Amira El-Fekki is a Newsweek reporter based in Dubai. Her focus is reporting on politics and society in the Middle East. She has in depth knowledge of Arab communities and has covered human rights issues extensively. Amira joined Newsweek in 2025 from The Wall Street Journal and had previously worked at the Daily News Egypt. She studied journalism at the Modern Sciences and Arts University in Cairo. You can get in touch with Amira El-Fekki by emailing a.fekki@newsweek.com. You can find her on X @afekki Languages: English. Arabic. French.

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Matthew Tostevin is a senior editor at Newsweek and is responsible for editorial standards. He has reported from around the world for more than three decades on everything from conflict and politics to economics, business, the environment and more. He started work for the influential Focus on Africa program of BBC World Service radio before moving to the news agency Reuters and then joining Newsweek in 2023. Cities where he has lived include Freetown, Kinshasa, Lagos, Abidjan, Johannesburg, Jerusalem, London, Bangkok and Yangon. You can contact Matthew on m.tostevin@newsweek.com and follow him on X @TostevinM. Languages: English, French

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