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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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      Egyptian authorities hold talks with Palestinian factions in Cairo to select a technical committee for Gaza. EPA
      Gaza's interim government holds first meeting in Egypt after one-day delay

      Talks held under Egyptian auspices and attended by 12 committee members

      MENAJanuary 16, 2026
      Egyptian authorities holding talks with a Hamas delegation and representatives of various Palestinian factions, in Cairo, on Wednesday, to select a technical committee for Gaza. EPA
      Palestinian factions agree on formation of 12-man committee to run Gaza

      Candidates to meet to review committee's mandate and priorities, sources say

      MENAJanuary 14, 2026
      Israel Foreign Minister Gideon Saar meets Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi. Israel chose to recognise the breakaway African region last month. Photo: Gideon Saar / X
      Egypt expands military goals in Somalia after Israel's Somaliland recognition

      Cairo fears breakaway region could herald Israeli-Ethiopian axis in Horn of Africa

      MENAJanuary 14, 2026
      Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris addresses the media in Khartoum. AFP
      Sudanese PM says government has returned to Khartoum

      Army-backed administration pledges reconstruction, stability and improved public services

      MENAJanuary 12, 2026
      A Palestinian child cries from the cold and harsh living conditions after his family's tent was damaged in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. EPA
      Palestinian factions expected to finalise Gaza committee

      Meeting will be followed by US President Donald Trump announcing Board of Peace for the territory, sources say

      MENAJanuary 11, 2026
      Members of the Sudanese Red Crescent and forensic experts exhume bodies from makeshift graves for reburial in Khartoum's suburb of Al Azhari. AFP
      Sudanese search for bodies of loved ones to bury in shattered capital

      Residents return to a difficult recovery after the army drove out rival paramilitary forces last year

      MENAJanuary 09, 2026
      Hamas fighters patrol a street in Gaza. AFP
      ExclusiveHamas secretly elects new Gaza chief and fills political bureau vacancies

      Names of those elected to be withheld until the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement begins

      MENAJanuary 09, 2026
      Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Government Palace in Beirut last December. EPA
      Egypt's military increasing support to Lebanon’s army, sources say

      Advisers have been sent and weapons to follow as part of efforts to strengthen the Lebanese state

      MENAJanuary 05, 2026
      Sudanese army cadets prepare to march after completing their training in the capital Khartoum. AFP
      Sudan heads into 2026 with shifting front lines and no end to war in sight

      Stricken nation is at risk of breaking up, as civilians face hunger and violence

      MENADecember 31, 2025
      The Doraleh port in Djibouti City, the capital of Djibouti. Xinhua via AFP
      Egypt finalises deal to develop Djibouti's port in bid to pressure Ethiopia over Nile dam

      Deputy Prime Minister Kamel El Wazir seals the deal during a visit to the Horn of Africa nation

      MENADecember 31, 2025
      The Doraleh Multi-purpose Port in Djibouti. AFP
      ExclusiveEgypt increases pressure on Ethiopia through Eritrea and Djibouti port deals

      Cairo will develop strategic seaports as Nile dispute escalates

      MENADecember 24, 2025
      Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan will discuss ways to end Sudan's civil war during his Cairo visit, the Egyptian presidency said. AFP
      Break-up of Sudan is a 'red line' it will not stand by and watch, warns Cairo

      Warning coincides with visit to Cairo by Sudan's army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan

      MENADecember 18, 2025
      Donald Trump holds Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's hand during a meeting in October, when Egypt hosted a summit on ending the Gaza war. Reuters
      ExclusiveEgypt's El Sisi plans to visit US this month for talks with Trump

      El Sisi expected to discuss Gaza, Cairo's relations with Israel and Ethiopia's dam on the Nile with the US President, say sources

      MENADecember 12, 2025
      Sudan's armed forces have been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in a devastating civil war since 2023. AFP
      Army air strikes 'kill more than 1,700 civilians' in Sudan's civil war

      Actual number could be far higher as war monitoring group records more than 130 strikes on residential areas

      MENADecember 11, 2025
      Mohamed Salah arriving at Liverpool's training ground on Tuesday. PA
      'Our legend': Egyptian fans and commentators back Salah in Liverpool drama

      Some speculate that player's outburst against club and manager Arne Slot was planned

      MENADecember 11, 2025
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