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Kamal Tabikha

Kamal Tabikha

Correspondent
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.

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Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced a megaproject on Egypt's Mediterranean Coast in partnership with the private sector on July 1. Photo: Egypt's Cabinet
Egypt commits to boosting private sector role as it loses $7bn in Suez Canal revenue this year

PM Mostafa Madbouly met business leaders after IMF called for reforms to improve business environment and reduce state footprint

EconomyDecember 26, 2024
Sudanese refugees sit in a makeshift tent in the Adre transition camp, on the border with Sudan, Chad. EPA
Famine spreads to five new areas across Sudan, UN report says

FAO, WFP and Unicef are urging immediate action as more than 24 million people are experiencing acute food insecurity

MENADecember 25, 2024
A busy market in Cairo. Egypt is navigating economic challenges with IMF support aimed at recovery and reform. EPA
Egypt reaches staff level agreement with IMF for $1.2bn funding

Egyptian authorities agreed with Washington-based lender to speed up reforms

EconomyDecember 25, 2024
A poster of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Al Warraq River Nile island in Giza, Egypt. The EU signed a deal in March to provide Egypt with €7.4 billion in financial assistance until the end of 2027. EPA
EU's $1bn loan to Egypt 'drop in the bucket' amid its mounting financial needs

Arab nation's substantial debt obligations and regional instability pose uncertainties for its economic future, analysts say

EconomyDecember 23, 2024
Ahmad Al Shara, centre, Syria's de facto leader and head of Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, holds an interim government meeting in Damascus. Reuters
Key HTS figures take top posts in Syria's interim government

With senior roles in the rebel group behind them, Asaad Al Shibani and Murhaf Abu Qasra are considered close allies of HTS leader Ahmad Al Shara

MENADecember 22, 2024
People walk past a currency exchange point in Cairo. Reuters
Could the Egyptian pound be devalued again?

Nation set to finish the year with lower external debt and higher net reserves, but geopolitical tensions loom

BusinessDecember 13, 2024
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan poses with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Ankara on Wednesday. Reuters
Ethiopia and Somalia sign landmark Turkish-brokered deal

Agreement ends months of tension over Addis Ababa's attempt to lease coastline from unrecognised Somaliland territory

MENADecember 12, 2024
People wait for their orders at a Syrian restaurant in the Sixth of October suburb of Cairo. Many of the businesses started by Syrian refugees in Egypt have been in the food and textile sectors. AFP
Syrians in Egypt celebrate fall of Assad regime but not all want to go home

While most refugees are eager to return, some want to remain in Egypt after successfully building new lives

MENADecember 10, 2024
Displaced Sudanese children at Zamzam camp, in North Darfur, Sudan. Reuters
UN and MSF condemn shelling in Sudan's Zamzam camp which killed five

Sudanese NGO Mashad reports 44 deaths and more than 106 injuries since Tuesday and warns of impending tragedy without international intervention

MENADecember 04, 2024
The charred remains of a safari yacht that caught fire on the Red Sea. Kamal Tabikha / The National
From sinking yachts to oil spills: Why is Marsa Alam's coast so treacherous?

Five boat accidents and one oil slick have taken place this year in the Red Sea waters around this idyllic diving spot

MENADecember 03, 2024
Damage to the VSG Glory's hull from the collision made it tilt and sink as it was moved to El Quseir port. Photo: HEPCA
Cargo freighter sinks in Red Sea week after coral reef collision caused oil spill

Work under way to assess and mitigate environmental impact on delicate coral reefs

MENADecember 03, 2024
Rescue afforts after a diving boat capsized in the Red Sea off Egypt's coast. The search operation for seven people still missing from a dive boat that capsized and sank off Egypt's east coast entered a third day on Wednesday. AFP
Egyptian navy continues search for seven still missing in yacht tragedy

High waves and unstable weather likely to have caused Sea Story yacht to capsize, leaving four dead and seven unaccounted for among 44 passengers and crew

MENANovember 27, 2024
Rescuers transport a survivor after the yacht sank off the coast of Marsa Alam. Egyptian Press Centre via AP
Four bodies and five more survivors found after tourist boat tragedy off Egypt's Red Sea coast

Fears for seven people still missing after governor says many were in cabins when vessel capsized

MENANovember 26, 2024
First responders tend to a man on a stretcher in Marsa Alam on Monday. AFP
Seventeen missing after tourist boat carrying 45 sinks in Egypt

Search is under way for those lost at sea

MENANovember 25, 2024
An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has made a significant discovery in the south of Egypt dating back to Ptolemaic rule. Photo: Supreme Council of Antiquities
Egyptian-German archaeology team uncovers Ptolemaic Temple pylon in Sohag

Joint mission set to continue excavations to reveal entire religious complex

MENANovember 24, 2024
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