Afghanistan

1. Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from universities amid condemnation

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64045497

2. Pakistan, Afghanistan agree on mutual consultation to resolve border issues

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1022060-use-of-bilateral-communication-agreed-upon-to-resolve-border-matters

3. No Compromise in Engagement with the World: Khalid Hanafi

https://tolonews.com/node/181240

4. Afghanistan: UN envoy highlights need to continue dialogue with Taliban

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/12/1131892

5. Ulema head to Afghanistan’s Kandahar for talks on border clashes

https://www.dawn.com/news/172723

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Afghanistan-Pakistan border shelling kills civilians

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

7. Afghanistan: Taliban urged to halt public floggings and executions

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/12/1131782

8. World Continues to Fail Afghanistan as Another Freezing Winter Sets in

https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/world-continues-to-fail-afghanistan-as-another-freezing-winter-sets-in/

9. Muttaqi says Afghanistan and Iran can cooperate in a number of sectors

https://pakobserver.net/muttaqi-says-afghanistan-and-iran-can-cooperate-in-a-number-of-sectors/

10. Bannu attack: Talks with ‘TTP underway in Afghanistan’

https://www.geo.tv/latest/459567-bannu-attack-talks-with-ttp-underway-in-afghanistan

Middle East

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Saudi-Iran talks said to have stalled over protests in Iran

https://apnews.com/article/iran-iraq-tehran-976f8fe3ffd9653acd42651092dad7e8

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Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports at 30-month high: JODI data

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2218541/business-economy

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Irish soldier killed in attack on UN convoy in Lebanon

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/15/irish-soldier-killed-after-un-convoy-attacked-in-lebanon

14. France and Morocco resume diplomatic cooperation

https://www.africanews.com/2022/12/17/france-and-morocco-resume-diplomatic-cooperation/

15. ​Kuwait Defence Ministry to co-operate with parliamentary probe into military deals

https://www.thenationalnews.com/gulf-news/2022/12/15/kuwait-defence-ministry-to-co-operate-with-parliamentary-probe-into-military-deals/

16. Turkish jets respond to Greek intervention on joint NATO drill

https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/turkish-jets-respond-to-greek-intervention-on-joint-nato-drill

17. Turkish forces capture Daesh terrorist on Interpol wanted list

https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/turkish-forces-capture-daesh-terrorist-on-interpol-wanted-list-63682

18. Iran says four security forces killed near Pakistan border

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/19/irgc-says-four-security-forces-killed-near-pakistan-border

19. UAE strongly condemns attack targeting security forces in northern Iraq

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-strongly-condemns-attack-targeting-security-forces-in-northern-iraq

Africa

20. ‘Freak’ wave kills 3 beachgoers and injures 17 in South Africa

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/19/africa/freak-wave-kills-3-south-africa-intl-scli/index.html

21. Sudanese security forces tear-gas pro-democracy protesters

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/19/pro-democracy-protesters-teargassed-by-sudanese-security-forces

22. Mauritius to Hike Power Tariffs for Households, Trade

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-17/mauritius-to-hike-power-tariffs-for-households-trade-defi-says?leadSource=uverify%20wall

23. IMF Staff Completes 2022 Article IV Mission to Djibouti

https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2022/12/16/pr22437-imf-staff-completes-2022-article-iv-mission-to-djibouti

24. Egypt discovers large gas field in Mediterranean, minister says

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/egypt-discovers-large-gas-field-mediterranean-minister-says-2022-12-18/

25. Seychelles outlines strategy to boost entrepreneurship

https://unctad.org/news/seychelles-outlines-strategy-boost-entrepreneurship