THE EARLY PHOENIX
State-of-the-art high-level intel selection of daily most notable events in the region to provide American readers with the most relevant events impacting American foreign policy.
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THE EARLY PHOENIX – August 31, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA LEBANON TURKIYE ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES THE GULF REGION & YEMEN IRAN SYRIA IRAQ

THE EARLY PHOENIX – August 30, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: SYRIA ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA GULF REGION & YEMEN IRAN TURKIYE IRAQ LEBANON

THE EARLY PHOENIX – August 29, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: TURKIYE ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA GULF REGION & YEMEN IRAN SYRIA IRAQ LEBANON

THE EARLY PHOENIX – August 26-28, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: TURKIYE ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA GULF REGION & YEMEN IRAN SYRIA IRAQ LEBANON

THE EARLY PHOENIX – August 25, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: TURKIYE ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA THE GULF REGION & YEMEN IRAN SYRIA IRAQ LEBANON

THE EARLY PHOENIX – August 24, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: TURKIYE ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA GULF REGION & YEMEN IRAN SYRIA IRAQ LEBANON
July 2023

THE EARLY PHOENIX – July 28, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA GULF REGION & YEMEN TURKIYE IRAN SYRIA IRAQ LEBANON

THE EARLY PHOENIX – July 27, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: TURKIYE ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA The GULF REGION & YEMEN IRAN SYRIA IRAQ LEBANON Currencies Click here

THE EARLY PHOENIX – July 26, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: SYRIA TURKIYE ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA The GULF REGION & YEMEN IRAN IRAQ LEBANON

THE EARLY PHOENIX – July 25, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: TURKIYE ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES Egypt & North Africa GULF REGION & YEMEN IRAN SYRIA IRAQ LEBANON

THE EARLY PHOENIX – July 21, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: IRAQ TURKIYE ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES SYRIA LEBANON Egypt & North Africa GULF REGION & YEMEN IRAN

THE EARLY PHOENIX – July 20, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: SYRIA IRAQ IRAN TURKIYE ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES Egypt & North Africa GULF REGION & YEMEN
JUNE 2023

THE EARLY PHOENIX – June 30, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: IRAN ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES TURKIYE EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA GULF REGION & YEMEN SYRIA IRAQ LEBANON

THE EARLY PHOENIX – June 29, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES TURKIYE EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA GULF REGION & YEMEN IRAN SYRIA IRAQ LEBANON

THE EARLY PHOENIX – June 28, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES TURKIYE EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA

THE EARLY PHOENIX – June 27, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: Turkiye ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA THE GULF IRAN SYRIA IRAQ LEBANON

THE EARLY PHOENIX – June 24-26, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES TURKIYE EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA GULF REGION & YEMEN IRAN SYRIA IRAQ

THE EARLY PHOENIX – June 23, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: TURKIYE ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA THE GULF AND YEMEN
May 2023

THE EARLY PHOENIX – May 31, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: TURKIYE LEBANON IRAN ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES IRAQ EGYPT AND NORTH AFRICA THE GULF & YEMEN SYRIA

THE EARLY PHOENIX – May 30, 2023
TOP HEADLINES: TURKIYE LEBANON IRAN ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES IRAQ NORTH AFRICA & EGYPT SUDAN THE GULF & YEMEN SYRIA

THE EARLY PHOENIX – Weekend Report
Media Intercepts of the Most Notable Events from the Middle East Selected by ACLS Experts TOP WEEKEND HEADLINES: TURKIYE IRAN & AFGHANISTAN WATER WAR LEBANON IRAN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE IRAQ NORTH AFRICA & EGYPT THE GULF & YEMEN SYRIA

THE EARLY PHOENIX May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023 LEBANON ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES IRAN TURKIYE IRAQ SYRIA THE GULF & YEMEN NORTH AFRICA AND EGYPT

THE EARLY PHOENIX May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023 IRAN TURKIYE SYRIA Israel & Palestinian Territories NORTH AFRICA AND EGYPT IRAQ THE GULF & YEMEN LEBANON

THE EARLY PHOENIX May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023 IRAN TURKIYE SYRIA ISRAEL & PALESTINE IRAQ THE GULF & YEMEN EGYPT AND NORTH AFRICA JORDAN LEBANON
April 2023

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THE EARLY PHOENIXA first look at today’s most notable events from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 27 April 2023 IRAN ISRAEL SYRIA SUDAN IRAQ LEBANON TURKIYE GULF REGION Printable Version

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THE EARLY PHOENIXA first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 22-24 April 2023 SUDAN IRAN ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES IRAQ YEMEN GULF REGION SYRIA LEBANON TURKIYE Printable Version

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THE EARLY PHOENIXA first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 20 April 2023 IRAN ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES GULF REGION IRAQ TURKIYE SUDAN SYRIA LEBANON Printable Version
March 2023

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THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 31 March 2023 Printable Version IRAN 1. Iran Condemns Fresh Israeli Attacks on Syria (Tasnim Agency). In a statement on Friday, Nasser Kanaani vehemently condemned the attacks that the “aggressive Zionist regime” has conducted against several

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THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 30 March 2023 Printable Version IRAN 1. IRGC Urges Palestinians to Take Advantage of Turmoil in Israel (Iran International). The spokesman of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) has called on the Palestinians to take advantage of recent

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THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 29 March 2023 Printable Version IRAN 1. Austin: Iran and Its Proxies Launched 83 Attacks on American Interests since Biden Took Office (Al Arabiya). A senior US cabinet official admitted Tuesday that the Biden administration should
February 2023

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THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 28 February 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. U.S. House of Representatives Votes 414 to 2 to Condemn Assad’s Diversion of UN Aid and Urge Enforcement of Caesar Act (ACLS). On Monday evening, the U.S. House of

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THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 27 February 2023 Printable Version EGYPT 1. Egyptian Foreign Minister Visits Syria and Turkey for the First Time in a Decade (Al Quds Al Arabi). Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will visit Syria and Turkey for

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THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 23 February 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. Details of Arrest Carried Out by U.S.-backed Forces in Southern Syria (Syrian Observer). Confidential sources have told Athr Press that a Free Syrian Army patrol raided the Rukban camp
January 2023

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THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 31 January 2023 Printable Version IRAN 1. Iran FM Encourages Hamas and Palestinian Jihad leaders (Tehran Times). In separate phone calls with leaders of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement Ismail Haniyeh and Islamic Jihad Ziyad al-Nakhalah,

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THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 27 January 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. SDF Commander: We Are Not Part of the PKK; Turkiye Will Attack Kobane in February (Al Hadath). In a wide-ranging interview broadcast on Thursday, Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mazloum

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THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 26 January 2023 Printable Version IRAQ 1. The Iraqi “Tashkeel Al-Wartheen” Militia Claims Responsibility for the Attack on U.S. Base in Southern Syria (Syria TV). An Iraqi militia with strong relations to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
December 2023

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THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 30 DECEMBER 2022 Printable Version IRAN 1. Iran Makes Clandestine Purchase of Four Airliners to Evade U.S. Sanctions (Iran International). The planes started their journeys out of South Africa apparently headed for Uzbekistan but ended up

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THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 29 DECEMBER 2022 Printable Version SYRIA 1. Syrians Protest Against Ankara’s Outreach to the Assad Regime (Syria TV). On Wednesday activists in northwestern Syria called for demonstrations and vigils against the rapprochement between Turkey and the

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THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 28 DECEMBER 2022 Printable Version IRAN 1. Detained Victims In Iran Share Harrowing Stories Of Sexual Assault (Iran International). Armita Abbasi was reportedly raped brutally after being arrested on October 10, 2022. There are some reports