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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 market in Cairo. Record high inflation has caused a widespread cost of living crisis in Egypt. EPA
OECD advises Egypt to boost private sector and curb corruption

Bringing inflation under control is vital to spur consumption and strengthen growth, says organisation's first survey of the country

EconomyFebruary 23, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
Egyptian politician Hisham Kassem (centre) has been released from prison after completing his six-month sentence in a libel and slander case. Photo: Gameela Ismail.
Egyptian opposition activist released from prison

Hisham Kassem had been discussed as a viable candidate in the last presidential election

EgyptFebruary 21, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
Lorries park near a newly constructed wall in Al Masoura, Egypt, 3km from the Rafah border crossing into Gaza, on February 17. EPA
North Sinai governor says Egypt creating aid hub on Gaza border

Construction along a 3km stretch of border had raised speculation that Cairo was preparing to receive displaced Gazans

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 18, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
A satellite image showing reported buffer zone construction in Rafah, Egypt, on February 10. AP
Egypt's military building 'buffer zone' along 3km of Gaza border

Construction began five days ago and is expected to extend south from the Rafah crossing to the Kerem Shalom crossing

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 16, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
Pharmacies are struggling to make enough money to buy medications at currently inflated prices. Reuters
Egyptians suffer medicine shortage as economic crisis deepens

As drugs for diabetes and other chronic illnesses dwindle patients are forced to turn to potentially dangerous black-market alternatives

EgyptFebruary 15, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
The 13th-century Fortress of Shali is typical of the traditional mud-brick structures found at Egypt's Siwa oasis. Photo: Ulrich Hollmann
Postcard from Siwa: Tourism boom drags Egypt's remote oasis city into modern age

The ancient Berber settlement, once popular only with ecotourists, is receiving more visitors as government promotes it as a holiday destination

EgyptFebruary 09, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
An Egyptian young worker carries a rack full of bread at a market in Cairo. Consumer prices in Egypt are consistently on the rise. EPA
Egypt raises minimum public sector wage by 50%

A new social welfare package will also raise pensions to provide emergency relief amid continued devaluation of the Egyptian currency

EconomyFebruary 07, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
Ahmed Tantawy during a press conference in Cairo in October last year. Reuters
Five-year election ban for former Egyptian presidential hopeful

Cairo court suspends sentence for Ahmed Tantawy and his campaign manager on payment of bail

EgyptFebruary 07, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
A man passes a currency exchange shop in downtown Cairo. AFP
Egyptian pound surges against US dollar but recovery is uncertain

Rise attributed to crackdown on currency traders and expectation of government announcing another devaluation

MENAFebruary 06, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
The three large pyramids of Menkaure, left, Khafre, centre, and Khufu, at Giza, just outside Cairo. Getty Images
Giza pyramid restoration project sparks outrage in Egypt

Government aims to recreate an outer shell of granite on the Pyramid of Menkaure’s four sides, in collaboration with Japan

EgyptJanuary 30, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
A seller waits for customers at his stall with fruit and vegetables at a market in Cairo. EPA
Egypt's economic troubles mount amid steep price increases

The country has to pay back more than $32 billion in loans this year while struggling to attract foreign curency

EgyptJanuary 28, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
The Zografia undergoing repairs at the Suez Shipyard in Ismailia, Egypt, after being hit in a Houthi missile attack in the Red Sea. EPA
Suez Canal Authority ready to repair ships damaged by Houthis

Egyptian officials invite vessels to visit shipyard workshops to be fixed up

EgyptJanuary 23, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
Police stand guard outside the restored Al-Aqmar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
Postcard from Cairo: How the city's Islamic Quarter has changed

Increased security and restoration efforts are aimed at attracting tourists, but Egypt's economic woes are forcing local market sellers to adapt

WeekendJanuary 05, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
Workers clear debris after the drone strike in Beirut that killed Hamas deputy chief Saleh Al Arouri. EPA
Hamas vows revenge on Israel for assassination of Al Arouri

Strike that killed Saleh Al Arouri and six other Hamas leaders raises fears of the war in Gaza expanding

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 03, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
Sudan's Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, fourth left, and Rapid Support Forces chief Gen Mohamed Dagalo, third left, in Khartoum, in December 2022. EPA
Sudan's warring generals deliver Independence Day messages

A proposed December meeting between the two sides was postponed to January amid disagreements

MENAJanuary 02, 2024
Kamal Tabikha
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