Afghanistan

1. ​Afghanistan Future Thought Forum Calls to Lift Restrictions on Females
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-181826
2. West calls for reversal of curbs on Afghan women
https://pajhwok.com/2023/02/01/west-calls-for-reversal-of-curbs-on-afghan-women/
3. Afghanistan: Humanitarians await guidelines on women’s role in aid operations
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132997
4. Turkey to help Afghanistan use new entry test system
https://pajhwok.com/2023/01/31/turkey-to-help-afghanistan-use-new-entry-test-system/
5. Winter has come for Afghanistan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/30/afghanistan-cold-winter-humanitarian/
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Russia, Pakistan to work for stability in Afghanistan
https://pajhwok.com/2023/01/31/russia-pakistan-to-work-for-stability-in-afghanistan/
7. To Help Afghanistan, Engage Its Political Opposition
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/31/afghanistan-engage-political-opposition-taliban/
8. Can the Taliban Tackle Corruption in Afghanistan?
https://www.voanews.com/a/can-the-taliban-tackle-corruption-in-afghanistan-/6942205.html
9. Taliban Tell Pakistan Not to Blame Afghanistan for Mosque Bombing
https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-tell-pakistan-not-to-blame-afghanistan-for-mosque-bombing-/6943345.html
10. US imposes visa restrictions on Taliban members involved in repression of women and girls
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/01/politics/taliban-visa-restrictions-us-state-department/index.html
Middle East
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​’They call us garbage people’: The Syrians surviving off US army waste
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64400345
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UK gov’t facing High Court battle over arms sales to Saudi Arabia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/31/uk-govt-facing-high-court-battle-over-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia
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Yemen crisis: WFP gives Marib’s displaced fewer, lighter food packets
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2241156/middle-east
14. Blinken arrives in Egypt as Israeli-Palestinian tensions soar
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/29/blinken-arrives-in-cairo-as-israeli-palestinian-tensions-soar
15. ​ US not interested in pressing Israel amid violence: Experts
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/30/us-not-interested-in-pressing-israel-amid-violence-experts
16. ​Erdogan says Turkey may block Sweden’s Nato membership bid
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64446439
17. Turkey rises, Russia fades as Iran and Azerbaijan clash over Armenia
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/01/turkey-rises-russia-fades-iran-and-azerbaijan-clash-over-armenia
18. Iran, Russia link banking systems amid Western sanction
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/iran-russia-link-banking-systems-amid-western-sanction-2023-01-30/
19. Qatar, Kuwait discuss ties in transportation
https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/01/02/2023/qatar-kuwait-discuss-ties-in-transportation
Africa
20. Killing of Pakistani journalist Sharif in Kenya ‘planned’: Report
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/7/killing-of-pakistani-journalist-arshad-sharif-kenya-planned-assasination
21. World’s ‘most wanted people smuggler’ arrested in Sudan
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/5/uae-says-it-helped-arrest-worlds-most-wanted-people-smuggler
22. Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti hold talks on joint anti-terrorism efforts
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230131-somalia-kenya-ethiopia-djibouti-hold-talks-on-joint-anti-terrorism-efforts/
23. Mauritius: Tourism industry recovering on climate, covid-hit paradise island
https://northafricapost.com/64092-mauritius-tourism-industry-recovering-on-climate-covid-hit-paradise-island.html
24. Ethiopia’s drought-stricken internally displaced people – in pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/jan/31/ethiopia-drought-stricken-internally-displaced-people-in-pictures