Afghanistan
1. Afghanistan-Pakistan border shelling kills civilians

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63941387

2. Three killed in attack on China hotel in Afghan capital

https://www.dawn.com/news/1725992

3. Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Visits Washington, Afghanistan on

agendahttps://tolonews.com/afghanistan-181165

4. Let Afghanistan Rebuild: Like It or Not, Donors Must Work With The Taliban on Economic Recovery

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/let-afghanistan-rebuild

5. Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes Kill 7, Injure 31

https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-afghanistan-border-clashes-kill-7-injure-31-/6871601.html

6.

 

Kabul Delegates in Tehran to Discuss Afghan Refugee Situation

https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-181123

7. Elders in Paktika’s Gayan District Demand Building of Girls’ Schools

https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-181175

08 Report: Afghanistan, African Countries Are Most at Risk of Humanitarian Crises

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2022-12-14/report-afghanistan-african-countries-are-most-at-risk-of-humanitarian-crises-in-2023

09 45 people killed, injured in Afghanistan last week

https://pajhwok.com/2022/12/10/45-people-killed-injured-in-afghanistan-last-week/

10 US to take action if terrorists regroup in Afghanistan: State Department

https://www.dawn.com/news/1725298

Middle East
11.

 

EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in Turkey’s new Syria escalation

https://apnews.com/article/syria-turkey-recep-tayyip-erdogan-government-a61fd4140fa1e2355f158a56f8fa98fb

12.

 

Erdogan, Putin discuss Syria border corridor, gas hub by phone

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/11/erdogan-putin-discuss-syria-border-corridor-gas-hub-by-phone

13.

 

UAE, Israel ratify comprehensive economic partnership agreement

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-israel-ratify-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement-minister-2022-12-11/

14. Iran summons China envoy over islands dispute statement with UAE

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/11/iran-summons-china-envoy-over-disputed-islands-with

15. China’s Xi gets a grand welcome to Saudi Arabia and promises a ‘new era’ in Chinese-Arab relations

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/08/middleeast/china-xi-jinping-mbs-saudi-arabia-intl/index.html

16. More than 11,000 children killed or injured in Yemen conflict: UNICEF

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/12/1131622

17. World Cup 2022: A France-Morocco contest, 110 years in the making

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/14/world-cup-2022-a-brief-history-of-france-morocco-relations

18. Israel chooses Knesset speaker as forming new government looms

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/13/israel-elects-knesset-speaker

19. Lebanon: Rising Poverty, Hunger Amid Economic Crisis

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/12/12/lebanon-rising-poverty-hunger-amid-economic-crisis

  Africa
20. South Africa’s parliament votes against impeachment process against President Ramaphosa

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-parliament-votes-against-impeachment-process-against-president-2022-12-13/

21. Sudan to develop Red Sea port in $6B initial pact with UAE group

https://www.trtworld.com/business/sudan-to-develop-red-sea-port-in-6b-initial-pact-with-uae-group-63504

22. Ethiopia to investigate after 27 bodies discovered in Zambia

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/13/ethiopia-to-investigate-after-27-bodies-discovered-in-zambia

23. Mauritius, Seychelles, and the Gulf Monarchies: Expanding Political and Commercial Links

https://www.mei.edu/publications/mauritius-seychelles-and-gulf-monarchies-expanding-political-and-commercial-links-0