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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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The Hong Kong-registered Xin Hai Tong 23 had to be freed by tugboats after its engines also broke down on May 25. Photo: Suez Canal Authority
Suez Canal traffic disrupted after oil tanker engine breaks down

Malta-registered Seavigour was heading to China from Russia and had to be towed for repairs

MENAJune 04, 2023
A reconstruction of Tutankhamun by Cicero Moraes. Photo: Cicero Moraes
Tutankhamun's 'delicate' face reconstructed digitally for first time

Rendering was published in Italian science journal this week

EgyptJune 01, 2023
Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, displays a newly discovered wooden coffin at the Saqqara necropolis south-east of Cairo. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
Embalming rooms for humans and animals among latest finds at Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

Also unearthed were an alabaster statue and two small tombs inscribed with colourful scenes of daily life

EgyptMay 27, 2023
Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum, performing in Paris in 1967. AFP
Dispute ends between Egyptian composer and Umm Kulthum's family

The late singer's family had filed a legal complaint earlier this week against producer Amr Mostafa

Music & On-stageMay 25, 2023
A sculpture artwork made my North Korean artists of the Egyptian’s army leaders during the 1973 war, located in the main hall of the National Military Museum in Cairo. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
The Egyptian military sites adorned with North Korean art

A little-known exchange project from the 1990s saw Egyptians trained to paint like artists from the pariah state

EgyptMay 23, 2023
A view of Cairo, where the Egyptian government is taking steps to reduce the role of state companies in the economy. Reuters
Foreign investors given priority in Egypt's economic reforms

Changes to land ownership laws, processing times and tax mechanisms to boost investment

EconomyMay 18, 2023
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi discussed security and immigration with his Italian guests on Wednesday. EPA
El Sisi meets Italian defence minister for security talks

The sides discussed resolutions to the civil wars in Sudan and Libya

MENAMay 17, 2023
The staircase in Sharqia that leads to nowhere
Egyptian post office's 'stairs to nowhere' mocked online

But government says steps will give access to an ATM that will be installed soon

EgyptMay 16, 2023
The drop in the value of the Egyptian pound made many hoard gold. AFP
Egypt launches gold fund after easing import restrictions

Cairo is allowing travellers to bring in unlimited amounts of the precious metal for six months

EgyptMay 15, 2023
The deal to sell shares in Telecom Egypt had been under discussion since March. Reuters
Cairo sells 9.5% Telecom Egypt stake in $121 million deal

Sale is step in government's drive to sell some of its holdings in 32 state-owned companies

EgyptMay 14, 2023
Filming 'My Toy', a short film about state adoptions in Scandinavia. Photo: Mazen Haj Kassem
Syrian director's film focuses on state adoption in Scandinavia

'My Toy' by Mazen Haj Kassem offers a heartbreaking vignette of the lives of three children who are part of a government adoption scheme

Film & TVMay 14, 2023
Workers at Egypt’s New Administrative Capital, to where main government departments and ministries will move. EPA
Egypt approves work-from-home trial for government employees

Cabinet ratifies committee proposal to allow working remotely for six months

EgyptMay 11, 2023
People walk outside a currency exchange office in Cairo. The Egyptian pound dropped to a record low against the US dollar earlier this year. EPA
Egypt's headline inflation drops for first time in nearly a year

Annual urban consumer inflation slowed to 30.6% in April, down from 32.7% in March, government data shows

EconomyMay 10, 2023
Al Manhal market in Cairo. Egypt's shoppers are feeling the burden of rising prices. Bloomberg
Egypt limits sugar for holders of state ration card

Rising global food prices and depreciation of Egyptian pound cause rise in subsidy costs

EgyptMay 10, 2023
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, receives Prince Charles during a trip to the UAE in 2016. AFP
King Charles III's most notable visits to the Middle East

From his first trip in 1954 to a tour in 2021, the UK monarch has forged strong ties with the region

EgyptMay 05, 2023
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