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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 currency exchange office in Cairo. Egypt is grappling with a shortage of dollars. EPA
Foreigners can no longer pay for Egyptian property in local currency

Amendments to a 1996 property law were approved by the country's Cabinet as it seeks to boost foreign investment

EconomyJuly 06, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
Zafarana wind farm in Egypt. The country aims to generate 42 per cent of its energy needs through renewables by 2030. Victoria Hazou for the National
Egypt signs $5bn wind farm deal with Norwegian utility

Project expected to produce five gigawatts annually and create 8,000 jobs

EnergyJuly 05, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
A view of vehicles and pedestrians at a street market in Attaba Square in the centre of Egypt's capital Cairo. AFP
Egyptian officer who ran over family sent to military court

A mother of three died in the incident, which has been met with widespread outrage after security footage was shared on social media

EgyptJuly 04, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
Egyptian talk show host Lamis El Hadidy. Photo: Al Arabiya Al Hadath
Egyptian talk show host defends virtual Hajj comments

Popular TV presenter attributes condemnation to outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group

EgyptJuly 04, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
An Egyptian butcher prepares slaughtered sacrificial sheep ahead of Eid Al Adha in Cairo. EPA
Egypt sees record low livestock sales for Eid Al Adha

Demand for locally sourced meat has declined sharply due to high prices, as more Egyptians turn to cheaper imported, frozen meat

MENAJune 27, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
First responders speak with police at the scene of a collapsed 13-storey-building in Alexandria on Monday. AFP
Four injured as 13-storey building collapses in Egypt

Initial police reports say a 'vertical split' in the structure caused it to collapse

MENAJune 26, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
Egypt's General Co-ordinator of the National Dialogue Diaa Rashwan addresses delegates at a plenary session in Cairo. AFP
Egyptian journalism group discusses free expression at dialogue

Syndicate chief Khaled El Balshy has urge the government to end jail terms and pretrial detention in cases related to publishing

EgyptJune 15, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
Palaeontologists from Egypt's New Valley University on a dig during which they unearthed the remains of a plesiosaurus. Photo: New Valley University
Plesiosaur fossils found in Egypt's western desert

Remains of sea-dwelling creature discovered by same team of Egyptian paleontologists who found fossils of freshwater turtles

EgyptJune 15, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
Mohammed Adel during his murder trial at Mansoura criminal court in June 2022. AFP
Egypt executes killer of university student Nayera Ashraf

Stabbing of 21-year-old woman outside Mansoura University shook the nation and sparked a debate about gender-based violence in Egypt

MENAJune 14, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
One of the beaches closed after a Russian man was killed in a shark attack in the Egyptian Red Sea. Reuters
Shark that killed man in Red Sea to be displayed in museum

Animal was caught and taxidermised following the incident, which prompted the closure of 60km of beaches

EgyptJune 14, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
A cocker spaniel. Getty
Egypt dog bill leaves just 10 breeds exempt from inspection

Owners face huge fees under new bill

EgyptJune 14, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
A tomb in the northern part of the City of the Dead necropolis in Cairo. Dana Smillie for The National
Egypt to build 'Cemetery of the Immortals'

Government has faced criticism over the demolition of tombs of prominent Egyptians to make way for infrastructure projects

EgyptJune 13, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
Egyptian Minister of International Co-operation Rania Al Mashat and South Korean ambassador to Egypt Kim Yong-Hyun at the signing ceremony. Photo: Egyptian Ministry of International Co-operation
Egypt and South Korea sign $460m deal to help fund Cairo metro

Latest deal follows up on last year’s agreement between National Egyptian Railway Industries Company and Hyundai Rotem

BusinessJune 13, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
Scientists across the region have expressed concerns about the mass deaths of sea urchins. AFP
Sea urchin deaths could threaten coral reefs in region, scientists warn

A parasite that has been blamed for large-scale sea urchin deaths in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea and off Oman could reach the UAE

UAEJune 13, 2023
Daniel Bardsley
A 4,200-year-old decorated stone slab which was smuggled out of Egypt in 2001 after being discovered by a French archaeological mission.
Egyptian delegation in Paris to retrieve 4,200-year-old murals

Egypt's prosecutor general is heading the delegation currently in Paris to repatriate the decorated stone slabs.

MENAJune 12, 2023
Kamal Tabikha
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