Orf Announces Opening of New Middle East Office

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The new office will be opened in the middle of the year and will gradually take over the duties of the office in Cairo. Karim El-Gawhary will remain a freelancer.

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New Middle East office announced for mid-2026, until then El-Gawhary is still Middle East correspondent

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The ORF closes the Middle East office in Cairo and explores possible new locations in the region. Karim El-Gawhary remains a freelancer.

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For days, the ORF could not get through to any posting. He wants to reorganize his Middle East reporting and open another correspondent office in the Middle East. El-Gawhary (63) remains until mid-2026.

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The office in Cairo will be closed, Karim El-Gawhary will be working as a freelancer for ORF from June.