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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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US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. AFP
Netanyahu hopes to return all hostages in 'coming days'

Israeli PM's comments come as sources say US envoys travel to Egypt for talks on implementing Trump’s Gaza plan

MENAOctober 04, 2025
Delivery drivers resting while they wait for the next order outside an upscale residential compound west of Cairo, Egypt. Hamza Hendawi / The National
A city addicted to home delivery relies on Cairo’s daredevil ‘pilots'

Reckless riding driven by the pressure to reach customers as quickly as possible kills hundreds of delivery workers every year

MENAOctober 03, 2025
US President Donald Trump says Israel must stop its bombing of Gaza after Hamas announced it would release the remaining hostages it took in October 2023. PA
Hamas agrees to parts of Trump Gaza plan, including hostage release

US President says Israel must 'immediately' stop bombing Gaza

USOctober 03, 2025
A Palestinian sits amid the debris of a UN school hit in overnight Israeli strikes in Gaza city. Reuters
Key mediators help Hamas draft response to Trump's Gaza plan

Sources say Hamas will not disarm, wants timetable for Israel's withdrawal and rejects 'international mandate'

MENAOctober 01, 2025
Internally displaced Palestinians walk past a destroyed building in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
ExclusiveHamas cornered but may drag heels on Trump ceasefire plan

Militant group claims it needs time to locate and recover bodies of deceased hostages

MENASeptember 30, 2025
US President Donald Trump meets with leaders of Qatar, Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, at the UN General Assembly in New York. AP
ExclusiveArab mediators suggest changes to Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan

Suggested amendments include full Israeli withdrawal from enclave and release of hostages over two stages, sources say

MENASeptember 28, 2025
Demonstrators take part in the "National March on NYC for Gaza" in New York. Reuters
AnalysisHow a comprehensive plan for Gaza has taken shape

Diplomats hope the 'Trump 21-point plan for peace' could see light in the coming days

USSeptember 26, 2025
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday. EPA
‘I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,' says Trump

Declaration comes two days after the US President met Arab leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly

USSeptember 25, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt's Abdel Fattah El Sisi have sought to improve ties. Reuters
Egypt pursues closer ties with Iran and Turkey to counter Israel's growing expansionism

Analysts differ on whether ties between the three regional powerhouses will yield a three-nation alliance or stay on bilateral tracks

MENASeptember 23, 2025
Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and his mother, Laila Suief, at their home in Cairo after his release from prison on Tuesday. Getty Images
Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah released from prison after El Sisi pardon

British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper welcomes move and thanks president

MENASeptember 23, 2025
Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was a central figure in Egypt’s 2011 uprising that forced Hosni Mubarak to step down from power. AFP
Egypt's President El Sisi pardons activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

Pardon follows repeated pleas by his family and a series of hunger strikes

NewsSeptember 22, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, right have promoted warmer ties in recent years. Reuters
Egypt and Turkey to hold joint naval war games in Mediterranean

Sea drills are sign of expanding ties between two former rivals

MENASeptember 18, 2025
A woman prepares meals for people affected by conflict and extreme hunger in Omdurman, Sudan. Reuters
Sudan paramilitary says it killed hundreds of army fighters west of capital

Site of latest fighting is strategic axis linking capital, North Kordofan and White Nile state

MENASeptember 18, 2025
Egyptian army soldiers deployed near the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing Gaza. March 23, 2024. AFP
Egypt strengthens Sinai security and mobilises forces as Israeli tension rises

Neighbours and former enemies are seemingly on a collision course despite peace treaty

MENASeptember 18, 2025
A girl cries as she listens to the story of her family's escape from the army-held city of El Fashir in Darfur. Reuters
Sudan's military-aligned government rejects latest peace plan

Declaring itself as Sudan's only legitimate authority, government rejects equating it with rival paramilitary group

MENASeptember 14, 2025
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