Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Ayah Aman is an Egyptian journalist for Al-Shorouk specializing in Africa and the Nile Basin, Turkey and Iran and Egyptian social issues. On Twitter: @ayahaman

Egypt's Foreign Minister Samih Shukri meets with Iraq's Vice-President Usamah al-Nujaifi (R) in Baghdad, December 17, 2014. Shukri arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday for talks with Iraqi officials. Shukri was received at Baghdad Airport by Iraq's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and after brief talks at the airport lounge, Shukri met with al-Nujaifi. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR4IDCZ

Egypt forgives Iraqi debt in exchange for oil

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Girls walk past members of the riot police standing guard near a protest against sexual harassment in front of the opera house in Cairo June 14, 2014, after a woman was sexually assaulted by a mob during the June 8 celebrations marking the new president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's inauguration in Tahrir square. Egypt has asked YouTube to remove a video showing the naked woman with injuries being dragged through the square after being sexually assaulted during the celebrations. Authorities have arrested seven men

Egyptian women take to social media to expose harassers

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Egyptian town welcomes ban on Jewish festival

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Fighters from the Benghazi Shura Council, which includes former rebels and militants from al Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sharia, gesture on top of a tank next to the camp of the special forces in Benghazi July 30, 2014. On Wednesday, the eastern city of Benghazi was quieter after Islamist fighters and allied militia forces overran a special forces army base in the city in a major blow to a military campaign against Islamist militants there. The self-declared Benghazi Shura Council forces took over the base on Tue

Egypt looks to roll back Islamist militias in Libya

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi arrives to speak during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations in New York on September 24, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Egypt launches campaign for UN Security Council seat

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Protesters hold pictures during a protest in support of imprisoned activists who are in a hunger strike at prison, in front of the Press Syndicate, in Cairo August 25, 2014. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MEDIA) - RTR43OK4

Egyptian activists fight battle of 'empty stomachs'

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Boats sail on the river Nile in Cairo June 12, 2013. Most of Egypt's population live clustered around the Nile valley and delta, and the river is both a vital resource for the country's citizens, and a potent national symbol. In a recent dispute with Ethiopia over the construction of a dam upstream, Egypt's foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr underlined the country's reliance on the river's waters: "No Nile - no Egypt," he said. Picture taken June 12, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS SOCIET

Ethiopian minister upbeat about dam talks with Egypt

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

A supporter of Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy celebrate his victory in the election with Salafi flag at Tahrir Square in Cairo June 24, 2012. Islamist Morsy was declared Egypt's first freely elected president on Sunday, sparking joy among his Muslim Brotherhood supporters on the streets who vowed to continue a struggle to take power from the generals who retain ultimate control. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTR343KP

Egypt's youth turn to Islamic State

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

An employee works next to hay coming out of a threshing machine during a harvest of wheat crop in 6 October village in the Nile Delta province of Al-Baheira, northwest of Cairo May 22, 2014. Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, has bought around 3 million tonnes of local wheat from farmers since the harvest began last month, the supplies minister said on Saturday. The figures are an indication that the government appears likely to meet its aim for local purchases this year. Picture taken May 22, 2014.

Egypt initiates plan to ensure food security

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Wind turbines, which generate renewable energy, are seen on the Zafarana Wind Farm, near El Ain El Sokhna port in Suez, 140 km (87 miles) east of Cairo July 6, 2012. Picture taken July 6, 2012. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS) - RTR34OHM

Egypt aims to produce 20% of power from renewables by 2020

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Ethiopia's Great Renaissance Dam is constructed in Guba Woreda, some 40 km (25 miles) from Ethiopia's border with Sudan, June 28, 2013. Egypt fears the $4.7 billion dam, that the Horn of Africa nation is building on the Nile, will reduce a water supply vital for its 84 million people, who mostly live in the Nile valley and delta. Picture taken June 28, 2013. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (ETHIOPIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY ENERGY ENVIRONMENT) - RTX115KB

Egyptian visit to Ethiopian dam raises hopes for resolution

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

Policemen stand guard in front of a mosque during Friday prayer ahead of a protest by supporters of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, who was overthrown by the army after demonstrations against his rule last July, in Cairo, March 7, 2014. REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) EGYPT OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN EGYPT - RTR3G60U

Wary of Salafists, Egypt expands control over mosques

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture

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Ayah Aman

Egypt forgives Iraqi debt in exchange for oil

Egyptian women take to social media to expose harassers

Egyptian town welcomes ban on Jewish festival

Egypt looks to roll back Islamist militias in Libya

Egypt launches campaign for UN Security Council seat

Egyptian activists fight battle of 'empty stomachs'

Ethiopian minister upbeat about dam talks with Egypt

Egypt's youth turn to Islamic State

Egypt initiates plan to ensure food security

Egypt aims to produce 20% of power from renewables by 2020

Egyptian visit to Ethiopian dam raises hopes for resolution

Wary of Salafists, Egypt expands control over mosques