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      Khaled Yacoub Oweis

      Khaled Yacoub Oweis

      Jordan Correspondent
      Location
      Jordan
      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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      Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi is met in Damascus by Syria Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani. Photo: Sana
      Jordan and Syria hold talks as nations look to solve Strait of Hormuz crisis

      Economic crisis sparked by regional war has put Damascus and Amman at heart of search for solutions

      MENAJune 14, 2026
      Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital Damascus is popular with tourists. Ahmed Falaha / The National
      Play02:37
      DispatchThe mosque of seven fires: Syria's Umayyad gem enters new era of restoration

      UAE pledges to renovate one of Islam's most important religious sites amid signs of rising interest in stabilising post-Assad Syria

      MENAJune 12, 2026
      Benjamin Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister. AFP
      Netanyahu to run for re-election as Israel fights on several fronts

      Polls are not favourable to the Prime Minister, but he has defied expectations before

      MENAJune 10, 2026
      Police stand guard during a protest in Amman. Three personnel were killed in the raid in the east of the capital. Getty Images
      Jordan sentences drug dealer to death for killing three security personnel

      Killing in tribal area shook the kingdom, a market and main conduit for narcotics in the region

      MENAJune 07, 2026
      Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani, right, meets Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers. Photo: Sana
      Syrian Foreign Minister Al Shibani arrives in Algiers for ice-breaking visit

      Algerian extremists and support for oil and gas sector on agenda, sources say

      MENAJune 04, 2026
      Flooding has done little to replenish Syria's depleted groundwater reserves. AFP
      Flooding masks Syria’s ‘catastrophic’ water shortage caused by illegal wells

      Scientist tells The National that new authorities must tackle severe aquifer damage from civil war-era lawlessness

      MENAJune 03, 2026
      An anti-US mural on a street in Tehran. Reuters
      AnalysisMiddle East redefines ceasefire as low-intensity war, regional officials warn

      Fears grow of persistent Middle East warfare, with or without a US-Iran deal

      MENAJune 02, 2026
      Floodwaters in Syria's Deir Ezzor province after heavy rain and the opening of dams in Turkey pushed the Euphrates to its limit. AFP
      Play00:40
      Euphrates River flooding recedes in eastern Syria

      The area affected is sensitive politically and economically

      MENAMay 31, 2026
      The Syrian Arab Airlines YK-ATA Ilyushin Il-76 plane was upgraded by the Assad regime to carry high-ranking officials. Photo: Aleksandr Markin
      Russia returns military aircraft to Syria in sign of developing ties

      The Ilyushin Il-76 was used by brother of former president to flee to Moscow as rebels entered Damascus

      MENAMay 19, 2026
      The Syrian pound is slightly weaker against the US dollar than during the last year of the Assad regime. Reuters
      Syria's new central bank chief sets goal of improved living standards

      Safwat Raslan takes over governorship after sudden removal of Abdulkader Husrieh

      MENAMay 17, 2026
      The city of Aqaba in Jordan. The country is seeking to boost foreign direct investment. Getty Images
      Planned $1.1bn green ammonia project in Jordan to feed economic growth

      Aqaba project awarded to Polish-Emirati consortium – with plan to produce 100,000 tonnes a year

      EnergyMay 15, 2026
      President Ahmad al-Sharaa is seen meeting with an Emirati economic delegation at the People’s Palace in Damascus. Photo: Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic
      Al Shara removes elder brother but system remains in Syrian leader's tight grip

      Move comes as part of President's minor reshuffle of senior government

      MENAMay 10, 2026
      A Lebanese delegation, led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, arrived at Damascus International Airport on an official visit to Syria. SANA
      Play00:26
      Lebanese Prime Minister discusses security co-operation with Syria's Al Shara

      Rare visit by Nawaf Salam to Damascus takes place in shadow of Iran war, which raised domestic tension in Beirut

      MENAMay 09, 2026
      US military equipment being taken from Syria last month. Authorities in Damascus say they can handle counterterrorism matters on their territory. EPA
      Syria arrests armed Uzbek fighters after stand-off in Idlib

      Thousands of foreign fighters remain in country after civil war, as Damascus assures US it can stamp out militants

      MENAMay 06, 2026
      The aftermath of a Jordanian strike on an suspected drugs and weapons cache in the village of Arman, in Sweida, southern Syria. AFP
      Jordan's air raids on Syrian border highlight emergence of new breed of drug smugglers

      Weekend operation targeted suspected traffickers adept at using balloon technology

      MENAMay 04, 2026
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