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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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An Israeli soldier looks out over southern Syria from the Israel-occupied Golan Heights. AFP
Hezbollah splinter group in Syria behind rare rocket attack on Israel

Israel says it is holding Syrian government responsible for attack suspected to have been carried out by small group with Hezbollah ties

MENAJune 04, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Syria's transitional authorities are aiming to unite armed groups that fought in the civil war into a single national army. EPA
ExclusiveSyrian army reaches half of 200,000 recruitment target

Structure of country's new armed forces includes foreign fighters who will be granted citizenship

MENAJune 03, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
A Kurdish delegation from north-east Syria, left, meets representatives of the Syrian government in Damascus on June 1. AFP
Under pressure, Kurds negotiate with Damascus

New Syrian government's drive to extend its authority has been boosted by endorsement from Washington

MENAJune 02, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara, left, meets Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal. AFP
Syria's Al Shara in Kuwait seeking stabilisation support

Damascus has already received financial backing from Saudi Arabia and Qatar

MENAJune 01, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Trump envoy Thomas Barrack raised the American flag at the US ambassador's residence in Damascus. AFP
Syria's terror designation to end, US envoy says

Trump appointee Thomas Barrack raises American flag at US residence in Damascus

MENAMay 29, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
The aftermath of an explosion in the Syrian town of Suluk in 2021. AFP
Six killed in north-east Syria attack by pro-government militias

Violence shows difficulties within tribal support base for post-Assad rule

MENAMay 28, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Anti-government fighters at the palace of justice in the old city of Aleppo in January 2016, during Syria's civil war. Reuters
Assault on Syrian judge in Aleppo leads to fears about integrity of legal system

Security personnel accused of detaining and beating Judge Ahmad Haskal as he investigated murder in Aleppo

MENAMay 27, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Syrian government security forces stand guard in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana. AFP
Al Shara revamps Syria's security structure while keeping control

New system assigns individual responsibility for governorates and sectors

MENAMay 26, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Employees count stashes of Syrian pounds at the central bank in Damascus. AFP
AnalysisRisks remain in Syria but none of the main players want the country to implode

Euphoria over recent lifting of sanctions tempered by complex political landscape

MENAMay 25, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
The Hmeimim airbase in Latakia was leased to Russia in 2017 by Bashar Al Assad's regime. Getty Images
Gunfire and explosions heard at Russian military base on Syria's coast

Conflicting accounts over whether sounds are from clashes or military exercises inside Hmeimim base

MENAMay 20, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
A money transfer shop in Latakia, Syria. The value of the Syrian pound rose after US President Donald Trump announced the lifting of sanctions last week. EPA
EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria

New regime in Damascus offered a 'real chance' to rebuild economy

MENAMay 20, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
A security operation launched by the Aleppo Security Directorate seeks the hideout of a terrorist cell affiliated with ISIS. Photo: Syrian Ministry of Interior
Syrian government seeks to restore order after bombing in country's east kills five

Al Mayadin, scene of the attack, is situated near areas where ISIS is known to operate

MENAMay 19, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
The operation launched by the Aleppo Security Directorate attacked a hideout of a terrorist cell affiliated with ISIS. Photo: Syrian Ministry of Interior
Syria cracks down on ISIS as authorities seek closer US ties

Interior Ministry official says operations under way to destroy group's urban presence

MENAMay 18, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
US President Donald Trump meets Syrian leader Ahmad Al Shara in Riyadh on Wednesday. AP
US and Syria aim for 'strategic' ties at talks on next steps

Turkey says US could leave Syria as relations warm after historic Trump meeting

MENAMay 15, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
US President Donald Trump meets Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara in Riyadh, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks on. AFP
Landmark meeting between Trump and Al Shara boosts new order in Syria

US President has announced the lifting of American sanctions on Damascus

MENAMay 14, 2025
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
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