Nada Rashwan

Cairo

Journalist at The New York Times

Egyptian journalist. @UMWallaceHouse fellow 2024-2025. Formerly @nytimes @BBC @ahramonline.

Articles

‘It’s just agony’: A suburban family mourns nearly 200 Gaza relatives

Apr 29, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Anna Betts |Nada Rashwan

Home / WorldNew York TimesBy: Anna Betts and Nada RashwanSaveshareShare this articlefacebookcopy linktwitterlinkedinredditemail Adam and Ola Abo Sheriah absorb a loss few of their friends and neighbours in New Jersey can imagine, and scramble to help surviving family members in Gaza while trying to get their kids to school on time. The call came in around 4pm, while Adam Abo Sheriah was still at work in his pharmacy in New Jersey. The voice on the other end was sobbing.
Living in New Jersey, Grieving for More Than 100 Relatives Killed in the Gaza Strip

Apr 24, 2024 | yahoo.com | Anna Betts |Nada Rashwan

The call came in around 4 p.m., while Adam Abo Sheriah was still at work in his pharmacy in New Jersey. The voice on the other end was sobbing. It took a few minutes for Adam to understand: His uncle’s home in Gaza City had been hit by Israeli airstrikes. His parents and his brother’s wife and children were inside, taking shelter after their own homes were bombed.
I.M.F. Agrees to Much Larger Rescue Package for Egypt

Mar 6, 2024 | nytimes.com | Nada Rashwan

Israel-Hamas War live Updates Maps Photos Roots of the Conflict Lives Ended in Gaza Where Hostage Families Gather Israel-Hamas War live Updates Maps Photos Roots of the Conflict Lives Ended in Gaza Where Hostage Families Gather The International Monetary Fund will provide $8 billion to Egypt, which is going through its worst economic crisis in decades.
Egyptians Are Buying and Selling Gold Just to Stay Afloat

Mar 4, 2024 | nytimes.com | Vivian Yee |Nada Rashwan

Global Economy OPEC's Oil Production Cuts China's Donkey-Skin Trade Red Sea Attacks The Green Energy Race A Global Soft Landing Clamor for the precious metal is growing as the buying power of the country's currency plunges in value against the dollar, and inflation eats away at savings. Inside the wood-paneled shop in Cairo's famed Khan el-Khalili market, the price of gold was slumping fast, and Rania Hussein was feeling the future slip through her fingers.
A mysterious construction project takes shape in Egypt, near Gaza

Feb 15, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Christiaan Triebert |Nada Rashwan

CAIRO — A wall is going up in the desert of Egypt near the border of the war-torn Gaza Strip. Satellite imagery, photographs and video analyzed by The New York Times show a large patch of land being bulldozed and a wall being built in the buffer zone between Egypt and Rafah, the southern Gaza city overflowing with more than 1 million displaced Palestinians that Israeli forces are poised to invade. The satellite imagery clearly shows newly graded land south of the Rafah border crossing.
Moroccan Government Defends Quake Response But King Is Mostly Silent

Sep 11, 2023 | theafrica.co.za | Nada Rashwan |Aida Alami

The Moroccan government defends its quake response, but the king is little in evidence. King Mohammed VI waited hours before making his first public statement on the disaster, and has made few since. It was a government spokesman who pushed back on Monday against growing criticism on the pace of rescue efforts.
Rescuers Reach Remote Villages in Mountains as Aid Trickles In

Sep 10, 2023 | nytimes.com | Nada Rashwan

The search for survivors in Morocco spilled into Monday, with rescuers finally reaching remote mountain villages hardest hit by the earthquake, but many more towns were still waiting for assistance more than two days after the quake. Some roads in the Atlas Mountains near Marrakesh remained blocked by landslides after Friday's earthquake, and many were still without power and phone service, fueling limited criticism online about the government's response.