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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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Israeli police at the scene of a shooting near the Allenby border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan. AFP
Jordanian lorry driver kills three Israelis at Allenby crossing

Attack at the Allenby Bridge crossing comes amid tension between Jordan and Israel over Gaza war

MENASeptember 08, 2024
Young mechanics work on a car at the Qalandiya refugee camp. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
'No liquidity': Israel's punitive measures bite in the West Bank

Cancellation of work permits amid Gaza war cuts off flow of money from tens of thousands of Palestinians with jobs in Israel

MENASeptember 06, 2024
Jewish ultra-nationalists, emboldened by the Israel-Gaza war, have been encouraging more incursions into Al Aqsa. Reuters
ExclusiveExtremists at Al Aqsa will lead Israel to ruin, Awqaf head says

Religious ultra-nationalists have been encouraging more incursions into the site

MENASeptember 05, 2024
An anti-government protester in Tel Aviv on Monday holds a placard depicting the six hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza at the weekend. Reuters
Israeli protesters rebuke Netanyahu over Gaza ceasefire conditions

Rallies that began on Sunday and continued into Monday halted most of Tel Aviv's activities

MENASeptember 02, 2024
An empty waiting area at Ben Gurion International Airport. Israel's largest labour union, Histadrut, called for a nationwide general strike yesterday urged Israeli Prime Minister to reach a deal to free the remaining hostages held by Hamas. EPA
Israel general strike under way in latest push for ceasefire deal

Demonstrators continued rallies hours after Tel Aviv ordered end to nationwide general strike

MENASeptember 02, 2024
Smoke rises over Jenin camp during heavy clashes in the occupied West Bank on Saturday. EPA
West Bank Palestinians face violence even away from front lines

From lives lost to economic damage, the effects of Israeli incursions since the Gaza war started are widespread

MENASeptember 01, 2024
Worshippers arrive at Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem before Friday prayers. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Calm at Al Aqsa as worshippers gather for Friday prayers

Proposals to increase Jewish visits to the site and to build a synagogue there drew protests from Muslim nations

MENAAugust 30, 2024
The Al Aqsa Mosque compound is a site considered holy by Muslims, Jews and Christians, and is a focal point of Israeli-Palestinian tensions. AP
Jordan condemns Israeli plan to fund breaching of Al Aqsa Mosque

Foreign Minister says proposal for tours to Islamic holy site could provide the spark in an 'explosive situation'

MENAAugust 28, 2024
Members of Syria's security forces stand near a poster of President Bashar Al Assad in Quneitra province. Reuters
Iran's allies in Golan tread cautiously to protect Syria's value as front against Israel

Attacks on occupied territory have been limited to avoid a severe reaction that would impair Tehran's ability to supply Hezbollah

MENAAugust 27, 2024
A woman carries a portrait of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah past houses hit by Israeli air strikes, in Aita Al Shaab, a village on the border with Israel, on June 29. AP
ExclusiveTalks involving Iran halted greater Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Tehran has become a behind-the-scenes player in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, sources tell The National

MENAAugust 26, 2024
People listen to a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah broadcasted on Hezbollah's al-Manar television channel, at a coffee shop in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. AP
Hezbollah and Israel trade blows but play down fears of wider war

Source close to the group says the Iran-backed militants were attempting to reinstate deterrence balance

MENAAugust 25, 2024
Smoke and fire on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel. Reuters
Hezbollah says operations against Israel 'completed' for day

The Israeli Ministry of Defence declared a state of emergency for 48 hours

MENAAugust 25, 2024
French-Palestinian lawyer and Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan. AFP
Push for French MEP Rima Hassan to face inquiry over Gaza protest

Leftist representative is target for controversy in France for her pro-Palestinian stance

NewsAugust 22, 2024
A member of Syria's security forces looks towards the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the city of Quneitra. Reuters
Syrian officer killed in bomb blast near Golan Heights

Assassination of Azdashir Darwish seen as latest strike against presence of Iran-linked forces in the area

MENAAugust 22, 2024
Farouq Al Qaddoumi, pictured in Tehran in 1997, was born in 1931 into a land-owning family in the now-occupied West Bank. AFP
Farouq Qaddoumi, one of the PLO's founders, dies after long illness

Once an ally of Yasser Arafat, he went on to oppose the Oslo Accords and remained a hardliner until the end

MENAAugust 22, 2024
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