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Khaled Yacoub Oweis

Khaled Yacoub Oweis

Jordan Correspondent
Jordan
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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Jordanian calligrapher Ryad Tabbal now works from his home in Amman, after closing his shop due to lack of business. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Postcard from Amman: The Jordanian master calligrapher who fears the writing's on the wall

Ryad Tabbal now struggles for commissions after decades spent creating work widely seen across the kingdom and beyond

MENAMay 03, 2024
A demonstrator carrying a placard with a map of Syria and the word 'peaceful', at a pro-democracy demonstration in Suweida. Photo: Suwyada 24
Syrian and Iran-linked forces enter rebellious Suweida province

A sustained civil disobedience movement started in August last year

MENAApril 30, 2024
Deike Potzel, Germany’s Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues, on board a German military plane that parachuted aid into northern Gaza on April 21, 2024. Photo: German Embassy, Amman
New Gaza aid crossing could open soon, says German envoy

Deike Potzel says 'as many crossings as possible' are needed to bring in supplies to the enclave

MENAApril 23, 2024
Jordan's King Abdullah is facing criticism of his country's ties with Israel. Getty Images
Jordan's King Abdullah faces political challenges caused by Gaza war

Kingdom's foreign policy in spotlight as demonstrators call for end to peace treaty with Israel

MENAApril 03, 2024
Protests in support of Palestinians in Gaza, near the Israeli embassy in Amman. Reuters
Detentions linked to Gaza war unrest mount in Jordan

'Rioters' arrested at the Baqaa camp as security forces disperse protest in Amman

MENAMarch 31, 2024
An Israeli F-35 fighter jet. Israeli and US strikes on Syrian territory have intensified since Israel's war in Gaza broke out in October. AFP
Israeli air strikes killed IRGC members in Syria, sources say

Damascus sought to blame Washington, but sources say Deir Ezzor province attack was carried out by Israel

MENAMarch 27, 2024
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt, along with UAE Minister of State for International Co-operation Reem Al Hashimy, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cairo on March 21. Reuters
How Arab states helped bring about Gaza ceasefire resolution

Security Council vote came days after Blinken visited Cairo for talks with regional officials

MENAMarch 26, 2024
Lorries wait to carry aid across the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza. AFP
Guterres calls for UNRWA to be saved to 'keep hope flowing'

Palestinian refugee agency hit hard by cuts from major donors as famine looms in Gaza Strip

Palestine-IsraelMarch 25, 2024
Israeli armoured vehicles leave after a raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm on Thursday, amid a surge of violence in the occupied West Bank AFP
Gaza war is threatening Jordan's stability

Conflict could alter Palestinian internal politics with repercussions for kingdom's stability

MENAMarch 23, 2024
Jordanian engineer Hasan Wahbeh poses with artworks depicting the war in Gaza, during an Arab symposium. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Amman exhibition frames Jordan's rise in the Arab art scene

Works from artists across the region feature in display taken from Hassan and Ica Wahbeh's collection

JordanMarch 22, 2024
Protesters in Tehran burn an American flag and a hundred dollar bill during a demonstration on the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy seizure. Bloomberg
ExclusiveIndirect US-Iran talks aim to expand Iraq truce and calm regional conflict

Meetings seek to expand ‘unannounced’ agreement to keep Tehran-backed militias in line

MENAMarch 19, 2024
Hezbollah fighters in western Qalamoun, Syria. Syrian pro-government media reported Israeli air strikes on military sites near Damascus. Reuters
Israeli planes strike Hezbollah stronghold in Syria

Weapons depots hit in Qalamoun, between Damascus and border with Lebanon

SyriaMarch 19, 2024
Fighters from Syrian army units and Hezbollah join forces in mountains near Damascus. Sana
Israel strikes targets in Syria as Golan Heights come under attack

Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims drone attack on Israeli airbase

SyriaMarch 18, 2024
Jordan's King Abdullah II, second right, talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, second from left, in Aqaba on Sunday. Royal Hashemite Court via Reuters
Scholz under Gaza pressure as he meets Jordan's king in Aqaba

Palestinian Foreign Ministry accuses Israel of pursuing 'blind revenge' as Rafah attack looms

Palestine-IsraelMarch 17, 2024
A Syrian protester holds a banner reading 'Suweida will remain the beacon of the Syrian revolution' during a demonstration in solidarity with the anti-government movement in the southern province. EPA
Syria's civil war: How an ambush in 2011 influenced the conflict

Uprising that followed peaceful protests against Bashar Al Assad enters its 14th year this month

SyriaMarch 17, 2024
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