Ahmed Megahid

Ahmed Meghid is an Egyptian reporter based in Cairo.

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Egyptians gather at a cafe in the city of Ismailia to watch a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations football match, last June. (AFP)
Egypt dents Qatar's African-sports monopoly in ongoing media war
November 16, 2019
Egyptian actor Khaled El Nabawi performs in “Kingdoms of Fire.” (Courtesy of Mohamed Suleiman Abdel Malek)
TV drama challenges historical narrative of Ottoman conquest in the Arab world
November 09, 2019
An Egyptian farmer empties a basket of jasmine in Shubra Blula. (Saeed Shahat)
Egyptian village finds vital lifeline in growing high-quality jasmine flowers
November 02, 2019
Increasingly isolated. A file picture shows supporters of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood taking part in a rally near the Egyptian Embassy in Ankara.(AFP)
Disillusioned and in exile, some Egyptian Islamists turn to suicide
November 02, 2019
An Egyptian farmer stands in a well of water used to irrigate his land. (Reuters)
Nile water in Sinai a new asset in development, security efforts
October 26, 2019
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses members of parliament in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 22.  (AP)
Ethiopia's war threat over Nile ratchets up tensions with Egypt
October 25, 2019
Small screen, big business. Egyptians watch a football match at a cafe in Cairo. (AP)
TV engineer’s arrest is a ‘strange’ twist in Cairo’s row with Doha
October 19, 2019
Daily struggle. Egyptians gather to buy subsidised sugar from a government truck in Cairo. (Reuters)
Egyptian government mulls new reforms after wave of street protests
October 05, 2019
Sudanese Foreign Minister Asma Mohamed Abdalla (2nd-L) during a meeting with her Egyptian counterpart in Khartoum, September 9. (AFP)
Sudan’s Revolutionary Front prepares for talks with Khartoum
September 28, 2019
Thorny issue. A scene from the Egyptian play “Sobibor.” (Ahmed Megahid)
Play about the Holocaust raises questions about changing mindsets in Egypt
September 21, 2019
A cloud of mystery. Abu Bakr Ramadan, the former head of the Network for Radiological Monitoring, attending an event in Marrakech, September 4. (Facebook)
Suspicions swirl after Egyptian scientist’s death in Morocco
September 14, 2019
Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui (C) meets with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry (L) and Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum to discuss the Libyan conflict in Tunis, June 12. (AFP)
Cairo initiative fails to make inroads into Libya crisis
September 07, 2019
Close monitoring. Egyptian soldiers stand guard in a watchtower across the border with Gaza. (AFP)
Cairo wary about security implications of Gaza violence
August 31, 2019
Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Khatib cleans his auto rickshaw outside his home in Cairo. (Reuters)
Hostility mounts against Syrian refugees in Egypt
August 24, 2019
An Egyptian military officer looks at an ST-100 MRAP armoured vehicle at Egypt’s first Service Defence Exhibition in Cairo, last December. (AFP)
Potential deal with UAE boosts Egypt’s hopes to join ranks of arms exporters
August 17, 2019
Not any solution. Jordanian King Abdullah II (L) walks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at Cairo International Airport, July 29. (AFP)
Egypt, Jordan coordinate stands on Deal of the Century
August 03, 2019
Maritime readiness. A 2016 file picture shows Egyptian and French senior military officers at the handover of the BPC Anwar el Sadat military cruise ship in Saint-Nazaire, western France. (AFP)
Red Sea security a concern for Egypt as it faces Iranian threat
July 27, 2019
Nubian men share dinner at a traditional wedding in the village of Adindan near Aswan. (Reuters)
Egypt’s Nubians hold on to ‘right of return’
July 20, 2019
A foggy future. An Egyptian man reads a newspaper in the Zamalek district in Cairo.(AP)
Drop in sales, rising costs give tough times to Egypt’s newspaper industry
July 20, 2019
A fancy cafe and restaurant in Dahab. (Ahmed Megahid)
Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Dahab gaining prominence
June 22, 2019