Afghanistan

1. Taliban, US hold first official talks since Afghanistan takeover

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/taliban-us-hold-first-official-talks-since-afghanistan-takeover

2. US presses Taliban on human rights at Doha talks

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66368012

3. Moscow Format Meeting on Afghanistan to Take Place in September

https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-184451

4. WHO: Afghanistan, Pakistan Close to Eradicating Polio

https://www.voanews.com/a/who-afghanistan-pakistan-close-to-eradicating-polio-/7205201.html

5. Pakistan expresses readiness to support Afghanistan in curbing terrorism: FM Bilawal

https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/744061-Pakistan-expresses-readiness-to-support-Afghanistan-in-curbing-terrorism

6. Afghanistan: The alarming effects of climate change

https://www.unocha.org/news/afghanistan-alarming-effects-climate-change

7. Taliban urge World Bank to resume projects in Afghanistan

https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/taliban-urge-world-bank-to-resume-projects-in-afghanistan-3668033

8. 7 people killed, 2 injured in Afghanistan last week

https://pajhwok.com/2023/07/29/7-people-killed-2-injured-in-afghanistan-last-week/

9. Project Afghanistan’s true image, FM asks UK scholars

https://pajhwok.com/2023/07/29/project-afghanistans-true-image-fm-asks-uk-scholars/

10. CPEC Extension in Afghanistan Faces Challenges

https://www.khaama.com/cpec-extension-in-afghanistan-faces-challenges/

Middle East

11. Foreign ministers of Iran, Syria meet in Tehran

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/07/31/Foreign-ministers-of-Iran-Syria-meet-in-Tehran

12. Road to normalising ties with Saudi Arabia ‘still long’: Israeli official

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/31/road-to-normalising-ties-with-saudi-arabia-still-long-israeli-official

13. Saudi Arabia Will Host Talks About Ukraine’s Peace Plan, Diplomats Say

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/saudi-arabia-ukraine-peace-talks.html

14. Saudi Arabia’s economic growth slows as oil cuts, price drops bite into revenues

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/31/saudi-arabias-economic-growth-slows-as-oil-cuts-price-drops-bite.html

15. ​ Egypt energy-saving measures power satirical reaction

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2346736/middle-east

16. Iraqi PM Sudani and Syria’s Assad hold talks in Damascus

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/16/iraqi-pm-sudani-and-syrias-assad-hold-talks-in-damascus

17. UAE promises to allow climate protests at COP28

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/uae-promises-to-allow-climate-protests-at-cop28

18. Iraq and Kuwait seek to solve contested border issue

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2346756/middle-east

Africa

19. ​Sudan fighters evict Khartoum residents

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2346946/middle-east

20. Al-Shabab Islamist kills dozens in attack on army

https://www.dw.com/en/somalia-al-shabab-islamist-kills-dozens-in-attack-on-army/a-66333884

21. Burkina Faso, Mali warn against military intervention in Niger

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/1/burkina-faso-and-mali-warn-against-foreign-intervention-after-niger-coup

22. ​South Africa: EFF’s 10th anniversary celebrations – to fight for real radical change, break with capitalism!

https://www.marxist.com/south-africa-eff-s-10th-anniversary-celebrations-to-fight-for-real-radical-change-break-with-capitalism.htm