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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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An Egyptian young worker carries a rack full of bread at a market in Cairo. Consumer prices in Egypt are consistently on the rise. EPA
Egypt raises minimum public sector wage by 50%

A new social welfare package will also raise pensions to provide emergency relief amid continued devaluation of the Egyptian currency

EconomyFebruary 07, 2024
Ahmed Tantawy during a press conference in Cairo in October last year. Reuters
Five-year election ban for former Egyptian presidential hopeful

Cairo court suspends sentence for Ahmed Tantawy and his campaign manager on payment of bail

EgyptFebruary 07, 2024
A man passes a currency exchange shop in downtown Cairo. AFP
Egyptian pound surges against US dollar but recovery is uncertain

Rise attributed to crackdown on currency traders and expectation of government announcing another devaluation

MENAFebruary 06, 2024
The three large pyramids of Menkaure, left, Khafre, centre, and Khufu, at Giza, just outside Cairo. Getty Images
Giza pyramid restoration project sparks outrage in Egypt

Government aims to recreate an outer shell of granite on the Pyramid of Menkaure’s four sides, in collaboration with Japan

EgyptJanuary 30, 2024
A seller waits for customers at his stall with fruit and vegetables at a market in Cairo. EPA
Egypt's economic troubles mount amid steep price increases

The country has to pay back more than $32 billion in loans this year while struggling to attract foreign curency

EgyptJanuary 28, 2024
The Zografia undergoing repairs at the Suez Shipyard in Ismailia, Egypt, after being hit in a Houthi missile attack in the Red Sea. EPA
Suez Canal Authority ready to repair ships damaged by Houthis

Egyptian officials invite vessels to visit shipyard workshops to be fixed up

EgyptJanuary 23, 2024
Police stand guard outside the restored Al-Aqmar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
Postcard from Cairo: How the city's Islamic Quarter has changed

Increased security and restoration efforts are aimed at attracting tourists, but Egypt's economic woes are forcing local market sellers to adapt

WeekendJanuary 05, 2024
Workers clear debris after the drone strike in Beirut that killed Hamas deputy chief Saleh Al Arouri. EPA
Hamas vows revenge on Israel for assassination of Al Arouri

Strike that killed Saleh Al Arouri and six other Hamas leaders raises fears of the war in Gaza expanding

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 03, 2024
Sudan's Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, fourth left, and Rapid Support Forces chief Gen Mohamed Dagalo, third left, in Khartoum, in December 2022. EPA
Sudan's warring generals deliver Independence Day messages

A proposed December meeting between the two sides was postponed to January amid disagreements

MENAJanuary 02, 2024
Migrants illegally cross the English Channel from France to Britain. The new rule aims to 'combat illegal immigration and human trafficking' and comes as EU countries seek to curb the flow of people from North Africa. AFP
Egyptians under 18 must apply to leave country unaccompanied

The measure is aimed at curbing illegal immigration and trafficking

EgyptJanuary 01, 2024
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Beirut in 2021. Representatives of the group have held talks in the Lebanese capital after Egypt submitted a ceasefire plan. AP
Hamas leaders to discuss Gaza ceasefire proposal in Cairo

Palestinian factions set to consider Egyptian draft plan after meeting in Beirut

Palestine-IsraelDecember 29, 2023
Pupils at a school in Irbid, Jordan. Some teachers in the country have taken jobs abroad, contributing to a widespread brain drain. Reuters
Teachers in Middle East seek ways to tackle rising cost of living

Educators in some parts of the region have been forced to take up second or third jobs as inflation devalues salaries

MENADecember 29, 2023
Gen Mohamed Dagalo, left, with Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, in Addis Ababa. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
Sudan's rebel leader lands in Ethiopia after visit to Uganda

Head of Sudanese paramilitary is meeting with African leaders ahead of reconciliation talks with rival Abdel Fattah Al Burhan

MENADecember 28, 2023
An employee sits in front of a currency exchange office in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's black market US dollar rate hit a record high of 53 pounds, driven by a worsening FX crunch amid global events. EPA
US dollar hits highest exchange rate on Egypt's black markets

Gold rates also hit their highest this week as Egyptians seek to preserve the dwindling value of their savings

EgyptDecember 27, 2023
Lorries carrying aid for Gaza arrive at Israel's Kerem Shalom border crossing. AFP
Kerem Shalom border crossing reopens a day after Israeli strike

Aid deliveries were suspended after attack that killed Palestinian official overseeing the Gaza side of the checkpoint

Palestine-IsraelDecember 22, 2023
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