation forces families on tight budgets to pool resources or give up on tradition altogether

MENAMay 26, 2026
Bread subsidies have often been cast as a red line for Egyptians that politicians would do well not to cross. Reuters
Egypt leans on households to weather shock from Iran war

Cairo is raising prices, tightening subsidies and borrowing more as IMF officials return for another review

EconomyMay 15, 2026
The Lebanese General Security building in Beirut, where a deadline for Egyptians working illegally in Lebanon to arrange proper documentation has been set. EPA
Egypt secures Lebanon deal to legalise status of undocumented workers

Cairo and Beirut agree on mechanism for Egyptians who entered on tourist visas before end of 2025

MENAApril 29, 2026
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