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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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Syria's Interior Ministry said forces have been deployed to Suweida after deadly clashes in the southern city. AFP
Israel strikes Syria after Druze civilians die in fighting

Syrian Defence Ministry deploys forces to Druze heartland in latest outbreak of violence

MENAJuly 14, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
A helicopter drops water to extinguish a forest fire in the town of Rabia, in Syria's Latakia countryside. AP
Syria shuts land crossing with Turkey as fires brought under control

Syrian civil defence reports successful containment near frontier with Hatay

MENAJuly 13, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Syria's Interim President Ahmed Al Shara, left, receives US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, in Damascus. EPA
Feud escalates between Damascus and US-backed Kurds

Gaps widen between President Ahmad Al Shara and his secular Kurdish foes despite American efforts

MENAJuly 10, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara receives US special envoy Thomas Barrack, right, in Damascus on Wednesday. EPA
Syrian President and Kurdish militia leader fail to meet in Damascus

US-backed SDF is major obstacle to consolidation of power under Ahmad Al Shara

MENAJuly 09, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Israeli tanks near the Druze village of Majdal Shams on the border with Syria in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. EPA
Middle East observers alarmed by US claim Israel's borders are 'illusions'

US official's comments to media suggest Israel has scope to chip away at other nations' land

MENAJuly 09, 2025
Thomas Helm
President Donald Trump and Syria's interim President Ahmad Al Shara in Riyadh. AP
AnalysisUS accommodates Syria's former 'terrorist' HTS but maintains pressure

Damascus prizes newly developed ties with Washington but Israeli actions complicate the picture

MENAJuly 08, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria's Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo / Ghaith Alsayed)
Accusations fly over who to blame for Syrian wildfires

Jordan and Turkey have sent assistance, including aircraft, to help battle blazes

MENAJuly 06, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Assad loyalists arrested in Syria, clockwise from top left, Brig Gen Rami Ismail, Col Thaer Hussein, Col Ziad Kokash, Waseem Al Assad, Maj Gen Mizr Suwan and Maj Gen Mowaffaq Haidar. Photo: Syrian Ministry of Interior
Special reportInside the Syrian government's hunt for Assad military loyalists

High-profile figures from the former regime are being captured by the authorities in Damascus

MENAJuly 03, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Security troops stand by as people inspect the aftermath of a suicide attack at the Mar Elias church in Damascus. AFP
Attacks on minorities increase as hardline Islamists turn on Syria’s new leader

Deadly Damascus church attack deepens challenge to Ahmad Al Shara’s authority

MENAJune 25, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Syrian security forces arrest suspects over the suicide bomb attack on a Damascus church. AFP
Two militants linked to Damascus church bombing killed

Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah, a newly formed radical group, has claimed responsibility for the deadly church bombing in Damascus.

MENAJune 24, 2025
Nada Maucourant Atallah
Syrian security forces secure the area at Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus following the suicide bombing. Reuters
Syria church bombing threatens political gains of Christians and Syrian state

Government’s quest for international legitimacy relies on protecting minorities

MENAJune 23, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Palestinian militant Talal Naji was ordered to leave Syria after briefly being detained. Reuters
Exclusive Syria expels top pro-Iran militant

Removal of Palestinian radical Talal Naji could help Damascus benefit from Israel-Iran war

MENAJune 22, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Columns of smoke rise from fires at the Sharan oil depot in Tehran, after Israeli strikes. Reuters
ExclusiveAssad-era general asks Iran for funds to launch anti-Israel front in Syria

Ghiath Dalla may be on Don Quixotic mission because Iran is too busy trying to survive war, sources say

MENAJune 19, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Iraq's Al Qaim border crossing in Anbar province, about 400km west of Baghdad, was closed when Hayat Tahrir Al Sham forces took control of Damascus in December. Photo: Iraqi Border Points Commission
ExclusiveSyrian government sends 3,000 troops to border with Iraq

Iraqi official dismisses suggestion of militia movements

MENAJune 17, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Smoke rises over Tehran after Israel attacked an Iranian broadcaster. Getty Images
Israel attacks Iranian TV station as it claims 'aerial superiority'

Strike hits Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting station in Tehran

MENAJune 16, 2025
Amr Mostafa
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