Afghanistan

1. Diplomacy calms Pak-Afghan border

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2519036/diplomacy-calms-pak-afghan-border

2. Why are relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan so tense?

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2024/12/29/why-are-relations-between-pakistan-and-afghanistan-so-tense

3. UN condemns NGO work ban on Afghan women

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2519379/un-condemns-ngo-work-ban-on-afghan-women

4. ‘Absolutely the wrong path,’ Türk warns against Afghanistan’s ban on women in NGOs

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/12/1158651

5. What Does The Future Hold For Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations?

https://www.eurasiareview.com/01012025-what-does-the-future-hold-for-pakistan-afghanistan-relations-oped/

6. Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children

https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-afghanistan-militant-camp-air-strikes-1eb6ebd92403795d03856b1b97cac0da

7. Islamic Emirate: UNSC Meetings Without Afghan Representative ‘Ineffective’

https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-192363

8. 300 people arrested in Afghanistan for human trafficking charges

https://www.khaama.com/300-people-arrested-in-afghanistan-for-human-trafficking-charges/

9. Concerns Raised Over Economic Consequences of Women’s Work Ban

https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-192380

10. 135,000 drug addicts rehabilitated in 3 years

https://pajhwok.com/2025/01/01/135000-drug-addicts-rehabilitated-in-3-years/

Middle East

11. Gaza officials say 45 patients, over 100 relatives evacuated to UAE for treatment

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/12/31/gaza-officials-say-45-patients-over-100-relatives-evacuated-to-uae-for-treatment-

12. Cabinet approves sale of 15% stake in Reko Diq to Saudi Arabia

https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2024/12/30/cabinet-approves-sale-of-15-stake-in-reko-diq-to-saudi-arabia-for-540-million/

13. What is long-stalled Qatar-Türkiye Natural Gas Pipeline?

https://www.dailysabah.com/business/energy/what-is-long-stalled-qatar-turkiye-natural-gas-pipeline

14. Gaza hospitals on ‘brink of total collapse’ from Israel attacks: UN

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/31/gaza-hospitals-on-brink-of-total-collapse-from-israel-attacks-un

15. Foreign fighters given senior Syrian army posts, reports say

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86w27d4qpeo

16. Lebanon returns fleeing pro-Assad soldiers to Syria

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/01/01/lebanon-returns-fleeing-pro-assad-soldiers-to-syria_6736610_4.html

17. Saudi Arabia seeks to buy 100 Turkish fighter jets

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241231-saudi-arabia-seeks-to-buy-100-turkish-fighter-jets/

18. Maryam seeks UAE partnership in agriculture, IT, green energy

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1267212-maryam-seeks-uae-partnership-in-agriculture-it-green-energy

Africa

19. Kenya grapples with protests despite political unity efforts

https://www.voanews.com/a/kenya-grapples-with-protests-despite-political-unity-efforts-/7918553.html

20. Somalia security forces repulse suicide attack by ISIS

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/12/31/somalia-security-forces-repulse-suicide-attack-by-isis

21. Senegal President Says No More ‘Foreign Military Presence From 2025’

https://www.barrons.com/news/senegal-president-says-no-more-foreign-military-presence-from-2025-bd0bbf55

22. Ethiopia’s worsening crisis is also an opportunity for Trump

https://thehill.com/opinion/5055173-ethiopia-drone-strikes-amhara/

23. Senegal’s foreign minister on sovereignty, alliances, and change

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/talk-to-al-jazeera/2024/12/29/senegals-foreign-minister-on-sovereignty-alliances-and-change