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Afghanistan |
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| 1. | No Near-Term Plan to Return Diplomatic Functions to Kabul: US |
| 2. | Muttaqi Meets With Sinirlioğlu, Calls UN Special Envoy Post ‘Unnecessary’ |
| 3. | Japan urged to help boost Afghan education system
https://pajhwok.com/2024/02/07/japan-urged-to-help-boost-afghan-education-system/ |
| 4. | Turkey announces detention of 85 Afghan Asylum seekers
https://www.khaama.com/turkey-announces-detention-of-85-afghan-asylum-seekers/ |
| 5. | Taliban diplomat assumes control of Afghanistan’s embassy in Uzbekistan |
| 6. | Tajikistan disputes Taliban claims of decreased drug trafficking from Afghanistan |
| 7. | Trade through Herat-Khaf railway will start in next two weeks
https://www.ariananews.af/trade-through-herat-khaf-railway-will-start-in-next-two-weeks/ |
| 8. | UK provides $36.5 million in aid to Afghanistan
https://www.ariananews.af/uk-provides-36-5-million-in-aid-to-afghanistan/ |
| 9. | The Taliban vowed to cut ties with al Qaeda, but the terror group appears to be growing in Afghanistan
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-taliban-al-qaeda-growing/ |
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Middle East |
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| 10. | Syria says Israel bombed targets in Homs area |
| 11. | Raid on Media Office in Tehran May Be Linked to Iran Sanctions |
| 12. | Oil gains after Israel rejects ceasefire offer
https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/markets/2024-02-08-oil-gains-after-israel-rejects-ceasefire-offer/ |
| 13. | US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia leader in Baghdad
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/iraq/2024/02/08/us-baghdad-drone-strike/ |
| 14. | Blinken meets MBS amid heightened Mideast tensions |
| 15. | Israel’s business ties to UAE tested by Gaza war fury
https://www.ft.com/content/94143567-2815-48ce-9ada-ed40f969e705 |
| 16. | War on Gaza: Jordan in hot water after report it’s helping Israel break Red Sea blockade
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/jordan-protests-helping-israel-break-red-sea-blockade |
| 17. | Israel’s Self-Destruction
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israels-netanyahu-self-destruction |
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Africa |
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| 18. | Ethiopia’s leader plays down fears of conflict with Somalia over a planned naval port |
| 19. | Sudan hit by internet blackout as civil war continues |
| 20. | Kenya religious cult leader, 29 others charged with murder of 191 children |
| 21. | ‘Life is hell’: Zimbabwe flood survivors lament loss of land, livelihoods
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/1/30/zimbabwe-displaced-people-lament-losses |
