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, […]

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

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

THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 25 January 2023 Printable Version TURKIYE 1. Sweden Wants to Restart Dialogue with Türkiye after Quran Burning (Daily Sabah). Sweden wants to resume dialogue with Türkiye, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Tuesday, shortly after the latter

THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 24 January 2023 Printable Version IRAN  1. Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major Hosts Assad’s Defense Minister (Syria TV). The Syrian regime’s “SANA” agency said that the regime’s defense minister thanked Iran for

THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 20 January 2023 Printable Version LEBANON 1. Lebanese Deputies Will Sit in Parliament Until the Election of a President (Arabic News). Lebanese deputies announced on Thursday a peaceful sit-in inside the parliament building in the center

THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 19 January 2023 Printable Version IRAN 1. Exclusive: US Envoy Malley Met With Iran’s UN Ambassador (Iran International). [A]ccording to information Iran International obtained, US Special Representative for Iran Robert Malley met with Iran’s ambassador to

THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 18 January 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. Iranian Foreign Minister: We Welcome the Talks between Turkey and the Syrian Regime (Syria TV). Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that his country welcomes the talks between

THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 17 January 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. Cyberattack on Damascus Airport Delays Departure of Iranian Foreign Minister (Syria TV). The control tower at Damascus airport and other equipment were subjected to sudden technical malfunctions, likely caused

THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 13 January 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. Assad:  Turkey’s “Occupation” Must End in Order for Possible Meetings with Turkey and Russia to be Fruitful (Sham News). Meeting with Assad, Russian envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev indicated

THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 12 January 2023 Printable Version IRAN 1. Dual-National And Ex-Official Sentenced To Death In Iran (Iran International). A former Iranian defense ministry official, who holds dual Iranian-British citizenship, has been sentenced to death on charges of

THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 11 January 2023 Printable Version IRAN 1. Daughter Of Iran’s Ex-President Sentenced To Five Years In Prison (Iran International). Faezeh Hashemi was indicted on July 3 for “propaganda against the establishment” and “insulting the sanctities”.  THE

THE EARLY PHOENIX Today’s Notable Headlines from the Middle East 10- Jan- 23 Printable Version IRAN 1. Iran Warns Venezuela Against Improving Ties With US (Iran International). Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has warned Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro against normalizing relations with the United States, after signs that Caracas entertains the idea. In a meeting with the

THE EARLY PHOENIX Today’s Notable Headlines from the Middle East 06- Jan- 23 Printable Version IRAN Iran Warns France Over Ayatollah Khamenei’s Cartoons In Charlie Hebdo Magazine (NDTV). Iran warned France on Wednesday of consequences after satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons depicting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Tehran deemed to be insulting.  Sources