Afghanistan

1. OCHA: $46 Billion Can Restrict Humanitarian Crisis

https://tolonews.com/index.php/afghanistan-186468

2. Rahmanis stole millions of dollars: US diplomat

https://pajhwok.com/2023/12/13/rahmanis-stole-millions-of-dollars-us-diplomat/

3. Afghanistan excluded from COP28 as climate impacts hit home

https://www.dawn.com/news/1797170

4. Pakistan summons Afghan charge d’affaires to protest DI Khan attacks

https://www.samaa.tv/208736146-pakistan-summons-afghan-charge-d-affaires-to-protest-di-khan-attacks

5. US Sanctions 2 Former Afghan Republic Officials For Transnational Corruption

https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/us-sanctions-2-former-afghan-republic-officials-for-transnational-corruption/

6. Donors Pay Afghan Health Workers While Number of Female Doctors Shrinks

https://www.voanews.com/a/donors-pay-afghan-health-workers-while-number-of-female-doctors-shrinks/7395253.html

7. “Irreversible damage” for boys and girls in Taliban schools “will haunt Afghanistan’s future,” report warns

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-taliban-schools-irreversible-damage-boys-and-girls-hrw-report/

8. Taliban: Iran Deports Almost 350,000 Afghans Within 3 Months

https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-iran-deports-almost-350-000-afghans-within-3-months/7392705.html

9. Here’s why climate change in Afghanistan has global repercussions

https://www.eco-business.com/news/heres-why-climate-change-in-afghanistan-has-global-repercussions/

10. UNFPA: The world should not lose focus on Afghanistan

https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/unfpa-world-should-not-lose-focus-afghanistan-0

Middle East

11. Qatar calls for international probe into ‘Israeli crimes’ in Gaza

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/3/qatar-calls-for-international-probe-into-israeli-crimes-in-gaza

12. UAE opens desalination plant near Rafah to send clean water to Gaza

https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2023/12/12/uae-opens-desalination-plant-near-rafah-to-send-clean-water-to-gaza

13. Pakistan, UAE reaffirm to strengthen bilateral ties in diverse areas

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2424431/press-review

14. COP28 climate talks go into overtime amid standoff over fossil fuels

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/12/cop28-climate-talks-go-into-overtime-amid-standoff-over-fossil-fuels

15. Israel-Hamas war updates: Gaza ‘fast becoming unlivable’ as fighting rages

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/12/11/israel-hamas-war-live-who-decries-catastrophic-situation-in-gaza

16. Pakistan says Israel’s Gaza offensive aims to erase ‘idea of Palestine’ as UNGA demands cease-fire

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2424951/pakistan

17. Iran warns of ‘out of control’ situation if attacks on Gaza not stopped

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-warns-of-out-of-control-situation-if-attacks-on-gaza-not-stopped/3080585

18. Turkey’s Erdogan accuses the West of ‘barbarism’ and Islamophobia in the war in Gaza

https://apnews.com/article/turkey-erdogan-human-rights-gaza-islamophobia-a1c5ce7877cc48bb6bffc4553b7e72ef

Africa

19. Egypt: Vote in presidential election enters final day

https://www.africanews.com/2023/12/12/egypt-vote-in-presidential-election-enters-final-day//

20. Somalia officially joins East Africa trade bloc

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/24/somalia-officially-joins-east-africa-trade-bloc

21. A Chinese-owned News App Is Taking Africa by Storm

https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/a-chinese-owned-news-app-is-taking-africa-by-storm/

22. Developing Africa’s future neuroscientists

https://www.aku.edu/news/Pages/News_Details.aspx?nid=NEWS-003158