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      Kamal Tabikha

      Kamal Tabikha

      Correspondent
      Location
      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.

      Articles

      Five decorated tombs more than 4,000 years old were discovered near Cairo. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
      Play28:30:34
      Five ancient tombs discovered at Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

      The oldest finding at 4,000 years old dates back to the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt

      MENAMarch 20, 2022
      A cassette cover featuring Mohamed Mounir, Aly El-Hagar and Essam El-Kholy. Photo: Concord Press
      Rewind: Egypt's musical and design history told through cassette tapes

      Amr Hamid launched the Egyptian Cassette Archive to pay homage to his homeland's artists

      WeekendMarch 18, 2022
      An EgyptAir plane sits on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel. AP
      New direct flight route between Sharm El Sheikh and Tel Aviv to launch in April

      Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett describes new route as sign of deepening co-operation between Israel and Egypt

      EgyptMarch 16, 2022
      Egyptian actor Hussein Fahmy has starred in more than 100 films over five decades. EPA
      Hussein Fahmy to replace Mohamed Hefzy as Cairo Film Festival president

      Egypt's Culture Minister Ines Abdeldayem announced the decision in a statement on Wednesday

      FilmMarch 16, 2022
      American crude oil tanker ‘Kriti Breeze’ in the Suez Canal, where rebates on transit charges have been cancelled. Reuters
      Suez Canal cancels rebates for LNG vessels

      LNG vessels had previously been granted a rebate rate of 15%

      EgyptMarch 14, 2022
      Egyptian Navy officials with the crew of the Lebanon-registered 'Ayla', a cargo ship that capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: Egyptian Armed Forces
      Egypt Navy rescues crew of capsized Lebanese cargo ship

      'Ayla' was carrying 3.9 tonnes of scrap metal when it sank in the Mediterranean just off Alexandria

      EgyptMarch 14, 2022
      Russian tourists swim at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh. AFP
      Egyptian tourism looks to Britain to fill gap left by Russians and Ukrainians

      Egypt's deputy tourism minister met top officials from Britain's tourism sector on Thursday to discuss future plans

      EgyptMarch 10, 2022
      A massive blaze that alighted at a nature reserve in the middle of the Nile river just south of the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan. The cause of the fire has not been determined by officials. Photo: Abdelnasser Saber
      Huge fire at Nile nature reserve to be investigated

      Blaze started on Wednesday night, causing widespread panic

      EgyptMarch 10, 2022
      More than 180 Egyptian exhibitors display plants at the Spring Flowers Fair. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
      Play26:14:02
      Cairo in bloom with 89th Spring Flowers Exhibition

      The exhibition is open for visitors at Cairo's famed Orman Botanical Gardens until March 31

      EgyptMarch 10, 2022
      A scene titled 'Al Makhzan' performed as part of an Arabic-language adaptation of the Quentin Tarantino classic 'Reservoir Dogs' by Kenoma. Photo: Kenoma Theatre Company
      Camera7
      Egyptian theatre company adapts 'dying medium' for social media age

      The latest production by Kenoma, founded in 2018 by playwright and director Moustafa Khalil, is seeking to gain a new generation of audiences

      On StageMarch 10, 2022
      Rasha Wahab, Iraqi activist lawyer.
      Play33:55:54
      Middle East women talk rights, tribalism and power tools on IWD

      An animator, an entrepreneur and a lawyer open up about what it takes to achieve your dreams amid the battle for women's rights at home and in the workplace

      MENAMarch 08, 2022
      A total of 98 women have been appointed to positions on the State Council. Mahmoud Nasr/ The National
      Play17:52:42
      Women judges preside over Egyptian State Council hearings for first time

      After being sworn in last year, 98 females are inducted into the country's judicial body

      MENAMarch 07, 2022
      Migratory birds flock to Fayoum Oasis
      Play16:03:54
      Local community protects nesting birds in Fayoum wildlife reserves of Egypt

      As birds flock to North Africa in the winter months, the government and locals are still battling poachers on World Wildlife Day 2022

      EgyptMarch 03, 2022
      Some of the silos discovered at the Kom Ombo Temple complex in Aswan. Photo: Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities
      Archaeologists find 20 ancient grain silos at Aswan temple

      Kom Ombo Temple team also find remains of a 19th century British fortress

      EgyptMarch 02, 2022
      The coins were found in the luggage of a traveller leaving from Cairo International Airport on Tuesday. Photo: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
      Ancient coins and Coptic cross seized at Cairo airport

      The items, which date back to Egypt's Greco-Roman, Byzantine and Coptic eras, were being carried by a departing traveller

      EgyptMarch 01, 2022
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