Afghanistan

1. Taliban ban on women has forced UN into ‘appalling choice’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/11/taliban-ban-on-women-has-forced-un-into-appalling-choice
2. Afghanistan Ranked 4th in World Crime Index for 2023
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-182907
3. UN food agency: $800m urgently needed for Afghanistan
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-food-united-nations-taliban-8161fb51986801084c5e91bcf433f9ac
4. At Least One of the 3 Britons Detained is Ex-Military
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-182891
5. Taliban: Raid kills 8 rebel fighters in Afghanistan’s north
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2285086/world
6. UN to review presence in Afghanistan following Taliban ban
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-un-taliban-women-ban-bc9bb23c51e80a7bd36bdd22c583cf8b
7. TTP still using Afghan soil for attacks in Pakistan: Khawaja Asif
https://www.dawn.com/news/1747098
8. Taliban: Raid kills 8 rebel fighters in Afghanistan’s north
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-rebels-raid-parwan-1379e8ff0793bf18cc5f8dfff6472923
9. Taliban ban restaurant gardens for families, women in Herat
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-ban-women-outdoor-dining-7c6fc23f8b199e117935d902f7c4dbe2
10. Male Afghan UN workers stay home in solidarity after Taliban bans female staff
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/05/asia/afghanistan-un-female-staff-taliban-intl-hnk/index.html

Middle East

11. Economy tops Erdogan’s manifesto for Turkish elections
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/11/erdogan-announces-election-manifesto-as-economy-tops-the-agenda
12. Turkey likely to accept Sweden NATO entry after elections: analysts
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Turkey-likely-to-accept-Sweden-NATO-entry-after-elections-analysts
13. Saudi foreign ministry says delegation arrives in Iran
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/8/saudi-foreign-ministry-says-delegation-arrives-in-iran
14. Qatar eyes lion’s share of global halal economy
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2284416/business-economy%20%E2%80%8B
15. Economy tops Erdogan’s manifesto for Turkish elections
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/11/erdogan-announces-election-manifesto-as-economy-tops-the-agenda
16. Turkey likely to accept Sweden NATO entry after elections: analysts
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Turkey-likely-to-accept-Sweden-NATO-entry-after-elections-analysts
17. Saudi foreign ministry says delegation arrives in Iran
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/8/saudi-foreign-ministry-says-delegation-arrives-in-iran
18. Qatar eyes lion’s share of global halal economy
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2284416/business-economy%20%E2%80%8B

Africa

19. Violence in Sudan’s volatile Darfur leaves over a dozen dead
https://www.trtworld.com/africa/violence-in-sudan-s-volatile-darfur-leaves-over-a-dozen-dead-66992
20. UN chief sounds alarm on Somalia’s ‘massive’ need for aid
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/11/un-chief-sounds-alarm-on-somalias-massive-need-for-aid
21. Xi Jinping Meets with President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/202212/t20221210_10988607.html
22. UK halts active recruitment of health workers from Nigeria to combat brain drain crisis
https://www.africanews.com/2023/04/10/uk-halts-active-recruitment-of-health-workers-from-nigeria-to-combat-brain-drain-crisis/