Hassan Abdel Zaher

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

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A month of giving. A volunteer carries food to charity tables in Cairo. (Reuters)
Ramadan charity helps change lives in Egypt
May 18, 2019
Uber’s largest market in the Middle East. An Uber employee assists a driver at the company’s headquarters in Cairo. (AFP)
Uncertain future for US ride-sharing company in Egypt
May 18, 2019
A 2017 file picture shows Akbar al-Baker, secretary-general of the Qatar National Tourism Council and the CEO of Qatar Airways, speaking at a news conference. (AP)
Qatar’s new expression of hostility draws angry reactions in Egypt
May 18, 2019
Maintained pressure. Members of Egypt’s banned Muslim Brotherhood are seen inside a glass dock during their trial in Cairo, last July. (AFP)
Trump’s Brotherhood move likely to embolden Cairo
May 11, 2019
New turn. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C-R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (C-L) on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, last September. (Egyptian Presidency)
Signs of closer Egypt-Israel ties in a changing region
May 04, 2019
Festive season. Traditional lanterns on diplay ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Cairo. (Reuters)
In Cairo, after Ramadan prayers comes night-time entertainment
May 04, 2019
An Egyptian man harvests wheat in Saqiyat al-Manqadi village in the northern Nile Delta province of Menoufia. (AFP)
Low wheat pricing exasperates Egypt’s farmers
May 04, 2019
Workers stand on a platform near steel bars at a factory in Sadat City, north of Cairo. (Reuters)
New tariffs leave Egypt’s small steel producers in limbo
April 27, 2019
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) hosting African leaders for summit talks on the upheavals in Sudan and Libya, April 23. (AFP)
Egypt promotes ‘African solutions’ for Libya, Sudan
April 27, 2019
Common concerns. Libyan National Army Field-Marshal Khalifa Haftar (L) walks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, April 14. (Reuters)
Egypt raises alarm on militias’ threat in Sisi-Haftar talks
April 20, 2019
Lasting fame. One of the cartoons on display at the Cairo exhibit. (Hassan Abdel Zaher)
Exhibit revives legacy of iconic Egyptian cartoonist Alexander Saroukhan
April 20, 2019
Still from television programme "On My Responsibility," in which Egyptian host Ahmed Moussa expressed his support for the Libyan National Army (LNA).
Egyptian media voice support for Libyan National Army
April 10, 2019
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) attends the 30th Arab League Summit, March 31. (Tunisian Presidency)
After Arab summit, Sisi looks to chart delicate course with US
April 06, 2019
New-found interest. A general view of the Prophet Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in Nabi Daniel Street in the northern coastal city of Alexandria. (AFP)
Egypt looks to preserve Jewish heritage with an eye on tourism
April 06, 2019
Workers stand near steel bars at an industrial complex in Sadat City, 94km north of Cairo. (Reuters)
Egypt’s new export strategy faces stumbling blocs
March 30, 2019
Ineffective but still of use. A 2018 file picture of an Arab League meeting of foreign ministers in Cairo. (AFP)
Egypt views Arab League as crucial despite weaknesses
March 30, 2019
A 2018 file picture of an Arab League meeting of foreign ministers in Cairo. (AFP)
Egypt regards Arab League as crucial tool despite weaknesses
March 29, 2019
A young man uses a VR headset on the second day of the World Youth Forum in Sharm el-Sheikh, last November. (AP)
Egypt champions youth conferences but questions remain
March 23, 2019
Communications and Information Technology Minister Amr Talaat. (Egypt state media)
Egypt sees strategic benefit in boosting ICT
March 23, 2019
A need to upgrade. A worker prepares bobbins of yarn for shipment at a spinning factory on the outskirts of Cairo. (Reuters)
Reshaping Egypt’s vital cotton industry
March 23, 2019