The coupled nonlocal NLS equation is studied by virtue of the $2times2$ Dbar-problem. Two spectral transform matrices are introduced to define two associated Dbar-problems. The relations between the coupled nonlocal NLS potential and the solution of
the Dbar-problem are constructed. The spatial transform method is extended to obtain the coupled nonlocal NLS equation and its conservation laws. The general nonlocal reduction of the coupled nonlocal NLS equation to the nonlocal NLS equation is discussed in detail. The explicit solutions are derived.
