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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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Egyptians are boycotting western soft-drink brands over their perceived support for Israel. Getty Images
Postcard from Cairo: Pepsi out, local brands in as Egyptian soft drinks get a political flavour

Wholesalers are stuck with stocks of western brands they cannot sell because of anger over the companies' perceived support for Israel

WeekendNovember 17, 2023
Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo. AFP
Egyptian and Irish foreign ministers meet in Cairo and call for Gaza truce

Sameh Shoukry and his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin call for an end to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza

Palestine-IsraelNovember 15, 2023
A fuel tanker crosses into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. AFP
Fuel shortages cut UN humanitarian efforts in Gaza

UNRWA says the 24,000 litres of fuel that entered Gaza on Tuesday night will meet only 9 per cent of its needs

Palestine-IsraelNovember 15, 2023
The Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza. Israeli checkpoints at the border have only allowed in amounts of aid that are far smaller than what is needed for Gaza’s population, the UN has warned. Getty Images
Egypt blames Israel for slow delivery of Gaza aid since start of war

Cairo reiterates total support for Palestinian cause and calls for aid into Gaza

Palestine-IsraelNovember 14, 2023
A convoy of lorries carrying humanitarian aid supplies for Gaza waits on the main Ismailia desert road, about 300km east of the Egyptian border with Gaza. EPA
On board the 350km, 12-hour aid convoy from Cairo to Gaza's Rafah crossing

Journey from Egypt’s capital is punctuated by military checkpoints amid heightened security

Palestine-IsraelNovember 14, 2023
Shops in Cairo. Inflation in Egypt had accelerated every month since June, when it hit 35.7 per cent. AFP
Egypt's inflation slows to 35.8% in October after record high

The fall defies analysts' expectations

EgyptNovember 11, 2023
Iranian composer Mehdi Rajabian, 34, who in September 2022, released his third album after a decade of political problems with his country's austere clerical regime. Photo: Mehdi Rajabian
Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian on art and oppression

The 34-year-old musician, who lives under a strict travel ban, this month received a UN minority artist award in his absence

WeekendNovember 10, 2023
Two of the 12 ambulances destined for Gaza on board a military aircraft carrying humanitarian aid from Kuwait. Kuna / AFP
Gaza receives five new ambulances sent by Kuwait

Emergency vehicles enter Rafah crossing as UN rights commissioner visits Egypt-Gaza border

Palestine-IsraelNovember 08, 2023
A Pacific World passenger joins calls for a truce in Gaza, as the ship docks in Piraeus, Greece. AP Photo
Ship of peace sails into Egypt with anti-Gaza war message

Organised by Japanese NGO Peace Boat, the Pacific World cruise ship arrived in Egypt on Wednesday calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Palestine-IsraelNovember 08, 2023
Supporters surround Ahmed Tantawy before a press conference called by opposition parties in Cairo last month. Reuters
Former Egyptian presidential hopeful to face election charges

Ahmed Tantawy will go on trial along with 22 of his campaign staff

EgyptNovember 07, 2023
Egyptian paramedics care for an injured Palestinian woman on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip. AFP
Hundreds more approved to leave Gaza as aid trickles into besieged territory

Gaza border authority releases two more lists of foreign citizens approved for evacuation

Palestine-IsraelNovember 07, 2023
Ambulances wait at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza. Getty Images
Rafah border crossing reopens for evacuation from Gaza

Only foreign citizens already approved will be allowed to exit as no new evacuees announced by Gaza border authority

Palestine-IsraelNovember 06, 2023
The price of a litre of 80-octane petrol has increased from 8.75 to 10 Egyptian pounds. Getty Images
Petrol prices rise again in Egypt

Government raised petrol prices in March and raised diesel prices in May

EgyptNovember 03, 2023
Foreign nationals wait to travel through the Rafah crossing out of Gaza on Friday. Getty Images
It’s a disaster, says Australian evacuee leaving Gaza

First group of foreign citizens were allowed out through Egypt's Rafah border crossing on Wednesday and Thursday

Palestine-IsraelNovember 02, 2023
Eighty per cent of hotel bookings by visitors to Petra in southern Jordan have been cancelled since the Israel-Gaza war broke out, according to a travel agent. Reuters
Gaza war hits tourism in the Arab Levant

Peak season bookings for Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, particularly by westerners, show signs of decline

Palestine-IsraelNovember 01, 2023
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