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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 Turkey-backed Arab tribal fighter on the outskirts of Manbij in north-eastern Syria, which is held by a Kurdish-led militia. AFP
Arab tribal leader under Kurdish-led siege in eastern Syria

Ethnic fighting over past two weeks undermines US-led order in the resource-rich area

MENASeptember 05, 2023
The flags of the Syrian Democratic Forces and Kurdish groups in Al Tamr, in north-east Syria. Reuters
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Clashes in north-east Syria kill 23, as fighting spreads

Battles reignite in oil-rich region, where up to 200 people were killed in the past week

SyriaSeptember 04, 2023
Arab tribal fighters near Jarablus in an area of Syria where more than 120 people have reportedly been killed in fighting in the past two weeks. Rami Al Sayed / The National
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Kurdish militias gaining against Arab tribes in Syria

Ethnic fighting is undermining a US-supervised order in the east

MENASeptember 03, 2023
Roula Al Ajeh, left, founder of the Bareeq learning centre in Amman, with Leen, its director. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Postcard from Amman: One Syrian's mission to help her war-hit compatriots

Roula Al Ajeh's learning centre has been such a success that Jordanians are also clamouring to attend

WeekendSeptember 01, 2023
Damage from a reported air strike on August 31, 2023 on a Syrian farm, which is situated in a drug trafficking zone near the border with Jordan. Photo: Suwayda24
Syrian farm on border drug corridor with Jordan hit from the air

There were no reported casualties from raid on the drug corridor in the south of Suwaida

MENAAugust 31, 2023
Female members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) outside Ghwayran prison in Syria's north-eastern city of Hasakeh. AFP
Old ethnic rivalries resurface as US allies in Syria fight each other

Violence spreads after Arab militia leader challenges Kurdish control in America's sphere of influence

MENAAugust 31, 2023
Suhail Thubian, front right wearing a scarf, at a demonstration at the grave of nationalist leader Sultan Basha Al Atrash in Suweida governorate. Photo: Suhail Thubian / Facebook
Anti-Assad protesters won't give up, Druze dissident vows

Suhail Thubian says state-sponsored drugs trade has contributed to protests in Suweida against regime

SyriaAugust 29, 2023
Mostly Druze demonstrators in the southern city of Suweida, Syria. AP
Challenge to Assad grows more direct in southern Syria

In Damascus, an Alawite critic of the president has been arrested, opposition sources say

MENAAugust 27, 2023
A demonstration against President Bashar Al Assad in the central square of the mostly Druze city of Suweida in south-west Syria. Credit: Suwayda24.
Signs of revival of non-violent revolution in Syria's Suweida

Members of Sunni tribes purportedly join demonstration against the president in central Suweida

MENAAugust 24, 2023
A demonstration on Wednesday against President Assad in the mostly Druze city of Suweida in south-west Syria. Suwayda24.
Druze protests in Syria grow as pro-Assad alliance looks weaker

The minority's religious leaders break their silence in support of the protest movement

MENAAugust 23, 2023
A Russian warplane burns on the Soltsy air base. AP
West faces struggle in Middle East to counter Russian narratives on Ukraine war

Moscow's 'propaganda' is allowed in the region with little counter arguments, says Polish diplomat

MENAAugust 22, 2023
Anti-government protesters gather in Sweida, south-west Syria, after a sharp rise in fuel costs. Reuters
Fuel price rise hits Assad's support among Syria's minorities

Unrest breaks out in Druze heartland while authorities crack down on dissent among Alawites

MENAAugust 21, 2023
Drugs seized on Jordan's border with Syria on Saturday after Amman's troops engaged in a firefight with smugglers.
Drug smugglers wounded by Jordanian military on Syria border

Spokesman says several traffickers were shot in the latest confrontation in Amman's war against narcotics

MENAAugust 20, 2023
The Jordanian Mafraq governate on the border crossing Jaber in July 2018. AFP
Interception of explosives marks escalation in Jordan-Syria drug war

Kingdom's military says little about what the TNT, which was being carried by a drone, was intended for

MENAAugust 17, 2023
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad's forces keep away from the north-east of the country that is controlled by US-supported Kurdish forces. AFP
Arab League's bid to end Syrian crisis faces challenges

Meeting of the League's five-nation committee signals resumption of long-dormant meetings on a new constitution

MENAAugust 16, 2023
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