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Khaled Yacoub Oweis

Khaled Yacoub Oweis

Jordan Correspondent
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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Billions of dollars a year worth of Captagon have crossed from Syria into other Arab countries through Jordan since 2018. AFP
ExclusiveCaptagon flows that enriched Assad regime come to 'near-full halt'

Abandonment of Captagon factories has brought down production by 90 per cent

MENADecember 09, 2024
Rebel fighters ride a military vehicle, after they seized the capital and announced that they had ousted President Bashar Al Assad, in Damascus, Syria. Reuters
Syrian rebels consolidate control after bringing down Assad regime

Turkey has assured Russia rebels will not approach its troops within its zone of control, sources tell The National

MENADecember 09, 2024
A woman in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights reacts after Syrian rebels announce they have ousted President Bashar Al Assad. Reuters
Syria's future hinges on how rebel coalition manages political transition

The world woke up to a new Syria but some are wary about its prospects

MENADecember 08, 2024
Syrians celebrate after rebels declared that President Bashar Al Assad had fled Damascus on December 8, 2024. Reuters
Assad's fall leaves Syrians with challenge of healing six decades of tyranny

Political miracle shakes the Middle East as an Iranian and Russian-backed regime ends

MENADecember 08, 2024
A woman walks past a damaged vehicle after rebels passed through en route to Homs on Friday. Reuters
Syrian rebel sweep faces major test at central city of Homs

Rebels launch attack on central city of Homs as civil war balance of power shifts dramatically

MENADecember 07, 2024
A Syrian opposition flag is flown after rebels captured Hama. Reuters
Rebels look to Damascus as Assad's hold on Syria loosens

Rebels' momentum sees them poised to capture the strategically key city

MENADecember 06, 2024
A Syrian rebel fighter enters the city of Hama, in central Syria. Militants are closing in on Homs, about 45km south. AFP
Syrian rebel forces within striking distance of Homs

Kurdish-led group supported by the US takes over eastern areas near Iraq

MENADecember 06, 2024
A Syrian anti government fighter fires his rifle into the air in the streets of the west-central city of Hama on December 5, 2024. AFP
Rebels take Hama pushing army out of key Syrian city

Strategic city fell in 48 hours despite Russian air support for the army

NewsDecember 05, 2024
Anti-government fighters in buoyant mood in Suran, between Aleppo and Hama. AFP
Scars of resistance reappear in Hama as Syrian rebels advance on city

Battles for control of northern entrance to Hama will determine whether it falls to insurgents

MENADecember 04, 2024
The aftermath of a reported Israeli strike in the Mazzeh district of Damascus this month. AFP
Israel expected to maintain attacks on Hezbollah in Syria even if Lebanon truce signed

Observers expect continuation of wider regional air campaign aimed at defeating Iran-backed group

MENANovember 26, 2024
Police gather near the Israeli embassy in Amman on Sunday. Reuters
Jordan's vaunted stability under pressure after shootout

Violence in Amman rattles nerves as authorities seek to calm public anger over Israel's conduct in the conflict

MENANovember 25, 2024
Police patrol a street near the Israeli embassy in Amman on Sunday. A gunman was shot dead after he had opened fire on officers. Reuters
Shootout in Amman leaves attacker dead and three security officers injured

Witness said the man fired gunshots at a security patrol before he was chased

MENANovember 24, 2024
Hezbollah fighters parade military equipment during a press tour of a resistance camp in southern Lebanon last year. EPA
How Hezbollah built a web of militias and arms supplies in Syria

President Bashar Al Assad's attempt to avoid direct involvement in Iran's struggle with Israel is failing as attention turns to Hezbollah's regional allies

MENANovember 23, 2024
Josep Borrell speaks to the press ahead of an EU Foreign Affairs Council at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday. EPA
Josep Borrell cites personal experience in calling for Middle East peace

The foreign policy chief, whose term ends this month, is on a tour of the region to advocate for end to war in Gaza

MENANovember 21, 2024
King Abdullah II addresses the first ordinary session of Jordan's 20th Parliament on Monday. Photo: @RHCJO / X
King Abdullah pledges continued support for Gaza amid domestic pressures

Hamas-Israel war has affected the kingdom's economy and posed societal challenges

MENANovember 18, 2024
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