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 …
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 …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 28 March 2023 Printable Version ISRAEL 1. Netanyahu Pauses Judicial Overhaul to Allow Dialogue, but Vows Reform Will Happen (Times of Israel). After immense public pressure that has seen 12 weeks of massive demonstrations, and, on …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 27 March 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. Washington Says “No Plans” to Reduce Military Presence in Syria after Iranian Attacks (Syria TV). John Kirby, Strategic Communications Coordinator at the National Security Council at the White House, …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 24 March 2023 Printable Version IRAN 1. Iran Officials Hold Secret Talks with West Without Raisi’s Knowledge (Middle east Eye). Secret talks between representatives of the Iranian ruling establishment and Western officials over reviving the 2015 …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 23 March 2023 Printable Version ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES 1. Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Decision to Allow Resettlement in West Bank (Sky News). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has conveyed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s strong …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 22 March 2023 Printable Version IRAN 1. US Treasury Issues New Sanctions Against Iran’s Drone Program (Iran International). The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the Federal Bureau of investigations …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 21 March 2023 Printable Version IRAN 1. New EU and UK Sanctions Against Iranian Officials (Al Sharq News). The European Union has imposed sanctions on the Supreme Council for the Cultural Revolution and Iranian officials, while …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 20 March 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. UAE Host Assad and His Wife on Official Visit (Al Hurra). Bashar al-Assad arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday for a formal visit, accompanied by his spouse, Asma al-Assad…Emirati …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 16 March 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. On the 12th Anniversary of the Syrian Revolution, Celebrations Permeate Idlib and Aleppo Countryside (Syria TV). On Wednesday, demonstrations took place in Idlib and the countryside of Aleppo, northwestern …
