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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 camp for displaced persons erected after the February 6 earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey. AFP
US human rights official says Syrian refugees still face peril if they return home

Washington has been cool towards Arab moves to accommodate President Bashar Al Assad

USFebruary 28, 2023
A view of the port of Aqaba, Jordan. AFP
What is the Aqaba Communique and why is it controversial?

The deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority may lead to a breakthrough, despite its vagueness

MENAFebruary 27, 2023
Jordanian Prime Minister Dr Bishr Al-Khasawneh, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and other officials at the meeting in Amman. Photo: Wam
Arab companies agree industrial deals worth $2bn

Projects in manufacturing and mining come under a UAE-led partnership with Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain

BusinessFebruary 26, 2023
A Palestinian confronts an Israeli military vehicle during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on February 22. AFP
Israel and Palestinians agree 'Aqaba declaration' to curb settlements

Jordan hosted security meeting in Aqaba between the two sides with US participation

MENAFebruary 26, 2023
Coffee houses of the Middle East: inside the region's historic cauldrons of culture
Coffee houses of the Middle East: inside the region's historic cauldrons of culture

From the centuries-old to the modern, the region's cafes have always been a place for the meeting of minds and exchange of political thought

WeekendFebruary 24, 2023
The strike on Damascus was the first since the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. Reuters
Five killed in Israeli air strikes on Damascus, Syria says

Attack on the central area of Kfar Souseh leads to speculation that key operative targeted

SyriaFebruary 19, 2023
Jordanian shoemaker Ahmad Sharab with shoes he designed and made. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Postcard from Amman: Shoemaker stays one step ahead in mass-market era

Ahmad Sharab, who has been in the business for 50 years, is one of the last of his breed in Jordan

WeekendFebruary 17, 2023
A Syrian man sits amid the rubble of a collapsed building in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province. AFP
Politics and class warfare taint Syria's earthquake response

Destruction mostly affected poor communities, even in regime areas

MENAFebruary 08, 2023
Emergency team members pause for a moment as they search for people in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. (AP Photo / Khalil Hamra)
Syria earthquake devastates the once resilient Salqin

Residents dug to free people with their bare hands. The city was relatively prosperous despite the civil war, until another disaster hit

SyriaFebruary 06, 2023
King Abdullah and Queen Rania at the US Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. AP
Netanyahu looms as Jordan's King Abdullah set to meet Joe Biden

In dealing with Israeli premier, the king has projected an image that Jordan is no pushover

JordanFebruary 01, 2023
Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. AP
UNRWA chief says easing Gaza blockade is vital to end misery

Sixteen-year blockade is main reason why two million people in Gaza depend on UN food aid

MENAFebruary 01, 2023
This image grab taken from a UGC video reportedly shows an explosion in Iran's Isfahan province. AFP
Expect more covert Israeli operations against Iran, say experts

Tehran confirms one of its ammunition depots in Isfahan was attacked in drone strike

IranJanuary 30, 2023
An Iraqi Shiite fighter at a border position in Al Qaim, near where the blast was heard. AFP
Pro-Iran commander among three killed in strike near Syria-Iraq border

Latest incident comes after seven people were killed when air strikes destroyed convoy carrying arms into eastern Syria from Iraq

IraqJanuary 30, 2023
Gareth Smyth in Ireland in 2018. Photo: Zeinab Charafeddine
British-Irish journalist Gareth Smyth: a Middle East specialist for whom subtlety was key

Smyth, who covered the region for three decades, died earlier this month

MENAJanuary 30, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordanian King Abdullah II. AFP
Jordan's King Abdullah meets Israeli PM Netanyahu in Amman

Meeting comes after tension in Jerusalem over visit by Israeli minister to Al Aqsa Mosque

JordanJanuary 24, 2023
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