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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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Syrian government security forces pictured in the southern province of Daraa. AFP
Four Alawites killed as Syria seeks overseas support for stability

Clashes erupt between government forces and Kurds, while status of Druze population in Sweida remains unresolved

MENASeptember 29, 2025
A torn portrait of former Syrian president Bashar Al Assad on the ground at Mezzeh Airbase on the outskirts of Damascus. EPA
Syria issues arrest warrant for Bashar Al Assad on murder and torture charges

Syrian official says laws must be overhauled to prosecute former president

MENASeptember 28, 2025
Another meeting has been lined up between presidents Donald Trump and Ahmad Al Shara. Getty Images / Reuters
Donald Trump to meet Syria's Ahmad Al Shara, official says

US has been pushing Syrian government to sign security deal with Israel

MENASeptember 25, 2025
Members of the SDF’s military police take part in a demonstration under the banner 'With our will, we will protect our revolution', in the city of Qamishli in north-east Syria on September 17, 2025. Reuters
Military pressure on Syria's Kurds rises as Al Shara warns of war

Kurdish-led SDF seen as vulnerable in area far from its bases in the east

MENASeptember 24, 2025
Syrian Druze leader Sheikh Hikmat Al Hijri has been a vocal critic of the new government's attempts to establish central control over the country. Reuters
Syria's Druze invite UN investigators as Al Shara goes to New York

Problems with minority groups persist as new Syrian President seeks support at UN General Assembly

MENASeptember 21, 2025
A UN aid convoy passes a Syrian government checkpoint en route to Sweida city in August. The latest supplies include wheat, peanut butter and fuel. AP
Sweida receives first aid convoy directly from Damascus after US-brokered deal

Syrian authorities clear protesters blocking main road between capital and southern province as two-month stand-off ends

MENASeptember 18, 2025
Deadly clashes broke out in Sweida during the summer between pro-government forces and Druze fighters. Reuters
Sweida tensions subside but troops remain after US-brokered deal in Syria

Clashes stop but government forces hold positions around mostly Druze province

MENASeptember 17, 2025
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani, centre, with Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, left, and US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack, after signing an agreement to restore calm to Druze-majority Sweida province. AFP
Syria agrees to US-brokered deal to stabilise Sweida province

Foreign Minister Al Shibani says government will allow access to the province and use Druze troops loyal to Damascus there

MENASeptember 16, 2025
Aid sent by Qatar is driven towards Sweida, in southern Syria. Getty Images
Qatar sends aid to embattled Syrian Druze in Sweida

Food and medicine was being distributed in Sweida and in shelters in near by Deraa, official says

MENASeptember 14, 2025
A Turkish military post by the Euphrates River, on the Syrian border. The SDF and Damascus have traded accusations of attacks at the river. Reuters
Syria's Kurds recover footing as Al Shara's push for control falters

Failure to resolve Kurdish issue has affected Syria’s relations with countries including the US

MENASeptember 13, 2025
SDF fighters prepare to attend a military parade before the funeral of senior Kurdistan Workers' Party leader Nuredin Sofi, in Qamishli, north-eastern Syria. AP
US renews push to avert all-out conflict between Syria's Kurds and Damascus

Kurdish politician to travel to Damascus with proposals after meeting US officials in Amman, sources tell The National

MENASeptember 03, 2025
A convoy of UN vehicles passes a Syrian government checkpoint on its way to Sweida. AP
Hope for Syria's Druze as Damascus motorway opens to aid

Authorities allow convoys to use Damascus-Sweida road but shortages of basic goods remain

MENASeptember 01, 2025
Alawite Syrian men load up their belongings as they leave their home in Somariyyeh, a Damascus suburb. AP
Gunmen killed in renewed Syrian security campaign in Alawite coastal heartland

'Terrorist cells neutralised' while pro-government militias evict Alawites from Damascus

MENAAugust 31, 2025
Israeli troops were sent into Syria for the operation, Sana reported. Reuters
Israeli commandos land in Syria in clash over 'spy equipment'

Military site near Damascus bombed for 48 hours before Israelis went in to retrieve high-value apparatus

MENAAugust 28, 2025
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara attends the opening ceremony of the Damascus expo, the first edition held since the fall of the Assad regime. Reuters
Syria's 'long road to turn from North to South Korea' as Damascus expo opens

President Ahmad Al Shara opens one of Middle East's oldest business events

MENAAugust 27, 2025
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