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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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A taxi driver in Cairo. There are at least 50,000 communal taxis operating in the city. Reuters
Writings on Cairo's communal taxis showcase Egyptian humour and piety

Some lay bare social discrepancies or speak of economic hardships, but most are humorous or religious

May 30, 2025
A Palestinian woman flees after an Israeli strike on a house in Gaza city. Reuters
Gaza ceasefire deal uncertain as Hamas views US proposal as 'biased'

Group dissatisfied with lack of guarantees over indirect talks during proposed 60-day truce, sources say

May 30, 2025
Cholera is easily preventable when clean water and sanitation are available but Sudan's infrastructure has been badly damaged by war. AP
Cholera outbreak deepens fears for children in Sudan's capital

Unicef says disease could be fatal to children weakened by hunger as 70 people die in two days

May 29, 2025
A Palestinian man carries food received from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-backed organisation approved by Israel, in Khan Younis on Thursday. AP
US says Israel backs 60-day Gaza truce

White House plan includes release of 10 hostages, resumption of aid and talks on permanent ceasefire, sources say

May 29, 2025
Palestinians take shelter in tents in Gaza city. Reuters
Gaza ceasefire talks not leading to a deal yet, source says

Talks focused on a 70-day truce and the release of 10 hostages

May 27, 2025
Women mourn relatives killed in an Israeli strike at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. AFP
Gaza truce talks resume in Cairo as air strikes kill dozens

American-Palestinian Bishara Bahbah is playing an intermediary role between the US and Hamas, sources say

May 26, 2025
A man sits amid the debris at the Fahmi Al Jarjawi School in Gaza. AFP
Gaza families erased in new wave of brutal Israeli strikes

A 70-day truce is being negotiated in Cairo amid global outcry

May 26, 2025
Palestinians leave Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on Wednesday, fearing more Israeli bombardment. Bloomberg
Gaza truce talks collapse as Israel recalls its negotiators

Hamas feeling betrayed after agreeing to unconditional release of Edan Alexander

May 22, 2025
Elie Cohen, far left, head of an Israeli spy ring, listens as he is sentenced to death by a special military court in Damascus, Syria, on May 8, 1965. AP
Israel's retrieval of Eli Cohen items revives dispute over super spy unmasking

Egypt's influential media figures boast about role of country's own spy in exposing one of Israel's most valuable assets in Syria 60 years ago

May 20, 2025
Relatives mourn Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, at Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza. AFP
Israeli strikes kill more than 130 in Gaza as Qatar talks focus on 70-day truce

Israel says it will not fully withdraw from enclave but proposes 'renewable' ceasefire not permanent one, sources say

May 18, 2025
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi receives Massad Boulos, senior advisor to the US President for Arab, Middle Eastern and African Affairs, in Cairo. AFP
El Sisi appeals to Trump to push for a Gaza truce as negotiations resume

Egyptian leader delivered his most scathing criticism of Israel during the Arab summit meeting in Baghdad

May 17, 2025
US Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff in Doha. AP
US official denies meeting between Witkoff and Hamas

US-led negotiations on Gaza are continuing to clinch a ceasefire deal

May 14, 2025
Displaced Sudanese in a shelter after being evacuated by the Sudanese army in Omdurman, as fighting rages in the city. AFP
Sudan's army and RSF in fierce fighting near Omdurman

Army allies claim hundreds of RSF fighters were killed

May 14, 2025
Steve Witkoff, US envoy to the Middle East, visits Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. He is to travel to Qatar for ceasefire talks. Reuters
US-led Gaza truce talks 'make progress'

Talks are being held simultaneously in Cairo and Doha to push for end to war, sources say

May 13, 2025
Displaced Palestinians flee Gaza city as Israel's war on the enclave rages on. EPA
Gaza truce close to being finalised in US-led talks with Hamas

Officials continue direct negotiations in Qatar to reach 21-day agreement with Israel

May 12, 2025

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