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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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Women at Zamzam camp in El Fasher, in Sudan's North Darfur state. The area has been badly affected by famine and violence. AP
Sudan's army accepts El Fasher humanitarian truce proposed by UN

Response awaited from Rapid Support Forces, which has besieged the city in Darfur for a year

MENAJune 28, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
RSF chief Gen Mohamed Dagalo, left, and army-backed Prime Minister Kamil Idris each gave addresses to the nation. Getty Images / Reuters
Rival leaders underscore Sudan's de facto partition

Comments paint picture of two distinctly different worlds that reflect nation's de facto division

MENAJune 26, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - JUNE 24: U.S. President Donald Trump returns from the 2025 NATO Summit on June 24, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. This year's NATO summit, which brings together heads of state and government from across the military alliance, was held in the Netherlands for the first time. Among other matters, members are to approve a new defense investment plan that raises the target for defense spending to 5% of GDP. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Trump announces new talks with Iran as hopes rise for Gaza truce

President says US strikes ended war in Iran as ceasefire talks resume in enclave

MENAJune 25, 2025
Sunniva Rose
Mourners during the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli air strike on a house at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters
Gaza ceasefire talks resume as Trump voices optimism

The US President said striking Tehran would help secure release of hostages held by Hamas

MENAJune 25, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Iran said it would not respect a ceasefire if there were no further attacks by Israel. Reuters
Middle East pushes to preserve fragile peace between Israel and Iran

Iran seeks to repair Gulf ties after attack on Qatar base

MENAJune 24, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
A mural in Tehran that reads 'Now is our turn'. EPA
How Oman, Qatar, Egypt and Russia helped to achieve Israel-Iran ceasefire

Collaboration included passing messages, and threats, between Iran and Trump administration

MENAJune 24, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Egypt's border with Gaza. Cairo has been sharply critical of Israel's war on the enclave. EPA
Egypt faces prospect of Iran defeat further empowering Israel

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has criticised Israeli actions in talks with foreign officials

MENAJune 23, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
The Iron Dome, the Israeli air defence system, intercepts missiles fired from Iran over Tel Aviv. EPA
Iran missiles in night sky symbolise problems ahead for Egyptians

Government's worst fear is that war will compound Egypt's economic woes and spark public unrest

MENAJune 18, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Smoke and flames rise from an oil refinery in southern Tehran on Sunday after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike. AFP
Escalation masks possible talks to end Israel-Iran war

Oman and other channels for negotiation remain open to wind down unprecedented conflict between historical rivals

MENAJune 15, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
A rescue personnel walks next to a damaged vehicle in Ramat Gan, Israel. Reuters
Egypt puts military on high alert and tests air defence systems

Top officials consider measures to ensure sufficient reserves of essential food and other basic items

MENAJune 15, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
A billboard in Tehran's Enghelab Square shows assassinated Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani, flanked by assassinated Hamas and Hezbollah leaders. EPA
Iran and Turkey increasingly involved in Gaza talks as Egypt takes a step

Cairo's diminished role may stem from fraught ties with the US, tension with Israel and economic woes

MENAJune 12, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Yasser Abu Shabab, leader of the Israeli-backed gang in Gaza. The group is opposed to Hamas. Photo: Supplied
Daily killings as Hamas and Israel-backed gang engage in battle of attrition

Group carries out attacks and raids on tunnels as Israel expands control over enclave

MENAJune 09, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Displaced Sudanese flee on animal-drawn carts following attacks in mid-April, blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, on the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur. Reuters
More than four million refugees have fled Sudan war, UNHCR says

UNHCR says milestone follows a series of attacks in Darfur, including camps for displaced

MENAJune 03, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Gen Mohamed Dagalo, leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has warned the army against launching attacks from Al Obeid, in North Kordofan. Reuters
RSF chief threatens to attack army-held Sudanese city of Al Obeid

Gen Mohamed Dagalo rules out negotiations with armed forces after two years of civil war

MENAJune 03, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
A Palestinian man inspects the rubble following Israeli strikes on the Al Qattaa family home in Al Tuffah neighbourhood in Gaza city on Saturday. AFP
'Totally unacceptable': US rejects Hamas response to Gaza truce plan

Militant group wants to stagger the release of hostages and a commitment on aid

MENAMay 31, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
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