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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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A satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows Gaza city on November 7, 2023. AP
What is Gaza's political future after the war?

The future of the Palestinian enclave looks bleak unless an agreement emerges from the ashes

Palestine-IsraelNovember 08, 2023
Jordanian military personnel prepare to drop aid into Gaza to support a field hospital. Reuters
Jordanian air force drops supplies into Gaza, King Abdullah says

It was 'very specific delivery' to a hospital run by the kingdom's military, diplomat says

Palestine-IsraelNovember 06, 2023
A rescue team in the Gaza Strip helps Palestinians after air strikes by the Israeli military. AFP
Blinken discusses Gaza ceasefire with Arab officials

US Secretary of State calls on Israel to do all it can to avoid civilian deaths

Palestine-IsraelNovember 04, 2023
U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he disembarks from an aircraft during his visit to Israel. Reuters
Blinken to discuss future of Gaza in visit to Israel and Jordan

US Secretary of State will discuss 'post-conflict options' with Israeli and Arab officials, say analysts

Palestine-IsraelNovember 02, 2023
Eighty per cent of hotel bookings by visitors to Petra in southern Jordan have been cancelled since the Israel-Gaza war broke out, according to a travel agent. Reuters
Gaza war hits tourism in the Arab Levant

Peak season bookings for Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, particularly by westerners, show signs of decline

Palestine-IsraelNovember 01, 2023
Syrian military in Deraa, where army positions have been hit by Israeli air strikes. Reuters
Israel strikes Syrian targets near Jordan as impact of Gaza war spreads

It was the second Israeli strike on army positions in Deraa governorate in less than a week

MENAOctober 30, 2023
A launching station for the Patriot missile air defence system in Slovakia. EPA
Jordan asks US for Patriot air defences to protect its borders

Military spokesman says kingdom has also requested anti-drone system

MENAOctober 29, 2023
Protesters gather near the Israeli embassy in Amman to show solidarity with the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip. AFP
Calm in Jordan's capital amid bloodshed across river

Some have expressed support for Palestinians at peaceful protests, while others have shunned indulgences in solidarity

Palestine-IsraelOctober 29, 2023
Supporters of pro-Iranian Iraqi militias on the way to Iraq's main border crossing with Jordan on October 20. Reuters
Iraqi oil supply to Jordan stops as Gaza war affects ties

Western official says stoppage constitutes Iranian intimidation of the kingdom during the Gaza war

MENAOctober 26, 2023
Palestinians receive food at a United Nations school in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday. AFP
US aid for Palestinians affected by Gaza war seen as symbolic

President Biden announced $100 million in new assistance during trip to Israel last week

MENAOctober 25, 2023
Hamas has been compared to ISIS after the attack on Israel, but one expert highlighted the differences between the two groups. AFP
Macron's plan for anti-ISIS coalition to fight Hamas 'worst idea on the table'

French President suggested expanding anti-ISIS mission but the Hamas issue is far more politically fraught

Palestine-IsraelOctober 24, 2023
A January 21, 2019 picture shows Syrian air defence batteries responding to what the Syrian state media said were Israeli missiles targeting Damascus. AFP
Israeli strikes on Syrian airports continue amid Gaza war

Two people killed in attacks on Damascus and Aleppo airports, the third this month

SyriaOctober 22, 2023
Hezbollah fighters stand guard on a building roof top to protect their supporters during a protest to show their solidarity with the Palestinians, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on October 13. AP
As Gaza war rages, militias loyal to Iran in show of strength

The worse the war becomes for Hamas, the more Iran could pressure its allies to enter it

Palestine-IsraelOctober 20, 2023
People protest near the Israeli Embassy in Amman on Wednesday as they demonstrate against the killing of hundreds of Palestinians following a strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip. AFP
Support for Gaza runs high across Jordan's mixed society

Many residents of the kingdom have relatives in the enclave and the West Bank

Palestine-IsraelOctober 19, 2023
A demonstration in Ramallah in the occupied west Bank on October 18, 2023, after the Gaza hospital strike. AFP
Tenuous grip of Palestinian President Abbas on power tested by Gaza war

Head of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank faces mounting challenges from rival groups

Palestine-IsraelOctober 18, 2023
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