Afghanistan
1. Concerns Raised Over Drone Activity in Afghan Airspace
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-177541
2. Assembly of Religious Scholars Calls to Reopen Girls’ Schools
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-177524
3. Iran closes Afghanistan consulates after angry protests
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/04/iran-closes-afghanistan-consulates-after-angry-protests
4. World Bank: Afghan Private Sector ‘Hit Hard’ by Political Crisis
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-177550
5.  French MPs Call for Sanctions on Afghan Officials Over School Ban
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-177546
6.  State Dept report notes HR abuses in Afghanistan
https://pajhwok.com/2022/04/13/state-dept-report-notes-hr-abuses-in-afghanistan/
7.700-metre canal constructed in Lashkargah
https://pajhwok.com/2022/04/12/700-metre-canal-constructed-in-lashkargah/
8.RSF urges UN action to protect Afghan journalists
https://pajhwok.com/2022/04/12/rsf-urges-un-action-to-protect-afghan-journalists/
Middle East
10.US expects new ‘atrocities’ in Ukraine from Russian general dubbed ‘Butcher of Syria’
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/04/12/US-expects-new-atrocities-in-Ukraine-from-Russian-general-dubbed-Butcher-of-Syria-
11.Saudi Arabia rekindles ties with cash-strapped Lebanon
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/12/saudi-arabia-rekindles-ties-with-cash-strapped-lebanon
12.UN envoy makes first visit to Yemen after truce
https://www.dawn.com/news/1684596/un-envoy-makes-first-visit-to-yemen-after-truce
13.Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is likely to visit Saudi Arabia and China
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x89x742
14.Iran says US ‘imposing new conditions’ in nuclear talks
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/949222-iran-says-us-imposing-new-conditions-in-nuclear-talks
15.Dozens hospitalized as Iraq gripped by dust storm
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2060036/middle-east
16.Turkey accelerates efforts for energy cooperation with Europe
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-president-austrian-chancellor-discuss-relations-ukraine-over-phone-172902
17.UAE: Sheikh Mohammed announces plans to link payment systems across GCC
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/government/uae-sheikh-mohammed-announces-plans-to-link-payment-systems-across-gcc
18.Qatar, Iran sign agreement to connect Doha, Tehran Flight Information Regions
https://www.gulf-times.com/story/714344/Qatar-Iran-sign-agreement-to-connect-Doha-Tehran-Flight-Information-Regions
Africa
19.South Africa looking at introducing ‘digital rand’
https://businesstech.co.za/news/banking/574908/south-africa-looking-at-introducing-digital-rand/
20.More than 7.7 million facing food crisis in South Sudan
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/9/more-than-7-7-million-facing-food-crisis-in-south-sudan
21.Zimbabwe repossessing unused land from black farmers
https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/zimbabwe-repossessing-unused-land-from-black-farmers-20220330
22.Djibouti: ‘I will not let anyone touch the constitution,’ says President Guelleh
https://www.theafricareport.com/192354/djibouti-i-will-not-let-anyone-touch-the-constitution-says-president-guelleh/