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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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Smoke rises after an Israeli missile strike on Damascus on January 20. Reuters
Israel's latest aerial attack on Damascus shrouded in mystery

Iranian and Syrian media produce conflicting reports on whether or not any Iranian military personnel were killed

SyriaJanuary 30, 2024
US soldiers take part in a military exercise in Jordan in May 2017. The kingdom has a defence pact with the US and has several thousand American troops stationed in the country. AFP
Pro-Iranian militias test reach with attack on US base in Jordan

Strike that killed three occurred in strategic corner near American zone of control in Syrian desert

JordanJanuary 29, 2024
Internally displaced Palestinians leave their homes and head towards Rafah camps near the Egyptian border, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
Jordan calls for more UNRWA funding after western donors cut aid

The US and other donors announced a halt in donations to the organisation amid the war in Gaza

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 28, 2024
Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza. The group's popularity as a resistance movement has grown among Palestinians. AP Photo
How Gaza's war is shaping the Hamas of tomorrow

The militant group is set to ensure its continued presence in the Strip and the Palestinian political sphere

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 27, 2024
President Mahmoud Abbas. centre, is seen as “deeply unpopular” among Palestinians. AFP
Gaza war throws West Bank succession plans into disarray

Palestinians' longstanding anger at the PA has been deepened by the Israeli assault

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 25, 2024
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has resisted calls to hand over power to a new leader. EPA
Who are the front runners to be Palestine's next leader?

Marwan Barghouti is seen as the most unifying candidate but he is being held in an Israeli jail

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 25, 2024
A Royal Jordanian Air Force plane takes off from an air base to strike ISIS in the Syrian city of Raqqa. Reuters
Jordanian air raids to disrupt drug flows spark feud with Syria

Drug war at border escalated last month despite Arab rapprochement with Assad

JordanJanuary 24, 2024
A man who was injured after shells fell on a neighbourhood near Aleppo on January 1. EPA
Iran proxies and Assad strikes: Israel-Gaza war's effect on Syria

A stalemate in the Syrian war has turned it into a chessboard for more activated regional players, analysts say

MENAJanuary 22, 2024
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a press conference with Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. Reuters
Israel's security needs don't justify Gaza invasion, Turkey says

Hakan Fidan is in Jordan, which has also taken a tough line against Israel

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 18, 2024
Members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps take part in a rally in Tehran. Reuters
Iraqi Kurdistan repeats request for defence system after Erbil attack

Bill to equip Peshmerga was approved by US Congress in December but is waiting for Biden's signature

IranJanuary 16, 2024
Smoke billows over Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment, on January 15. AFP
World powers must stand up to 'extremist' Israel, Jordan says

Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says Gaza war threatens security of entire Middle East

JordanJanuary 16, 2024
Destruction from an Israeli air strike near Al Zawiya market in Gaza city. AFP
Israel-Gaza conflict becomes war of attrition

Regional violence on the rise despite Washington's diplomatic attempts to contain it

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 14, 2024
Mr Khalaf at his shop on Omar Khayyam street in downtown Amman. Photo: Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Threads and customers change for Amman fabric mender

Kamal Khalaf learnt the delicate craft of darning in pre-civil war Beirut

WeekendJanuary 12, 2024
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Cairo. AFP
Jordan's king discusses Gaza future with Egypt and Palestine leaders

The three leaders, who met in Aqaba, want an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 10, 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a week-long trip to countries across the region. Reuters
US seeks conflict de-escalation as Blinken lands in Israel

Secretary of State has already visited several regional capitals, as Middle East stands on the precipice of wider war

MENAJanuary 08, 2024
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