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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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A worker at the scene of a fire that destroyed Al Ahram Studio in Cairo. Reuters
Fires in Egypt cause alarm after historic film studio burns down

Ten people were injured in the Cairo studio blaze, which burned for four hours and damaged nearby apartment buildings

EgyptMarch 21, 2024
An employee counts Egyptian pounds at a foreign exchange office in central Cairo. Reuters
Egypt's economy to get boost from World Bank's $6bn aid package

The deal is the fourth made since February to shore up battered economy

EconomyMarch 19, 2024
Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Ursula von der Leyen meet at the Presidential Palace in Cairo. Egyptian Presidency Media Office / AP
EU leaders in Cairo announce trade and migration deal with Egypt

Deal will supply Egypt with €7.4 billion in financing until 2027 in exchange for greater co-operation on migration

EgyptMarch 17, 2024
A man arranges his onions for sale at the Sayyida Zeinab food market ahead of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt. Bloomberg
Postcard from Cairo: Egyptians embrace frugal Ramadan as crisis hits home

Traditional holy month decorations have been hung up on Cairo's streets but many residents are limited by tight budgets this year

EgyptMarch 15, 2024
The IMF's $8 billion bailout was implemented on Wednesday, after Egypt's central bank raised interest rates and allowed the local currency to float freely without state intervention. EPA
'What more could we lose?' Egyptians react to IMF bailout

Citizens worry about their savings and another financial crisis despite experts' optimism that move could kick-start economic recovery

EgyptMarch 07, 2024
A currency exchange in Cairo, Egypt, where the local currency on Wednesday hit a record low. EPA
Egypt finalises $8bn deal with IMF after currency hits record low

Much-anticipated deal announced hours after Egyptian pound plunged following decision to freefloat currency

EconomyMarch 06, 2024
The top section of a limestone statue of Ramses II was unearthed in El Ashmunein, south of the Egyptian city of Minya. Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities via Reuters
Archaeologists find missing top half of Ramses II statue in Egypt

Uncovered head and torso a match for the lower section discovered in 1930 by a German archaeologist

EgyptMarch 05, 2024
The Muslim Brotherhood's former supreme guide Mohamed Badie in court in Cairo. AFP
Egypt sentences eight Muslim Brotherhood leaders to death

Former leaders of outlawed group Mohammed Badie and Mahmoud Ezzat among those condemned by Cairo court

EgyptMarch 04, 2024
A rendering of the Ras Al Hekma development plans. Photo: Egyptian Ministry of Housing
UAE's $35bn investment provides lifeline for Egyptian economy

Officials hope the deal will help tackle the foreign exchange crunch and stabilise food prices

EconomyFebruary 27, 2024
A market in Cairo. Record high inflation has caused a widespread cost of living crisis in Egypt. EPA
OECD advises Egypt to boost private sector and curb corruption

Bringing inflation under control is vital to spur consumption and strengthen growth, says organisation's first survey of the country

EconomyFebruary 23, 2024
Egyptian politician Hisham Kassem (centre) has been released from prison after completing his six-month sentence in a libel and slander case. Photo: Gameela Ismail.
Egyptian opposition activist released from prison

Hisham Kassem had been discussed as a viable candidate in the last presidential election

EgyptFebruary 21, 2024
Lorries park near a newly constructed wall in Al Masoura, Egypt, 3km from the Rafah border crossing into Gaza, on February 17. EPA
North Sinai governor says Egypt creating aid hub on Gaza border

Construction along a 3km stretch of border had raised speculation that Cairo was preparing to receive displaced Gazans

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 18, 2024
A satellite image showing reported buffer zone construction in Rafah, Egypt, on February 10. AP
Egypt's military building 'buffer zone' along 3km of Gaza border

Construction began five days ago and is expected to extend south from the Rafah crossing to the Kerem Shalom crossing

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 16, 2024
Pharmacies are struggling to make enough money to buy medications at currently inflated prices. Reuters
Egyptians suffer medicine shortage as economic crisis deepens

As drugs for diabetes and other chronic illnesses dwindle patients are forced to turn to potentially dangerous black-market alternatives

EgyptFebruary 15, 2024
The 13th-century Fortress of Shali is typical of the traditional mud-brick structures found at Egypt's Siwa oasis. Photo: Ulrich Hollmann
Postcard from Siwa: Tourism boom drags Egypt's remote oasis city into modern age

The ancient Berber settlement, once popular only with ecotourists, is receiving more visitors as government promotes it as a holiday destination

EgyptFebruary 09, 2024
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