CAMEA Bulletin – News from Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (October 17, 2024)

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Afghanistan

1. $12m deal inked in support of Kajaki dam

https://menafn.com/1108775323/12M-Deal-Inked-In-Support-Of-Kajaki-Dam

2. China Waives Customs Tariffs on Afghan Exports

https://www.bakhtarnews.af/en/china-waives-customs-tariffs-on-afghan-exports/

3. ‘If you want us to die, we need to know’: hundreds of thousands of Afghans are waiting for visas to Australia – and time is running out

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/13/sport/marzieh-hamidi-afghanistan-taekwondo-spt-intl/index.html

4. ‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghan-national-arrested-isis-related-terrorist-attack-election-day/

5. Afghan national arrested for allegedly plotting ISIS-inspired Election Day terrorist attack

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghan-national-arrested-isis-related-terrorist-attack-election-day/

6. 3 people killed, 5 injured in Afghanistan last week

https://pajhwok.com/2024/10/12/3-people-killed-5-injured-in-afghanistan-last-week/#google_vignette

7. Pakistan seizes US-made weapons worth Rs35 million at border with Afghanistan — security sources

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2575257/pakistan

8. Iranian border guards ‘massacre’ dozens of Afghans trying to enter country

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/16/iran-border-guards-afghans/

Middle East

9. Turkey urges ‘sanctions’ against Israel over Gaza bloodshed: Minister

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/10/15/turkey-urges-sanctions-against-israel-over-gaza-bloodshed-minister-

10. How Abu Dhabi’s national oil company is planning for the energy transition

https://www.ft.com/content/9983be98-8a6e-4edd-be28-3eb866a9f6c7

11. Middle East latest: Israeli jets pummel southern Lebanon and Beirut’s suburbs

https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-hezbollah-mideast-latest-16-october-2024-b56fc6188d8ff90dfc97128c10e2dce7

12. Israeli strike targets Syria’s Latakia: Syrian state media

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/10/17/israeli-strike-targets-syria-s-latakia-syrian-state-media

13. UNRWA ‘very near’ possible breaking point in Gaza operation, head says

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/unrwa-very-near-possible-breaking-point-gaza-operation-head-says-2024-10-16/

14. Netanyahu tells U.S. that Israel will strike Iranian military, not nuclear or oil, targets, officials say

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/israel-iran-strike-nuclear-oil-military/

15. Iraq Says It Pumped Below OPEC+ Oil Production Quota Last Month

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-12/iraq-says-it-pumped-below-opec-oil-production-quota-last-month

16. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign $2.2 bln investment deals

https://www.deccanherald.com/world/pakistan-saudi-arabia-sign-22-bln-investment-deals-3228193

Africa

17. Ethiopia: Fighting escalates in Amhara, with no end in sight

https://www.theafricareport.com/364199/ethiopia-fighting-escalates-in-amhara-with-no-end-in-sight/

18. Saudi Crown Prince, Egypt president agree deeper investment ties, urge Gaza truce

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2024/10/15/saudi-crown-prince-heads-to-egypt-on-official-visit

19. More than 100 killed, scores injured in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20241016-more-than-100-killed-scores-injured-in-nigeria-fuel-tanker-explosion

20. Sudan’s RSF accuses Egypt of involvement in air strikes on its forces

https://thearabweekly.com/head-sudans-rsf-accuses-egypt-carrying-out-air-strikes-providing-drones-army