The Region
The ACLS mission is to help fill the gap in mutual understanding between the Middle East and the United States, using research and analysis as our primary tool. ACLS experts have designed this page as a reference hub for researchers, students, or just enthusiasts who want to learn more about the Middle East. Here readers can find the most notable news items, …as well as our periodic newsletter “The Region,” organized by country and month.
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The Region October 2, 2023
The Region October 2- 2023 By: Rania Kisar ★ IRAN, ISRAEL, AND THE U.S.: From Satellites to Satire, Espionage to Oppression and Aggression, Iran Persists

The Region – Syria Unraveled: Assad’s Failed China Ventures, Jordan’s Captagon Disaster, Turkiye’s Contentious Deportations
By: Rania Kisar September 25, 2023 ★ Assad’s Chinese Takeout: Rebuilding Syria or Just a Fortune Cookie? Watch the video In a move that screams

The Region – Syria – Libya – Iran – Sept 18, 2023
SYRIA By Ahmad Barbour & Rania Kisar ★ Sweida Protests Surge, Shaking Assad’s Regime: Unprecedented Uprisings and International Involvement Signal Turning Point The protest movement

The Region-Iran Sept18
By Catherine Perez-Shakdam & Rania Kisar September 18, 2023 ★ Iran’s Tumultuous September: Mahsa Amini Anniversary, $6 Billion U.S. Prisoner Swap, and Strategic Moves by

The Region-Libya Sept18
★ Libya’s Dam Catastrophe: Years of Neglect Culminate in a Tragedy of Biblical Proportions By ALMOUTASSIM Al KILANI & Rania Kisar September 18, 2023 Derna

The Region-Syria Sept 18
By Ahmad Barbour & Rania Kisar ★ Sweida Protests Surge, Shaking Assad’s Regime: Unprecedented Uprisings and International Involvement Signal Turning Point The protest movement in
The Arab Maghreb