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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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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi waits to welcome French President Emmanuel Macron in Cairo on April 7. Reuters
Egypt and Israel near point of open hostility but not outright conflict

Egypt's anger over Gaza war and military reinforcements in Sinai cited as the cause of growing tension

MENAApril 21, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Palestinians help an injured elderly man following an Israeli strike on a metalsmith workshop at the Zaytoun neighbouhood in Gaza City on April 13. AFP
Gaza ceasefire talks stall over hostage release and truce duration

Israel is still insisting on disarming Hamas and its leaders going into exile, sources say

MENAApril 15, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
A disabled tank abandoned in a residential district of Sudan's capital Khartoum. Reuters
War has exposed Sudan's fragile credentials of nationhood

Analysts warn the conflict is likely to continue indefinitely and fear the country may face another breakup

MENAApril 14, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Sudan's civil war has ravaged Africa's third largest country since it began almost two years ago. Reuters
Power outages in Sudan after attack on hydroelectric dam

National army accuses RSF of targeting power station north of capital

MENAApril 05, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Displaced Palestinians flee the Shejaiya district as Israel escalated operations against Hamas, east of Gaza City. Ahmad Salem / Bloomberg
Israel's new plan for a 40-day truce 'rejected by Hamas'

Israel had previously rejected Egypt's proposal for a Gaza ceasefire

MENAApril 05, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Gen Mohamed Dagalo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, whose brother has threatened RSF deserters with death. Reuters
RSF shoots down army aircraft in Darfur, fuelling fears of civil war spreading north

Nearly 100 villagers killed in shelling blamed on the RSF south of Khartoum's sister city of Omdurman

MENAApril 03, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Palestinians mourn those killed in the latest Israeli strikes, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Reuters
Israel 'rejects Egypt's Gaza truce proposals' as strikes continue

Israeli officials instead tell mediators they are committed to plan presented by US envoy, according to sources

MENAMarch 31, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Sudan's army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan visits the presidential palace in Khartoum after it was recaptured from the RSF. Reuters
Sudan's army chief vows to continue fight against RSF after retaking capital

War is expected to rage in the west and south of the country, where paramilitary has allied with rebel group

MENAMarch 30, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Palestinian protesters hold a sign reading 'Hamas Doesn't Represent Us' during a demonstration in northern Gaza. Bloomberg
ExclusiveHamas claims Gaza protests ‘a paid Israeli attempt' to pressure it to disarm

Demonstrations intensified across the Palestinian strip this week in a rare display of public dissent against the group

MENAMarch 28, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
Women in Port Sudan celebrate the Sudanese army's recapture of the capital Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces. Reuters
Khartoum quiet after Al Burhan declares Sudan's capital free of Rapid Support Forces

Small crowds greet troops and volunteers, while others are sceptical that Dagalo’s forces have retreated to Darfur

MENAMarch 27, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Sudan's army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, centre, is greeted by troops at Khartoum's presidential palace, which was recently recaptured from the Rapid Support Forces. AP
Al Burhan says RSF run out of Khartoum after Sudanese army reclaims airport

Army troops and allied volunteers reclaim military bases in Jebel Auliya area

MENAMarch 26, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Palestinian girls leave their homes after the Israeli army issued eviction orders for Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 25, 2025. Reuters
Egypt's Gaza ceasefire proposals make little headway despite talks continuing

Israeli and Hamas officials have held a series of meeting in Cairo since last week

MENAMarch 25, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Soldiers from Sudan's army celebrate after capturing the Republican Palace in Khartoum, from RSF forces on March 21. AP Photo
AnalysisSudan's war far from over despite significant army gains over RSF

Victories in Khartoum have restored prestige of military, with RSF maintaining strongholds in west

MENAMarch 24, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Sudanese troops and allied fighters celebrate after retaking control of the presidential palace in Khartoum. AP
Sudan's army seizes more key sites in the capital from RSF

Military and allied forces wrests back control of the central bank, National Museum and an island in the Nile

MENAMarch 22, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Sudanese army troops celebrate after regaining control of the presidential palace in central Khartoum on Friday. Reuters
Sudan's army retakes presidential palace after fierce battle in central Khartoum

Landmark had been taken by rival RSF paramilitary group nearly two years ago

MENAMarch 21, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
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