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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 woman views lanterns at a shop in Cairo shortly before Ramadan last year. AFP
Inflation hits Ramadan as price of lanterns skyrockets in Egypt

Local manufacturers made less than half the number of lanterns as last year in anticipation of lower demand

MENAFebruary 20, 2023
Rice farmer Ezzat Mostafa, 62, during a season that has been difficult because of a lack of water and adverse weather conditions, in Al Qalyubia Governorate, north of Cairo. Reuters
Egypt ends rice price fixing ahead of Ramadan

Scheme was unpopular among sellers who said they could not make a profit

EgyptFebruary 19, 2023
A tomb in the Cairo Necropolis, known as the City of the Dead. Egyptian officials have said the dead can sense the living world. Reuters
Dar Al Iftaa: Dead can hear greetings from their loved ones

Fatwa from Islamic advisory board says life does not end with death but goes on in a different form

EgyptFebruary 19, 2023
Old Cairo from the Saladin Citadel, overlooking Al-Darb al-Ahmar – one of the poorest neighbourhoods in city. Alamy
Egypt plans to redevelop 82 villages and 18 cities this year

The aim is to curb the spread of unofficial settlements and reduce migration from rural areas to cities

EgyptFebruary 16, 2023
Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly hosted a delegation of Turkish trade leaders to discuss increasing business co-operation
Egypt PM meets Turkish trade delegation for first time in 10 years

Warming of ties between countries continues following a dispute lasting years

EgyptFebruary 16, 2023
Egyptians are facing record-high inflation that has left many unable to afford essential goods and services. AFP
Egypt's unemployment rate fell to 7.2 per cent in Q4 2022

The largest block of unemployed Egyptians — 63 per cent — were in the 15 to 29 age group

EgyptFebruary 15, 2023
An aerial view of El Gouna, a luxury Egyptian resort city by the Red Sea. Alamy
Orascom signs $151m deal with Egypt government and settles environmental charges

The master agreement permits the developer to carry out key changes to its El Gouna project

PropertyFebruary 15, 2023
A container ship in the Suez Canal. Reuters
Suez Canal to increase surcharges on crude tankers

The authority raised all transit fees through the canal by 15 per cent on January 1

BusinessFebruary 15, 2023
Mira Gamal, the owner of a dog shelter in the affluent Cairo district of Heliopolis. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
Abandoned pets another symptom of Egypt's economic crisis

Owners giving up their animals to save money as feeding and grooming costs skyrocket

MENAFebruary 13, 2023
Gen Mohamed Dagalo, the deputy head of the military council, waves to a crowd during a military-backed rally in the Nile River State, Sudan in 2019. AP
Libyan committee agrees mechanism for departure of foreign forces

Decision announced at conclusion of two-day meeting in Cairo chaired by UN representative

MENAFebruary 08, 2023
It is thought a partnership with the private sector could be a lifeline for EgyptAir, which has had to borrow to stay afloat. AP
EgyptAir to increase co-operation with private sector

Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Abbas met heads of major aviation companies on Sunday

EgyptFebruary 06, 2023
A teacher conducts a lesson at a school in Cairo. Reuters
Egypt to launch in-school tutoring to compete with private sector

The move is the latest in long-running effort to crack down on private tutorial centres

EgyptFebruary 06, 2023
Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim greets President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Abu Dhabi last month. Photo: Ryan Carter / Presidential Court
Egyptian-Qatari political committee holds first meeting in Cairo

Talks in Egyptian capital come amid growing ties between the two Arab nations

EgyptFebruary 06, 2023
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi speaks at last year's World Youth Forum in Sharm El Sheikh. EAP
Egypt's World Youth Forum reallocates funds to development projects after event cancelled

In light of the economic situation in Egypt, the forum has decided to launch five initiatives integral to economic development

EgyptFebruary 05, 2023
Sherif Ismail, Egypt's former prime minister, died on Saturday. Photo: Wikipedia.
Sherif Ismail, Egypt's former prime minister, dies aged 67

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi mourned Ismail's passing, calling him 'one of Egypt's greatest men'

MENAFebruary 04, 2023
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