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Hamza Hendawi

Hamza Hendawi

Foreign Correspondent
Cairo
Hamza joined The National in Cairo in February 2019. A native of Egypt, he's covered the news from nearly 30 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Europe. He's worked for Reuters and The Associated Press, covering nearly every recent Middle East conflict, including Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, South Sudan’s civil war and the US invasion of Iraq.

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Hamas's leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, third from right, and political leader Ismail Haniyeh, fourth from right. The group is under pressure to accept a US ceasefire proposal in Gaza. AFP
Iraq may host Hamas political leaders amid Gaza truce talk pressure

Iran would be responsible for protecting the group in Baghdad if move is finalised

MENAJune 24, 2024
Palestinian children attending class in a tent school in the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza. EPA
Hamas rejects blame over stalemate in Gaza ceasefire negotiations

Palestinian militant group questions US assertions that Israel is on board with President Biden's plan

MENAJune 13, 2024
Youths cool off in a swimming pool during high temperatures in the Al Dewika district of Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Bloomberg
Egypt swelters under heat wave amid discontent over rolling power cuts

Southern city of Aswan is forecast to experience highs of 48°C over the Eid weekend

MENAJune 12, 2024
Palestinians walk at sunset among destroyed buildings at Khan Younis refugee camp, in the south of the Gaza Strip. EPA
Israel says Hamas reply to Gaza ceasefire plan is a rejection

Group wants precise start date for permanent ceasefire and full withdrawal from Gaza

MENAJune 12, 2024
A fire rages in a market area in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur state. The Sudanese conflict has continued for 14 months. AFP
ICC voices alarm over fighting in Sudan as RSF gains ground

Prosecutor Karim Khan says there is mounting evidence of crimes against civilians, as the UN estimates the number of displaced at more than 10 million

MENAJune 11, 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cairo at the start of his regional tour. AFP
Blinken returns to Middle East to push for elusive Gaza ceasefire

Sources say Hamas will reject proposal announced by US President Joe Biden last month

MENAJune 10, 2024
Al Razzaz House is named after a 17th-Century Ottoman official who accepted taxes from farmers in rice instead of money. Photo: Iason Athanasiadis.
Could Al Razzaz House become the template for preserving Cairo's heritage?

Volunteers are fighting for the future of a 3,000 square-metre building named after an Ottoman tax-collector

MENAJune 07, 2024
Palestinians flee Rafah due to an Israeli military operations in the southern Gaza Strip city. Reuters
Qatar-based Hamas leaders pressured over Biden's Gaza ceasefire plan

Officials told they could face expulsion from the Gulf nation and face restrictions if the militant faction did not show flexibility

MENAJune 07, 2024
A fire rages at a livestock market in El Fasher, capital of Sudan's North Darfur state, after a bombardment by the Rapid Support Forces in 2023. AFP
Satellite images show hundreds of new graves in Sudanese city

Analysis by Yale researchers indicates Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group targeting districts inhabited by ethnic Africans

MENAJune 07, 2024
A fighter loyal to Sudan's army, in the south-east of the country. The civil war has been raging since April last year. AFP
RSF killed civilians in attack on Sudanese village, army says

Paramilitary group says troops and allied volunteers were targets of attack in Wad Al Noura

MENAJune 06, 2024
Israeli soldiers work on a tank in a staging area near the border with Gaza. AP
Sinwar says Hamas will fight on until ceasefire conditions are met

Hamas's leader in Gaza says Israeli pledge must be in writing

MENAJune 06, 2024
Malik Agar, the deputy of army chief Gen Abdul Fattah Al Burhan on the ruling Sovereign Council, is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in St Petersburg. AFP
Sudan army set to give Russia Red Sea base in exchange for arms

Potential deal with Moscow comes at a time when the army appears determined to dig deep in civil war

MENAJune 05, 2024
A Palestinian girl fills water for her family in Al Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. EPA
US-led efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire gain momentum

Mediators to put pressure on Hamas to show flexibility on latest proposals, sources say

MENAJune 05, 2024
Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Rafah on Monday. Reuters
Biden's ceasefire proposal on table as negotiators gather, sources say

Palestinian and Israeli delegations are expected to return to Egypt to discuss details of the deal

MENAJune 04, 2024
People carry the coffin of Egyptian soldier Abdullah Ramadan during a funeral in Faiyum Governorate. EPA
Deadly border clash deepens Egypt-Israel tension and stokes anti-Israeli sentiments

Gun battle was caused by Israeli forces breaching no-go area along Egypt-Gaza border, sources say

MENAMay 28, 2024
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