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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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Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed at the inauguration ceremony of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba, in September. The huge dam on the Nile is at the heart of a dispute with Egypt. AFP
ExclusiveEgypt increases pressure on Ethiopia through port deals with Eritrea and Djibouti

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
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces seized a key oilfield from the army this week. Reuters
Drone attack on southern oilfield held by Sudan's RSF kills dozens

RSF fighters, South Sudanese soldiers and local tribal chiefs among those believed to have been killed

MENADecember 10, 2025
Fighters from Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. AP
Al Obeid gripped by fear as Sudan's army and RSF square up for fierce battle

Some residents leave to escape drone and artillery attacks, while others place trust in army's defence of North Kordofan city

MENADecember 09, 2025
An injured man from El Fasher at a displacement camp in Al Dabba. Reuters
Sudan's RSF shifts focus of campaign to army-held Al Obeid in North Kordofan

Witnesses report drone strikes and artillery shelling of army base in besieged city

MENADecember 04, 2025
Many Hamas fighters were trapped in tunnels under Israeli-held territory after the ceasefire in Gaza took hold. Bloomberg
ExclusiveScores of Hamas fighters escape from tunnels in Israeli-held part of Gaza

Sources say as many as 300 militants may have emerged from underground after being stranded by ceasefire

MENADecember 03, 2025
A woman votes during the first round of Egyptian parliamentary elections in November. EPA
AnalysisEgypt in political soul-searching mode after El Sisi calls out voting irregularities

Calls grow for entire parliamentary election to be cancelled as flaws open up wider debate on Egyptian politics

MENADecember 02, 2025
Members of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces stand in front of the main gate of the 22nd SAF Infantry Division, in Babanusa. Reuters
Sudan's RSF overruns army garrison in key city

Video clips posted online show RSF fighters celebrating the taking of Babanusa

MENADecember 01, 2025
A Palestinian child at the Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza. AFP
ExclusiveMediators stumble in talks on Hamas fighters stranded in Gaza tunnels

Difficulties resolving militants' fate among deadlocks preventing start of second phase of peace plan

MENANovember 29, 2025
The funerary mask of the Egyptian Pharaoh Psusennes I at the Egyptian Museum. Hamza Hendawi / The National
Whither Cairo's original Egyptian Museum (the one with no Grand in its title)?

The city's original showcase of historical treasures risks becoming a relic itself with the opening of its spectacular new rival

MENANovember 28, 2025
Sudan’s army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan says claims his forces are under the sway of Islamist groups are 'lies perpetuated to scare the Americans and our brothers in Egypt'. AFP
AnalysisIs Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan beholden to Sudan's Islamists?

The National examines how Islamists clawed their way back into the military and public life after the collapse of the Al Bashir regime, helped by a marriage of necessity with SAF chief

MENANovember 28, 2025
Sudanese refugees from El Fasher arrive at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad. Reuters
Sudan's Al Burhan tones down criticism of US peace plan and issues plea to Trump

Army chief calls on Donald Trump to bring peace to Sudan in Wall Street Journal article

MENANovember 26, 2025
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