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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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Security personnel loyal to President Bashar Al Assad in the southern Syrian city of Suweida. AFP
Violence grips Syria's Druze heartland after protester death

Prominent figure in protest movement says non-violence must remain at its core

SyriaMarch 01, 2024
King Abdullah of Jordan during an operation to drop aid parcels into Gaza on Tuesday. Reuters
ISRAEL-GAZA WARCountries resort to Gaza aid drops as hunger levels rise

Even Israel, condemned for restricting aid, appears to be benefitting politically

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 28, 2024
Jordanian military aircraft take part in an operation to drop aid over Gaza. AFP
Jordanian and French forces drop aid along Gaza coast

Five planes from Jordan, Egypt and France delivered the crates of aid by parachute

MENAFebruary 27, 2024
An Israeli tank stationed on the border with Gaza. AFP
Jordan warns of regional tension as Gaza truce efforts intensify

Qatar expected to host new round of talks next week as US says mediators 'came to understanding'

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 25, 2024
A man checks the damage inside an apartment building that was hit in the Kfar Souseh district of Damascus. AFP
Israeli missiles kill two in residential area of Damascus

Attack hit Kfar Souseh district, regarded as a centre of Iranian influence in Syria, where attacks have increased since Gaza war

SyriaFebruary 21, 2024
The Dome of the Rock in Al Aqsa compound. Reuters
Politicians in Israel sound alarm over limiting Al Aqsa access

Arab and Jewish Israeli officials warn of catastrophic consequences after reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will restrict access to Al Aqsa Mosque

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 20, 2024
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Al Maliki, right, and the Palestinian delegation attend a hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. EPA
Arab officials attend ICJ hearings to pile pressure on Israel

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will be among those to address sessions in The Hague

MENAFebruary 19, 2024
Captagon pills seized at Saudi Arabia's Jeddah port, hidden in a baklawa shipment. Photo: Saudi Customs Authority
Jordan and neighbours to share information on drug smuggling

Ministers agree to set up 'communication cell' after talks in Amman

MENAFebruary 18, 2024
Police members block a road in an attempt to prevent protesters from reaching a border zone with the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
Jordan's balancing act challenged by Gaza war

King Abdullah tours western capitals as Washington draws post-conflict scenarios

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 16, 2024
English class at an UNRWA school in the Wehdat refugee camp in east Amman, on February 13, 2024. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Funding dilemma facing UNRWA's operation in Jordan

A tour through the Wehdat camp in Amman reveals danger of a health crisis should the agency's role diminish

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 14, 2024
A Syrian refugee child at a camp in the Turkish city of Reyhanlu, near the border with Syria. photo: Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Syria extends permit allowing UN to deliver aid from Turkey

Russia thought to be instrumental in largely symbolic move

SyriaFebruary 12, 2024
King Abdullah will meet President Biden for the first time since a drone strike in Jordan by a pro-Iranian militia killed three US army personnel. AFP
King Abdullah to discuss Gaza war with Biden in Washington

Diplomats say King of Jordan will lobby to contain violence in the West Bank

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 11, 2024
A funeral in Tehran on January 22, 2023 for two IRGC operatives killed in Syria. Reuters.
How Tehran's parallel army exported conflict across the region

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp's reach in Middle East has been on display since the Gaza war

MENAFebruary 11, 2024
Palestinians protest against freezing funding for UNRWA outside the agency's offices in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Necessity of UNRWA's work could help it survive funding freeze

Even nations that have cut funding want organisation for Palestinian refugees to continue operations, officials say

Palestine-IsraelFebruary 11, 2024
The victory secured Jordan's first appearance in the Asian Cup final. EPA
Jordan fans revel in Asian Cup success after reaching first final

Supporters across the UAE and Jordan tell of joy after historic semi-final victory over South Korea

UAEFebruary 07, 2024
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