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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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A Syrian man casts a ballot in the parliamentary election in Damascus on Monday. AFP
Southern boycott as Syria holds election for pro-Assad parliament

One man was wounded as security forces fired at a protest in Suweida

MENAJuly 15, 2024
A crater inside a residential complex following an Israeli strike in the neighbourhood of Kafr Souseh in Damascus. AFP
Israel strikes 'security square' in Damascus in latest Gaza war spillover

Syrian military says one soldier killed in attack on Kfar Souseh, where it and Iranian allies have intelligence bases

MENAJuly 14, 2024
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Syrian President Bashar Al Assad back in 2011. AFP
Erdogan's diplomatic overtures to Assad likely to yield only minor wins

Talks with Damascus could help Turkish leader ease domestic concerns

MENAJuly 12, 2024
Israeli police and soldiers block a road as smoke rises in the background after two people were critically wounded by a rocket in the Golan Heights. EPA
Israel strikes Syrian targets in Golan after assassinating Hezbollah weapons man

Sources say that Hassan Nasrallah's former bodyguard Yasser Kranbish was targeted by Israel for his role in smuggling weapons from Syria

MENAJuly 10, 2024
An UNRWA-run school after Israeli bombardment in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday. AFP
Jordan to host event aimed at gathering UNRWA support

UN agency living 'hand to mouth', chief Philippe Lazzarini says after meeting in Amman

MENAJuly 09, 2024
Syrian demonstrators vandalise a Turkish army observation position in Ibbin Samaan, in Aleppo province. AFP
Turkey assures allies in Syria amid possible easing of hostilities with Assad government

Violence against Turkish interests broke out in Ankara's zone of control this week

MENAJuly 04, 2024
The coffin of a man killed in anti-Turkish riots, in the Syrian city of Afrin in the Aleppo countryside, July 2, 2024. EPA
Turkey reopens Syrian border crossing to defuse regional unrest

Anger against Ankara's policies rose as Syrian refugees came under renewed violence

MENAJuly 03, 2024
Protesters damage a Turkish military checkpoint during a protest against the Ankara government, in Atarib, Syria. EPA
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Protesters, Turkish troops and militias clash in northern Syria

Turkey is home to around three million Syrian refugees and also controls a buffer zone in northern Syria

MENAJuly 02, 2024
This is the latest diplomatic move in efforts backed by US opponents to re-establish ties between Ankara and Damascus. Reuters / AFP
ExclusiveIraq jumps into Assad-Erdogan mediation arena

Iraqi Prime Minister started the diplomatic move following an April meeting with Erdogan in Baghdad, sources say

MENAJuly 01, 2024
People swim in the Euphrates, east of the Iraqi city of Karbala, amid increasing temperatures. AFP
Heatwave grips countries across Middle East during Eid Al Adha

People across Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Jordan face challenges coping with rising temperatures

MENAJune 16, 2024
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
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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
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