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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.

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      The fued between Egyprian television personalities Amr Adeed and Mohamed Ramadan has escalated in recent weeks. EPA
      Egypt gripped by feud between Amr Adeeb and Mohamed Ramadan

      The latest developments in a two-year argument have become part of the national conversation

      May 04, 2021
      Hajja Dalal, a 46-year-old mesaharati, beats a drum to wake up Muslims to have the predawn meal before they start their long-day fast, during Ramadan, in Cairo's Maadi neighbourhood, Egypt. Reuters
      Play23:15:54
      Egypt's female musaharati: to the beat of the Ramadan drum

      Meet one of the region's few female musaharatis as she wakes Muslim worshippers for their predawn meal

      EgyptMay 03, 2021
      Osama Heikal was appointed Minister of State for Information in December 2019, becoming Egypt’s first information minister in six years. Image: EPA
      Egypt's Minister of Information resigns

      Osama Heikal submits resignation to Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly over personal circumstances

      EgyptApril 25, 2021
      The mosque of Imam Al Shafi'i in Cairo, Egypt. Alamy
      Dome of Cairo's Imam Al Shafi'i mosque reopened after restoration

      The 13th-century dome and the mosque underwent a years-long restoration process

      EgyptApril 18, 2021
      Mental health ambassador Ally Salama says having a passion can help a person find their feet; for him this was turning to singing when he was going through a rough patch in high school in Canada. Courtesy Ally Salama
      How Ally Salama became a mental health ambassador for Egypt

      The 24-year-old has used his experiences with depression to fuel his passion for leadership

      WellbeingApril 15, 2021
      Workers carrying a fossilised fish uncovered at the site of a 3,000-year-old city uncovered by the Egyptian mission near Luxor, home of the legendary Valley of the Kings. AFP
      Play25:55:54
      Egypt offers first look at largest ancient city dating to the pharaohs

      The site is a trove of artefacts that could offer more clues about the peak of pharaonic civilisation

      EgyptApril 11, 2021
      A new archaeological discovery is seen in Luxor, Egypt, in this undated handout photo. Zahi Hawass Center for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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      Egypt announces discovery of major 'lost city' in Luxor

      Excavations conducted by the Egyptian archaeological mission led by Dr Zahi Hawass

      EgyptApril 10, 2021
      Costumed men ride on horse-drawn Pharaonic War Wheels before a parade to transfer 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, in Cairo. EPA
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      Egypt royal mummies' parade fuels national pride

      Egyptians are hoping a spectacular new museum will revive a tourism industry hit hard by Covid-19

      EgyptApril 08, 2021
      Egypt’s High Court in central Cairo. AFP
      Former Egyptian PM Ahmed Shafik acquitted of corruption charges

      Two other Mubarak-era officials also exonerated

      EgyptApril 07, 2021
      TOPSHOT - The carriage carrying the mummy of Pharaoh Ramses III (1186-1155 BC) advances as part of the parade of 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies departing from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square on April 3, 2021, on their way to their new resting place at the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation (NMEC) about seven kilometres south in historic Fustat (Old Cairo). Dubbed the Pharaohs' Golden Parade, the 18 kings and four queens will travel in order, oldest first, each aboard a separate float decorated in ancient Egyptian style. / AFP / Khaled DESOUKI
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      Egypt's mummies parade: How to listen to the official soundtrack of this unique event

      Anghami has acquired the exclusive rights to the Pharaohs Golden Parade soundtrack

      MusicApril 07, 2021
      The 88th annual Spring Flower Fair is under way at Giza’s famed Orman Botanical Garden. The National
      Cairo's Orman Botanical Garden hosts the 88th annual Spring Flowers Fair

      More than 200 horticulturists dealing in both local and exotic flora are presenting products at this year's fair

      LifestyleApril 04, 2021
      General view of a parade at a ceremony of a transfer of Royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, in Cairo, Egypt April 3, 2021. Host Broadcaster/REUTERS TV via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
      Egypt parades 22 royal mummies through Cairo in 'unique global event'

      President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said it was an 'awe-inspiring spectacle'

      EgyptApril 04, 2021
      Obituary Former prime minister hailed as 'unique statesman' after his death aged 88
      Kamal Ganzouri: 'Minister of the poor' who helped transform Egypt

      Obituary Former prime minister hailed as 'unique statesman' after his death aged 88

      ObituariesMarch 31, 2021
      The container ship Ever Given moves towards Bitter Lake for inspection after it was refloated in the Suez Canal. AFP photo
      'No margin for error': veteran Suez canal voyagers on the fate of the 'Ever Given'

      Passing through a canal, which looks like a straight line, is far more difficult than many realise, say people familiar with the route

      EgyptMarch 30, 2021
      The accident came after 32 people were killed in another train accident in March. AFP
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      Egyptian town rallies around after train crash

      At least 19 people were killed when two trains collided on Friday in southern Egypt

      EgyptMarch 28, 2021
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