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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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Members of Syria's security forces stand near a poster of President Bashar Al Assad in Quneitra province. Reuters
Iran's allies in Golan tread cautiously to protect Syria's value as front against Israel

Attacks on occupied territory have been limited to avoid a severe reaction that would impair Tehran's ability to supply Hezbollah

MENAAugust 27, 2024
A woman carries a portrait of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah past houses hit by Israeli air strikes, in Aita Al Shaab, a village on the border with Israel, on June 29. AP
ExclusiveTalks involving Iran halted greater Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Tehran has become a behind-the-scenes player in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, sources tell The National

MENAAugust 26, 2024
People listen to a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah broadcasted on Hezbollah's al-Manar television channel, at a coffee shop in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. AP
Hezbollah and Israel trade blows but play down fears of wider war

Source close to the group says the Iran-backed militants were attempting to reinstate deterrence balance

MENAAugust 25, 2024
Smoke and fire on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel. Reuters
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Hezbollah says operations against Israel 'completed' for day

The Israeli Ministry of Defence declared a state of emergency for 48 hours

MENAAugust 25, 2024
French-Palestinian lawyer and Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan. AFP
Push for French MEP Rima Hassan to face inquiry over Gaza protest

Leftist representative is target for controversy in France for her pro-Palestinian stance

NewsAugust 22, 2024
A member of Syria's security forces looks towards the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the city of Quneitra. Reuters
Syrian officer killed in bomb blast near Golan Heights

Assassination of Azdashir Darwish seen as latest strike against presence of Iran-linked forces in the area

MENAAugust 22, 2024
Farouq Al Qaddoumi, pictured in Tehran in 1997, was born in 1931 into a land-owning family in the now-occupied West Bank. AFP
Farouq Qaddoumi, one of the PLO's founders, dies after long illness

Once an ally of Yasser Arafat, he went on to oppose the Oslo Accords and remained a hardliner until the end

MENAAugust 22, 2024
Syrian Civil Defence members hold a vigil in Idlib marking the 11th anniversary of the chemical weapons attack in Ghouta. AFP
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Ghouta chemical attack survivors still seeking justice 11 years later

No one has been found guilty of sarin attack that killed hundreds in Damascus suburb and led to deal for Syrian government to surrender chemical weapons

MENAAugust 22, 2024
At least one fighter from Tahrir Al Sham has been killed in retaliatory attacks in Syria's Aleppo governate in the past 72 hours. AFP
Syria's sleepy Aleppo civil war front shows signs of awakening

Fighting has broken out between Turkish aligned-rebels and a Kurdish militia near Syria's second city

MENAAugust 20, 2024
Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters take part in a military parade in northern Aleppo, in 2022. AFP
Open trade in Syria hints at warming Assad-Erdogan ties

Mortar bomb attack disrupted flow of goods at crossing in divided Aleppo governorate

MENAAugust 19, 2024
One year anniversary of Anti Assad protests in Suweida.
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Syrian Druze protesters remain defiant in opposition to Assad

Peaceful uprising supported by community leaders and indirectly protected by Russia

MENAAugust 18, 2024
An American soldier on patrol in the countryside Qamishli, in easterb Syria, on June 12, 2022. AFP
Kurdish militias lift siege on army and swap prisoners in east Syria

The US stayed on the sidelines as Russia brokered deal to contain hostilities in the strategic area, where Iran also has significant presence

MENAAugust 14, 2024
Demonstrators gather during a pro-Palestine rally, near the Israeli embassy in Amman in March 2024. EPA
Jordan entangled by risk of escalation between Israel and Iran

The kingdom was criticised by pro-Palestine voices for intercepting Iranian missiles heading towards Israel in April.

MENAAugust 13, 2024
A fighter belonging to the Kurdish militia force known as Asayish stands guard at football stadium in Qamishli city in eastern Syria in March 2022. AFP
ExclusiveRussia-brokered deal reached to contain hostilities in eastern Syria

Attacks by Damascus and Iran-backed tribes on Kurdish militias raised regional tensions

MENAAugust 13, 2024
Troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces and the US-led coalition take part in military exercises in north-eastern Syria, in 2022. AFP
Iran and allies step up attacks on US forces and Kurdish militias in eastern Syria

Reports say a drone attack hit the north-eastern base housing US-led coalition troops

MENAAugust 10, 2024
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