Ahmed Megahid

Ahmed Meghid is an Egyptian reporter based in Cairo.

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More than one route. A pile of confiscated bars of hashish on display before being burnt in Gaza City. (AFP)
ISIS Sinai turning to narcotics to bankroll operations
February 16, 2019
Culture beats terror. Books on display at the renovated National Library in Egypt. (Ahmed Megahid)
Egypt’s oldest library renovated after terrorist devastation
February 16, 2019
A gigantic elephant before it was sunk at the site of the museum. (Ahmed Megahid)
Egypt’s Underwater Museum is divers’ haven
February 09, 2019
Head of the Hamas Politburo Ismail Hanieyh speaks in Gaza City, February 1. (Mahmoud Naser)
Scepticism high in Cairo after Palestinian factions’ call for unity
February 09, 2019
Another useless wall? Sudanese workers rest as they wait for Egyptian visas next to the Libyan-Egyptian border crossing in Musaid. (Reuters)
Scepticism abounds over Egypt-Libya border wall
February 02, 2019
People walk in front of pictures of Tahrir Square to commemorate those killed during the Mohamed Mahmoud Street battles in 2011. (Reuters)
Eight years on, Egyptians see little change
January 26, 2019
A third term? Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) giving a speech during his swearing-in ceremony for a second four-year term in office, at the parliament meeting hall in the capital Cairo, last June. (AFP)
Egypt’s parliament to consider changing presidential term limits
January 19, 2019
Searching for peace and security. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (2nd-R) and Jordanian King Abdullah II (3rd-R) at a welcoming ceremony in Amman, January 13.(AFP)
Mideast peace efforts focus of Sisi’s Amman visit
January 19, 2019
A witness to history. A view of the entrance to Cafe Riche in Cairo. (Twitter)
A Cairo social landmark where time has stopped
January 12, 2019
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the progress of work during a tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum, December 27. (Egyptian Presidency)
Seminal political events carry ripple effects
January 05, 2019
Egyptian security forces stand guard at a Coptic Christian church in the Waraa neighbourhood in Cairo. (AP)
Cairo announces new body to tackle sectarian violence
January 05, 2019
Political grievances. Former chief of the Wafd Party Sayyid al-Badawi (C) and other leading party members during a news conference in Cairo. (Twitter)
Divisions threaten future of Egypt’s Wafd Party
December 15, 2018
Latest innovations. A visitor inspects military equipment on display at EDEX 2018 in Cairo. (Belal Ahmed)
Egypt expo reflects progress of Arab military industry
December 08, 2018
Back into the spotlight. A 2017 file picture shows activists holding a picture of Giulio Regeni and candles as they take part in a demonstration in Rome. (AFP)
Alarm in Cairo about Italian moves over Regeni case
December 08, 2018
A general view of the Hibis Temple in Kharga.(Ahmed Megahid)
Hibis Temple: A monument to artistic mastery in Egyptian desert
December 01, 2018
Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa (R) and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry during the Tenth Joint Egyptian-Bahraini Committee in Manama, on November 11. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)
As Gulf faces threats, Egypt draws a line in the sand
November 17, 2018
A general view of the entrance to Minya city, on November 3. (Reuters)
ISIS militants had many motives for attack on Christians in Minya
November 10, 2018
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir (C-L) inspects an honour guard with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C-R) in Khartoum, on October 25. (AFP)
Egypt, Sudan edge closer as security interests converge
November 03, 2018
A Coptic woman mourns victims killed in an ISIS attack, during a church ceremony in Egypt’s Minya province, on November 3. (AFP)
Bloody ISIS attack intensifies fears of Egypt’s Copts
November 03, 2018
Developing challenges. An Egyptian Air Force fighter jet lands at an undisclosed location in Egypt.(Egyptian Ministry of Defence)
How regional challenges pushed Egypt to shift its military doctrine to ‘prevention’
October 27, 2018