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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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Sudanese refugees in a makeshift tent in the Adre transition camp in Chad. EPA
Year of war has pushed Sudan closer to the abyss

Worse may be yet to come in country mired in death, destruction, displacement and hunger

MENAApril 14, 2024
Palestinian worshippers gather in the courtyard of Gaza city's historic Omari Mosque, which has been heavily damaged in Israeli bombardment, on the first day of Eid Al Fitr. AFP
Hamas and Israel far from Gaza truce as details emerge from talks

Militant group rejects absence of firm guarantees for permanent ceasefire and Israeli restrictions on return of displaced Palestinians

MENAApril 10, 2024
Family and supporters of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas show their painted palms during an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv on Sunday. AP
Gaza truce negotiations resume as war enters seventh month

US, Qatari and Egyptian envoys meet Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt in renewed push for deal

MENAApril 07, 2024
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi shakes hands with Parliament Speaker Hanafi El Gebali during the former's inauguration for a third presidential term. AFP
Egypt could face cabinet reshuffle after El Sisi sworn in

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's government has seen Egypt plunged into worst economic crisis in decades

MENAApril 03, 2024
Abdel Fattah El Sisi speaks after being sworn in for a third term as president at the country's parliament in the New Administrative Capital, the ultra-modern city east of Cairo. AFP
El Sisi's third term marks a changed Egypt after 10 years of his rule

Critics call for more freedoms but supporters say he has proved to have a pair of safe hands protecting Egypt from political upheavals and violence

MENAApril 02, 2024
Palestinian women react as they inspect the damage in the area surrounding Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital after the Israeli military withdrew from the complex on April 1, 2024, AFP
Israel to allow Gazans to return to north if truce is reached

The latest position was presented by negotiators in Cairo

MENAApril 01, 2024
Mohamed Salah has not played for the Egypt national team since his injury at the Afcon tournament in the Ivory Coast. AP
Salah's tussle with Pharaohs manager overshadows Egyptian football

Rift between Liverpool star and Hossam Hassan began at Africa Cup of Nations

FootballApril 01, 2024
Selling ice blocks on the street amid rising temperatures during Ramadan, in Gedaref, eastern Sudan. AFP
Sudan's army warns civilians to avoid rival RSF positions

US says it hopes for peace talks to resume from April 18

MENAMarch 27, 2024
Palestinians search the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes on Rafah, southern Gaza. AFP
Israel pressing ahead with creation of militias to run post-war Gaza

Criminal groups and smuggling rings could be used as Israeli proxies, sources say

Palestine-IsraelMarch 27, 2024
A Palestinian prisoner gestures after being released from jail in Israel in exchange for Israeli hostages in November. AFP
Israel wants high-profile Palestinians released in swap to go into exile

Hamas wants political figures including Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat to be exchanged for Israeli hostages

Palestine-IsraelMarch 25, 2024
Parachutes drop supplies into the northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel on Sunday, March 24, 2024. AP
Gaza truce negotiations 'on ice' as Israel and Hamas remain at odds

UN chief Guterres criticised Israel over aid blockade to Gaza

Palestine-IsraelMarch 24, 2024
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken talks during his meeting with Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo. AFP
US submits UN draft resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Egypt and Israel in next legs of sixth regional tour since war began

Palestine-IsraelMarch 21, 2024
Sudanese supporters of the armed popular resistance, which backs the army, in Gedaref, south-eastern Sudan. AFP
Sudan's army aims to build on victories but risks overextending

Analysts warn that distances and troop shortages could bog down the military in battles of attrition against the rival RSF paramilitary

MENAMarch 21, 2024
An Israeli army tank at a position along Israel's border with Gaza on Tuesday. AFP
Qatar 'cautiously optimistic' about Gaza ceasefire talks

Foreign ministry spokesperson says it is too early to speak about a breakthrough

Palestine-IsraelMarch 19, 2024
Palestinians flee the site of an Israeli air strike in central Gaza city on Monday. AFP
Gaza negotiations resume in Doha as humanitarian situation worsens

US, Egyptian and Qatari mediators in new push for truce after three months of fruitless talks

Palestine-IsraelMarch 18, 2024
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