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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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Water desalination equipment at a Norweigian fjord during a demonstration by Waterise. Photo: Waterise
Norway's Waterise signs deal for desalination plant in Jordan

The project will produce 18 million cubic metres of desalinated water a year at site near Aqaba

EnergyJune 14, 2024
Syrian soldiers take part in a demining training exercise near Damascus to minimise the risk of running into their own landmines. AFP
Syrian desert ambush shows limits to Assad's civil war gains

Between six and 21 soldiers were killed the area, where Russian forces, Iranian advisers and pro-government militias operate alongside the Syrian army

MENAJune 13, 2024
Smoke rises from Israeli bombing of Rafah, as internally displaced Palestinians prepare to evacuate Al Mawasi in southern Gaza after army vehicles advanced. EPA
Gaza war summit to raise pressure on Israel amid US ceasefire drive

Jordan will host international conference at venue in Dead Sea area

MENAJune 10, 2024
People sit by the water at dusk in Aqaba. Getty
Postcard from Aqaba: Jordan's Red Sea city pitches its flag on the business map

Nature and nurture have contributed to a relaxed atmosphere in the port city

MENAJune 07, 2024
In August 2023, Jordanian authorities put drugs and weapons taken from criminal gangs in Amman and northern governorates on display to the public. Photo: Jordan Public Security
Jordan intercepts millions of Captagon pills bound for Saudi Arabia

Hauls from operations in north and south of the country include 143 kg of hashish, security forces say

MENAJune 05, 2024
EU Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas described Jordan as 'a trusted partner'. Anadolu
EU official visits Jordan and Lebanon as Syrian refugee issue re-emerges

Margaritis Schinas says Jordan is 'pillar of stability in a troubled region'

MENAJune 04, 2024
Syrian refugees in the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. AFP
Syria not ready for refugees to return from Jordan, says senior UNHCR official

Dominik Bartsch tells The National that Jordan will not expel Syrians, but economic pressure is pushing some to leave for Europe

MENAJune 04, 2024
People sit by the water at dusk in the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba. Getty
Jordan set to bounce back from economic effects of Gaza war

Visitors declined by 10 per cent in the first quarter this year, according to government data

MENAMay 30, 2024
The latest proposals seek to position Aqaba as a destination for tourism and investment. Reuters
Jordan reveals US-backed strategy to boost its Red Sea economy

The plan seeks to position Aqaba as a destination for tourism and investment

MENAMay 30, 2024
Mahmood Khelayfat, head of the Aqaba Companies for Ports Operations and Management, in front of the general cargo area of Aqaba port, on Monday. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Aqaba port leaner and safer two years after blast but Gaza war poses new problem

Deadly 2022 accident prompted changes, general manager Mahmood Khelayfat tells The National

MENAMay 29, 2024
Col Louay Al Nayef was killed in the West Mazzeh area by a bomb planted under his car. Photo: Sana
ExclusiveWho was Louay Al Nayef, the Syrian officer killed in Damascus bombing?

Mysterious killings of regime officers have risen despite civil war tipping in favour of the government

MENAMay 27, 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said progress is being made in talks with Riyadh. AFP
Saudi-Israel deal back in focus in shadow of Gaza war

US pushes for agreement to be reached as Biden looks for legacy in the Middle East

MENAMay 24, 2024
A pro-Palestinian rally in Oslo, Norway, on Sunday. AP
Jordan expects more European states to recognise Palestinian state soon

Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says move by Norway, Ireland and Spain prompted by Israel's 'outcast' status

MENAMay 22, 2024
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv. Reuters
Netanyahu arrest warrant draws Jordanian support for ICC

The US has denounced the International Criminal Court's move as 'outrageous'

MENAMay 21, 2024
Ebrahim Raisi attends a meeting with Azerbaijan's President Aliyev by the Aras river at the Iran-Azerbaijan border. The Iranian President was to lose his life on the helicopter journey home. EPA
Iron grip of Iran's clerical rulers cushions shock of Raisi's death

Sudden exit of the president could put Iran on path to hereditary rule, political analysts say

MENAMay 20, 2024
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