Hassan Abdel Zaher

Hassan Abdel Zaher is a Cairo-based contributor to The Arab Weekly.

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Christian worshippers attend Orthodox Christmas mass and the inauguration of the Cathedral of the Nativity, January 6. (AFP)
Egypt’s Christians start new year with hopes and fears
January 12, 2019
A 2015 file picture shows a young man walking past electoral banners in the Heliopolis area. (Reuters)
New legislation aims to revive Egyptian political parties
October 06, 2018
Hurdles to Reform? Vehicles drive past al-Azhar mosque complex in Cairo. (AFP)
Debate heats up in Egypt over women’s inheritance rights
September 08, 2018
The statue of Ibrahim Pasha, who ruled Egypt and Sudan in 1848, at the Opera Square in downtown Cairo. (Saeed Shahat)
Egyptian parliament seeks to ban criticism of historical icons
September 08, 2018
A man rides a bicycle in front of the Egyptian Stock Exchange in Cairo. (Reuters)
Bitter options for Egypt as tax evasion persists
September 01, 2018
Allaying fears. Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait speaks during a news conference in Cairo. (Reuters)
Alarm in Cairo as foreign debt rises to $88.1 billion
August 18, 2018
Entry porte cochere and gardens at the Manial Palace. (Wikepedia)
Cairo museum offers insight into Egypt’s history under the Mohammad Ali dynasty
August 11, 2018
A dear wish. Egyptian pilgrims arrive at the Cairo International Airport for departure to the haj in Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. (AFP)
Dream of haj becoming too costly for many Egyptians
August 11, 2018
Egypt’s Planning Minister Hala al-Saeed. (Egypt’s Ministry of Planning)
Planning minister says Egypt is ‘on the right track’
August 04, 2018
Endless stream. Palestinians wait to cross the border to the Egyptian side of Rafah crossing in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, last May. (AP)
Egypt rejects Europe’s intent to set up ‘regional disembarkation centres,’ citing heavy refugee burden
July 07, 2018
Rising up to the challenges. Egyptian Army soldiers stand guard outside a polling station during last day of the presidential election in Cairo, on March 28. (Reuters)
Egypt reaches out to Sahel and Sahara region to help contain terrorism threat
June 30, 2018
Towards maximising benefits. Gas tanks at the desert road of Suez city north of Cairo. (Reuters)
Egypt issues final liquefied gas tender on road to self-sufficiency
June 30, 2018
Strategic shipping lanes. Ships sail across the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, east of Cairo. (Reuters)
Egypt monitoring battle for Hodeidah amid Red Sea concerns
June 23, 2018
Changing the political map. Nation’s Future Party Secretary-General Ashraf Rashad. (Courtesy of Nation’s Future Party)
Nation’s Future party to dominate Egypt’s politics after merger
June 02, 2018
Haitham al-Hajj, head of the General Egyptian Book Organisation. (GEBO)
Despite hardships, head of Egypt’s book organisation holds on to optimism
April 21, 2018
A worker prepares bobbins of yarn for shipment at a spinning factory on the outskirts of Cairo. (Reuters)
Arab Labour ministers call for action on unemployment
April 14, 2018
Trade concerns. Ezz Steel plant in Suez. (Reuters)
Egypt’s steel producers brace for US tariffs imports
March 31, 2018
Tal al-Aqarib, a southern Cairo slum now being demolished and reconstructed. (The Head of the Engineering Section of the Egyptian Army)
Egyptian project seeks to revolutionise urban slums
March 24, 2018
Libya’s Education Minister Osman Abdel Jalil. (Libyan Embassy in Cairo)
Libya’s education minister decries war-wrought devastation on students
March 17, 2018
Farmers transplant rice seedlings in a paddy field in Qalyub in Egypt’s El-Kalubia governorate. (Reuters)
Adapting to water shortages, Egypt reduces rice cultivation
March 10, 2018