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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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
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