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Hamza Hendawi

Hamza Hendawi

Foreign Correspondent
Location
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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An image of supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran. EPA
Mediators 'finalising an agenda' for resumed US-Iran negotiations

Talks could come as early as next week, sources say

MENAMay 21, 2026
Armed militants, from the Al Qassam Brigades, during a search for the bodies of the remaining Israeli hostages in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. Getty Images
Hamas militarily depleted and divided but remains 'very dangerous'

Israel's assassinations of the group's leaders have led to fighters forming autonomous cells, sources say

MENAMay 21, 2026
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River. Reuters
Egypt deepens Eritrea ties as it seeks to isolate Ethiopia in Horn of Africa

Foreign and transport ministers are in Eritrea for talks on expanding commercial and economic ties between the two countries

MENAMay 17, 2026
A Sudanese woman walks past graves of people killed during clashes in Omdurman. AFP
Army stings and monetary incentives behind RSF defections in Sudan

Close ties going back many years between military and its rival have enabled switch of sides, experts say

MENAMay 14, 2026
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. AFP
AnalysisHow Egypt's balancing act aims to preserve relations and prevent war

Analysts say Cairo's ties with allies take precedence over relations with Iran, but communications with Tehran remain essential

MENAMay 12, 2026
Brig Ali Rizqallah, better known as general Savanah, announced on Monday May 11 his desertion from Susan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Informed sources said he was joining the army, the RSF's adversary in a three-year-old civil war. photo: screengrab
Senior RSF commander switches sides in Sudan's civil war

Brigadier Ali Rizqallah, better known as 'Savanah', announces his desertion in a video clip

MENAMay 11, 2026
The Nilometer on Cairo’s Roda island was used for centuries to gauge the water level during the annual flood season. Hamza Hendawi / The National
Cairo's Nilometer measures mood of Egyptians gripped by threat of Ethiopia's dam

Egyptians no longer rely on the 9th-century gauge to check the river's water level - and whether they will have enough to eat for the next year. But its symbolic importance remains...

MENAMay 08, 2026
Sudan's army is engaged in a civil war that is now in its fourth year. AFP
UAE rejects 'unfounded accusations' of involvement in Khartoum airport attack

Sudan's army-led administration claims strikes were launched from Ethiopia with UAE support

MENAMay 06, 2026
The attack in Al Kahly Zeidan killed 17 family members of Abu Aqla Kaikal, pictured, a former paramilitary officer who defected to the Sudanese Armed Forces. Photo: Suna
Sudan drone strike kills 17 relatives of defector

Other attacks hit Khartoum Airport and military sites in Omdurman

MENAMay 04, 2026
Houses more than 200 years old are disappearing, mostly because of neglect. Hamza Hendawi / The National
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Derelict buildings becoming a blot on the landscape of Cairo's medieval quarter

Historic area bejewelled by Mamluk and Ottoman monuments is increasingly scarred by demolition and disrepair

MENAMay 01, 2026
An Egyptian M60 main battle tank near the Rafah crossing with Gaza in 2024. AFP
Egypt concludes major war drills east of Suez that caused a stir in Israel

Defence Minister attends last phase of exercise and assures citizens of military's combat readiness

MENAApril 29, 2026
Sudanese patients receive medicine provided by volunteers at Omdurman's Al Nao Educational Hospital. AFP
Sudan army positions south of Khartoum attacked by wave of drones

Infantry headquarters and bases among the targets, witnesses and officials say

MENAApril 29, 2026
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba, Ethiopia. AFP
Egypt seeks to isolate Ethiopia with Africa diplomacy blitz

Cairo broadens Horn of Africa campaign of collaboration to other parts of the continent

MENAApril 25, 2026
Lebanon is expected to use its second round of direct talks with Israel to push for an extension of the ceasefire. Reuters
ExclusiveEgypt steps up diplomatic efforts to curb Israeli expansion in Lebanon

Cairo steps up engagement, setting red lines and warning against concessions, as Beirut navigates high-stakes negotiations with Israel

MENAApril 23, 2026
Palestinian children play on a street in Gaza city. Sources say the Palestinian committee appointed to govern the strip has made little progress. AFP
Four of Gaza's Palestinian committee offer to quit over slow progress

Four of body's 13 members have offered their resignation, sources say, but were urged to stay on

MENAApril 21, 2026
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