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Khaled Yacoub Oweis

Khaled Yacoub Oweis

Jordan Correspondent
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Khaled has been a journalist for 25 years, mostly with Reuters in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and London. He covered the outbreak of Arab uprisings in Yemen and Syria, Hafez Al Assad's rule, Iraq under Saddam Hussein and was war correspondent in Baghdad during the 2003 US invasion. He joined The National as Chief Foreign Writer in 2019 before moving to Amman. He was a Visiting Fellow for more than three years at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin.
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Demonstrators attend a rally in support of Hezbollah and to protest against the Lebanese government's decision to expel the Iranian ambassador, outside Iran's embassy in Beirut on March 26, 2026. AFP
AnalysisHezbollah-Israel war tests Lebanon's viability as a state

Internal fissures expected to resurface as Israeli attacks force mass exodus from areas considered the Iran-backed group's support base

MENAMarch 27, 2026
Shoppers at a fruit and vegetable stall in Amman. AFP
Jordan under pressure from rising wartime shipping costs

Prices expected to soar despite government measures to help importers

MENAMarch 20, 2026
An Iranian missile that fell in a rural area of Qamishli, north-east Syria, on March 4. EPA
AnalysisSyria stays out of Iran war but keeps eye on later gains

Conflict delays reconstruction funding but could enhance country's strategic value to its US and Arab allies

MENAMarch 19, 2026
Syrian army units continue patrol and deployment activities along the Lebanon border, in the Qalamoun region north-east of Damascus, in January. AFP
The tension rising between Syria and Hezbollah in the shadow of the Iran war

Both sides have much to lose if the border situation spins out of control

MENAMarch 13, 2026
Displaced families who had taken refuge in Qamishli travel home to Afrin, northern Syria. AFP
Syria reopens key eastern road as tension with SDF eases and displaced return

Sections of M4 had been shut since government troops reclaimed areas held by Kurdish-led group

MENAMarch 13, 2026
People seeking to travel from Lebanon to Syria. Getty Images
Syria escape route shut to Lebanese as Israel's war with Hezbollah escalates

Post-Assad government has not forgiven Beirut for Hezbollah's intervention in Syria's civil war

MENAMarch 10, 2026
The war marks the first time that Jordan has subjected to significant attacks since the 1967 war with Israel. Getty Images
Postcard from AmmanCity’s tempo barely shifts despite Iranian fire

With damage from missiles and drones limited, life goes on unabated for many

MENAMarch 06, 2026
Syrian forces sent to face Kurdish-led militias have moved to the border with Lebanon. AFP
ExclusiveSyria sends elite troops to border with Lebanon as war spreads

Rise of US-friendly government in Damascus has robbed Hezbollah of its base in Syria

MENAMarch 03, 2026
Reporters are seen in the briefing room near a television monitor displaying an illustration reading 'Trump at War' alongside a photo of US President Donald Trump at the White House. AFP
AnalysisCan a Venezuela scenario develop in Iran with Khamenei eliminated?

A figure more open to compromise could emerge, but hardliners remain strong and the war could be a long one

MENAMarch 02, 2026
Security personnel and officials gather at the scene of an exchange of prisoners between Syrian authorities and Druze fighters, in Sweida city. AFP
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Syria swaps troops for Druze prisoners in deal brokered by Al Shara's brother

Chief of staff managed talks on behalf of government in Damascus

MENAFebruary 26, 2026
A Syrian soldier was killed in an attack on an army compound near Al Mayadin, east of Deir Ezzor. EPA
ISIS kills Syrian soldier in intensified eastern campaign

At least nine Syrian security personnel killed in east as ISIS declares war against President Ahmad Al Shara

MENAFebruary 24, 2026
A fighter from ISIS under its black banner. The group claims it has renewed its campaign of violence in Syria. Getty Images
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ISIS declares war on Syrian President Al Shara's government

Extremist group pledges to fight Damascus 'relentlessly'

MENAFebruary 22, 2026
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara came to power in late 2024 after leading a rebel offensive. EPA
Syria's President Al Shara pardons kidnappers and drug users in amnesty

Reprieve comes amid delays in reforming Bashar Al Assad's legal regime

MENAFebruary 19, 2026
Lebanese lorry drivers block the road on Lebanon's side of the Masnaa-Jdaidt Artouz border crossing on February 10 in protest against Syria's decision to ban the entry of non-Syrian cargo vehicles. AFP
Syria's protectionist move to support local lorry drivers raises cost of business for neighbours

Ban on entry of vehicles carrying goods is delaying deliveries and pushing up shipping rates

MENAFebruary 18, 2026
A US-led coalition plane prepares to take off from Shaddadi base in Hasakah, Syria, from which American troops have now withdrawn. Getty Images
US withdraws from major base in north-east Syria amid regional volatility

Washington handed base in the south to Damascus last week

MENAFebruary 15, 2026
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