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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 Civil Defence members hold a vigil in Idlib marking the 11th anniversary of the chemical weapons attack in Ghouta. AFP
Ghouta chemical attack survivors still seeking justice 11 years later

No one has been found guilty of sarin attack that killed hundreds in Damascus suburb and led to deal for Syrian government to surrender chemical weapons

MENAAugust 22, 2024
At least one fighter from Tahrir Al Sham has been killed in retaliatory attacks in Syria's Aleppo governate in the past 72 hours. AFP
Syria's sleepy Aleppo civil war front shows signs of awakening

Fighting has broken out between Turkish aligned-rebels and a Kurdish militia near Syria's second city

MENAAugust 20, 2024
Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters take part in a military parade in northern Aleppo, in 2022. AFP
Open trade in Syria hints at warming Assad-Erdogan ties

Mortar bomb attack disrupted flow of goods at crossing in divided Aleppo governorate

MENAAugust 19, 2024
One year anniversary of Anti Assad protests in Suweida.
Syrian Druze protesters remain defiant in opposition to Assad

Peaceful uprising supported by community leaders and indirectly protected by Russia

MENAAugust 18, 2024
An American soldier on patrol in the countryside Qamishli, in easterb Syria, on June 12, 2022. AFP
Kurdish militias lift siege on army and swap prisoners in east Syria

The US stayed on the sidelines as Russia brokered deal to contain hostilities in the strategic area, where Iran also has significant presence

MENAAugust 14, 2024
Demonstrators gather during a pro-Palestine rally, near the Israeli embassy in Amman in March 2024. EPA
Jordan entangled by risk of escalation between Israel and Iran

The kingdom was criticised by pro-Palestine voices for intercepting Iranian missiles heading towards Israel in April.

MENAAugust 13, 2024
A fighter belonging to the Kurdish militia force known as Asayish stands guard at football stadium in Qamishli city in eastern Syria in March 2022. AFP
ExclusiveRussia-brokered deal reached to contain hostilities in eastern Syria

Attacks by Damascus and Iran-backed tribes on Kurdish militias raised regional tensions

MENAAugust 13, 2024
Troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces and the US-led coalition take part in military exercises in north-eastern Syria, in 2022. AFP
Iran and allies step up attacks on US forces and Kurdish militias in eastern Syria

Reports say a drone attack hit the north-eastern base housing US-led coalition troops

MENAAugust 10, 2024
Umm Al Jimal may now rival some of Jordan's better-known tourist sites. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Postcard from Umm Al JimalJordan’s lesser-spotted but well-preserved UN heritage site

The once agricultural city in the Hauran Plain was recently added to the World Heritage List

MENAAugust 09, 2024
A supporter of Yemen's Houthi rebels holds up photos of Iran-linked figures including Yahya Sinwar, centre, during a demonstration in the Yemeni capital Sanaa in April. EPA
Sinwar's elevation puts focus on Iran's influence within Hamas ranks

Group's choice of new overall leader consolidates Tehran ties but may have also been an act of defiance towards Israel, security experts say

MENAAugust 08, 2024
A US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighter near Omar oil field base, eastern Syria, February 2019. AP
Iranian-backed forces attack US Kurdish allies in eastern Syria

Violence reported in Kurdish-held areas in Deir Ezzor as American forces in Middle East come under Gaza war-related pressure

MENAAugust 07, 2024
Israeli soldiers in the Golan Heights look towards a Syrian-held part of the annexed plateau in November 2020. Reuters
Hezbollah reinforces Syria's Golan Heights front amid Israel escalation

Area has been a reconnaissance position in Iran-led offensive since start of Gaza war

MENAAugust 05, 2024
Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr at an undisclosed location. AFP
Who is Fouad Shukr, the Hezbollah commander targeted by Israel?

Senior commander who built Lebanese militia's missile strike capacity was target of Israeli attack on Beirut

MENAJuly 30, 2024
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during President Masoud Pezeshkian's endorsement ceremony in Tehran. EPA
Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian faces reform dilemma

Heart surgeon-turned-politician wants change but not too much of it

MENAJuly 30, 2024
The aftermath of a rocket strike from Lebanon on the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights, on July 28. AFP
Majdal Shams rocket attack highlights vulnerability of Golan Heights Druze community

Gaza war casts bloody shadow on sect facing pressure in Lebanon and engaged in anti-Assad uprising in Syria

MENAJuly 28, 2024
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