Kamal Tabikha

Cairo

Cairo Correspondent at The National

High-octane ball of anxiety, recovering agoraphobe and Cairo correspondent @TheNationalNews. All views strictly my own.

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Arab-Israeli tourists jailed for deadly assault at Egyptian Red Sea resort | The National

1 week ago | thenationalnews.com | Kamal Tabikha

Two Arab-Israeli tourists have been sentenced to five years in prison for an assault on hotel staff in Egypt that resulted in one person's death, officials told The National on Sunday. The assault took place in the Red Sea resort town of Taba last August. According to the judicial officials in South Sinai, the pair assaulted hotel staff with various items including wooden and metal sticks. It was alleged they had refused to pay for drinks at a popular Taba hotel, leading to the violent altercation.
Dust storm sweeps through Cairo forcing school shutdowns

2 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Kamal Tabikha

Dust carried by the seasonal khamsin wind fills the skies over Cairo on Wednesday. Kamal Tabikha / The National.
Khamsin winds sweep through Cairo forcing school shutdowns

2 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Kamal Tabikha

Dust carried by the seasonal khamsin wind fills the skies over Cairo on Wednesday. Kamal Tabikha / The National.
Sudan’s Al Burhan meets Egypt’s El Sisi in Cairo amid shifting war dynamics

2 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Kamal Tabikha

Sudan’s army chief and de facto leader Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan met Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Cairo on Monday following recent gains by the Sudanese army against their rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the collapse of international mediation efforts this month.
Egyptians reject Trump's demand for free Suez Canal passage

2 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Kamal Tabikha

The Suez Canal is a key source of foreign currency for Egypt but revenue is down due to conflict in the Red Sea. Reuters
Cairo and Beirut call for Israeli withdrawal and end to hostilities in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

3 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Kamal Tabikha

Egypt and Lebanon called for an end to Israeli hostilities in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria after a meeting of their foreign ministers in Cairo on Tuesday. The two ministers stressed the importance of Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territories it continues to occupy and the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which was issued in 2006 to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah at the time.
Egypt and Saudi foreign ministers discuss strengthening ties

3 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Kamal Tabikha

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty visited Riyadh on Monday for talks with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, on strengthening bilateral ties and co-ordinating on critical regional issues, including the war in Gaza. Mr Abdelatty and Prince Faisal later chaired the annual meeting of the Egypt-Saudi Political Consultation and Follow-Up Committee.
Fears grow of Sudan's fragmentation after RSF forms rival government

3 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Kamal Tabikha

Paramilitary plans to issue new currency and establish full administrative control in territory it controls
Egypt presents ambitious budget to parliament with record spending and subsidy cuts

4 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Kamal Tabikha

A local market in Cairo, Egypt. Inflation has fallen sharply, from 33.3 per cent in March 2024 to 13.6 per cent in March this year. EPA-EFEA local market in Cairo, Egypt. Inflation has fallen sharply, from 33.3 per cent in March 2024 to 13.6 per cent in March this year. EPA-EFEEgypt presents ambitious budget to parliament with record spending and subsidy cutsBudget, which includes higher taxes and significant borrowing, needs House approval
El Sisi holds talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal on second stop of Gulf tour

4 weeks ago | thenationalnews.com | Kamal Tabikha

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi visited Kuwait on Tuesday on the second stop on a Gulf tour aimed at strengthening economic ties and addressing regional challenges. Mr El Sisi held talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Hamad Al Mubarak Al Sabah, and Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al Sabah, Kuwait's acting prime minister and minister of defence and interior.