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Bassem Aboualabass

Cairo

Cairo Correspondent at Agence France-Presse (AFP)

‏‏مراسل فرانس برس في القاهرة ‎‎@AFP Arabic correspondent in Cairo آراء شخصية لا تعكس شيئا

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  • Jul 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Bassem Aboualabass

    Bassem AboualabassJuly 6, 2024 at 10:10 PM·3 min readOn October 6, 2023, Palestinian karate champion Mais Elbostami went to bed thrilled after winning a competition in the Gaza Strip. She awoke the next day to a different world. "I'd won first place," the shy 18-year-old told AFP from a Cairo suburb, where her family now lives after escaping the war and where she is training in the hope to one day represent her country internationally.

  • Jun 1, 2024 | yahoo.com | Bassem Aboualabass

    Sudanese entrepreneur Julie Samir's dream of opening a restaurant has finally come true, but it's a bittersweet achievement after she fled Egypt from her war-torn homeland of Sudan. Now, Samir has one aim for her menu: winning over the palate of Egyptians with a taste of Sudan's complex culinary traditions, born from a rich history at the crossroads of the Middle East and Africa.

  • Jun 1, 2024 | barrons.com | Bassem Aboualabass

    Sudanese entrepreneur Julie Samir's dream of opening a restaurant has finally come true, but it's a bittersweet achievement after she fled Egypt from her war-torn...

  • May 16, 2024 | al-monitor.com | Bahira Amin |Bassem Aboualabass

    May 16, 2024— Cairo (AFP) Egypt, after months of measured condemnation of Israel over the Gaza war, has hardened its tone and formally supported an international case accusing its neighbour of genocide. Cairo and its state-aligned media have stepped up scathing criticism of Israel over the conflict raging next door, reflecting public anger in the world's most populous Arab nation.

  • Apr 28, 2024 | mg.co.za | Bassem Aboualabass

    Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi wants to “export a different cinematic image of Gaza”, ravaged by war, as he presides over the jury at the eighth Aswan International Women Film Festival, in southern Egypt, which has “resistance cinema” as its theme. Against the backdrop of the war it was decided to screen six Palestinian short films in the competition, which brings together filmmakers from across the region.

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Bassem Abass
Bassem Abass @Bassemabass
7 Jul 24

وتقول لاعبة #الكاراتيه #الفلسطينية ميس البسطامي من محل اقامتها الجديد في #مصر لـ @AFPar "يوم 6 أكتوبر من العام الماضي كان عندنا بطولة في #غزة وتوجت بالمركز الأول .. في السابع من أكتوبر وُلدتُ إنسانا آخر بحياة أخرى .. وكل ساعة تمر علينا نكبر فيها سنة". https://t.co/1E05YVWb4c

Bassem Abass
Bassem Abass @Bassemabass
3 Jun 24

RT @bahirairl: And francophone candidates should apply here: https://t.co/VncVyyORXF

Bassem Abass
Bassem Abass @Bassemabass
3 Jun 24

RT @bahirairl: For the English-speaking correspondent position: https://t.co/NieYW05IQA