| 1. | Ghani Urges National Unity to Overcome Challenges
https://tolonews.com/index.php/afghanistan-171592i |
| 2. | U.S. Focus Shifting to China From Afghanistan, Blinken Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-18/afghan-pullout-fits-with-u-s-shift-to-china-focus-blinken-says |
| 3. | Biden outlines Afghanistan withdrawal: ‘It’s time for American troops to come home’ – as it happened
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/apr/14/joe-biden-us-politics-us-military-troops-afghanistan-covid-coronavirus-latest |
| 4. | Istanbul conference on Afghan peace postponed: Turkey
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/istanbul-conference-on-afghan-peace-postponed-turkey/2215223 |
| 5. | Saudi Arabia donates $1.5 million medical equipment for Pakistan’s COVID-19 response
https://www.arabnews.pk/node/1845926/pakistan |
| 6. | Pakistan urges Taliban to stay engaged in Afghan peace process
https://www.dawn.com/news/1619243/pakistan-urges-taliban-to-stay-engaged-in-afghan-peace-process |
| 7. | Shah Mehmood Qureshi lands in Iran for official visit
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/823279-shah-mehmood-qureshi-lands-in-iran-for-official-visit |
| 8. | Saudi, Iranian officials held direct talks in Iraq: Report
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/18/saudi-iranian-officials-held-talks-to-patch-up-relations-report |
| 9. | UAE extends term for $2bn interest-free loan to Pakistan
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/20/pakistan-fm-raises-visa-restrictions-issue-with-top-uae-officials |
| 10. | Syria to hold election in May after years of war
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56791930 |
| 11. | The Dead Sea is dying. Drinking water is scarce. Jordan faces a climate crisis
https://phys.org/news/2021-04-dead-sea-dying-scarce-jordan.html |
| 12. | Lebanon PM calls on Qatar to rescue nation facing ‘total collapse’
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210419-lebanon-pm-calls-on-qatar-to-rescue-nation-facing-total-collapse |
| 13. | Palestine gets 72,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/palestine-gets-72-000-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine/2214499 |
| 14. | Egypt signs deals with Libya, including for flight resumptions
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/egypt-signs-deals-with-libya-including-for-flight-resumptions/2215244 |
| 15. | Turkey due to start well tests in Black Sea gas field as of May
https://www.dailysabah.com/business/energy/turkey-due-to-start-well-tests-in-black-sea-gas-field-as-of-may |
| 16. | Saudi Arabia’s latest economic plan comes with big risks, can hit finances
https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/saudi-arabia-s-latest-economic-plan-comes-with-big-risks-can-hit-finances-121041900029_1.html |
| 17. | Yemen begins COVID-19 vaccination campaign
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/health/yemen-begins-covid-19-vaccination-campaign/2214876 |
| 18. | US raising alarm over ‘deteriorating’ humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-raising-alarm-looming-humanitarian-crisis-ethiopias-war/story?id=77068798 |
| 19. | More war crimes
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2295625/more-war-crimes |
| 20. | EU humanitarian initiative to support COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Africa
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/eu-humanitarian-initiative-support-covid-19-vaccination-rollout-africa |
| 21. | Cholera cases decreasing in West, Central Africa: UN
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/health/cholera-cases-decreasing-in-west-central-africa-un/2214693 |
| 22. | Chad: President Idriss Déby is killed in battle, after ruling for 30 years
https://www.theafricareport.com/81373/chad-president-idriss-deby-dies-says-national-radio/ |
| 23. | Sudan briefs Security Council on Nile Dam crisis
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/sudan-briefs-security-council-on-nile-dam-crisis/2214972 |
| 24. | Somalia President Calls for African Union Mediation
https://www.voanews.com/africa/somalia-president-calls-african-union-mediation |
