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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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The southern Syrian governorate of Suweida, a main conduit of narcotics to Jordan. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
War on Captagon and shifting regional sands test Jordan-Syria ties

Security officials met last month, with Jordan expecting Syrian military to curb cross-border narcotics flows

JordanAugust 04, 2023
Jordan's proposed cyber law has been condemned by the US. AFP
Restrictive Jordan cyber law awaits King Abdullah's signature

Washington condemned the legislation as undermining freedom of expression

MENAAugust 03, 2023
Waseem Al Assad, cousin of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. Photo: screen grab from Facebook video. Jul 31, 2023
Syrian militia leader condemns public anger at economy

Waseem Al Assad, a cousin of President Bashar Al Assad, says the regime 'gave their blood on your behalf'

SyriaJuly 31, 2023
Syrian opposition figure Ahmad Tumeh speaks to The National in the Fatih district of Istanbul. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Syrian civil war: undercurrents in a frozen conflict

Ahmad Tumeh says Russia’s problems in Ukraine have helped opponents of government in Damascus

SyriaJuly 28, 2023
The US says a proposed law to restrict online content in Jordan could erode freedom of expression in the kingdom. PA
US criticises Jordan's proposed cyber law

US says the kingdom cannot thrive if the curbs on online content are allowed to become law

MENAJuly 26, 2023
A child at the camp. photo: Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Syrian refugees' struggles harden almost six months after Turkey quake

At a camp in Reyhanli in the south-west, children remain without school and their parents live in fear of expulsion

MENAJuly 25, 2023
Haranbush camp for displaced people in Syria's northwestern rebel-held Idlib. July 19, 2023. AFP
The West seeks UN bypass to send aid to north-west Syria

A fund supported by the US and other powers bypasses the UN, diplomats and aid officials say

MENAJuly 21, 2023
Syrian refugees work at a textile workshop making a wage as day labourers in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
The underground life of Syrian entrepreneurs in Turkey

Former footballer is one of many refugees who started his business from scratch as political risk rose

MENAJuly 20, 2023
Vehicles imported from Europe through Turkey at Al-Hamam border crossing in Syria. AFP
Trade continues to boom over Turkey-Syria border

Syrian rivals trade pistachios, building materials and more after UN fails to renew agreement allowing the flow of relief supplies

MENAJuly 18, 2023
Sami Matouk, founder of a family spice business that also sells Jenin freekeh, at his store in Amman. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Jenin holds on to its quality farming tradition despite violence

Region is synonymous with quality staples, mainly roasted wheat and zaatar

MENAJuly 15, 2023
UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Co-ordinator for the Syria Crisis David Carden meets displaced people at a camp in Idlib, Syria, on July 4, 2023. EPA
The aid game affecting north-west Syria

Dispute at UN over renewal of aid deliveries to rebel north-west threatens livelihoods of many

MENAJuly 11, 2023
Jordanian ophthalmologist Elias Abu Yaghi, an eye surgeon with a half-century experience, at the Saint Luke charity clinics in Amman. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Veteran doctors at forefront of affordable health care in Jordan

At the Saint Luke clinics in Amman, expertise is vast and fees are symbolic as veteran medics offer dedicated services

HealthJuly 04, 2023
Khalil Naouri, a dealer and collector of traditional Jordanian weaving, displays a rug made by the Howeitat tribe. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Postcard from Amman: Jordan's weaving tradition holds history in its fibres

Patterns, materials and methods of production reflect the kingdom's heritage, says dealer and collector Khalil Naouri

WeekendJune 30, 2023
A man stands next to solar panels at a roof of a building in Damascus, Syria, in 2022. Reuters
Syrians suffer patchy electricity supply as summer heat pushes up demand

Power shortages are uneven across the country

SyriaJune 22, 2023
A Syrian refugee working at a falafel and shawerma shop in Yasmin-Badr. Photo: Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Rising economic pressures amplify struggle for Jordan's Syrian refugees

In exile in Amman, some rely on the kindness of neighbours to survive

MENAJune 18, 2023
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