AFGHANISTAN

1. Pakistan: Cross-Border Terrorism Coming from Afghanistan
https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-cross-border-terrorism-coming-from-afghanistan/6902426.html
2. Several dead and wounded in blast outside Kabul military airport
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/1/several-feared-dead-in-blast-outside-kabul-military-airport
3. 2022: The year Taliban cracked down on women’s rights
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/12/31/afghanistan-2022
4. Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Settle New Electricity Agreement Amid Winter Shortages
https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/afghanistan-uzbekistan-settle-new-electricity-agreement-amid-winter-shortages/
5. Taliban seeks economic self-sufficiency and foreign investment for Afghanistan, minister says
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-seeks-economic-self-sufficiency-foreign-investment-afghanistan-minister-2023-01-02/
6. A Look at Afghan Assets, Afghanistan’s Currency in 2022
https://tolonews.com/business-181413
7. China largest importer of Afghan pine nuts: MoCI
https://pajhwok.com/2023/01/03/china-largest-importer-of-afghan-pine-nuts-moci/
8. UN official meets Taliban deputy premier over women NGO ban
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-politics-government-united-nations-taliban-792b26e1cd5cd368404794a913f85e6c
9. UN Security Council urges Taliban to reverse restrictions on women
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64106226
10. Afghanistan: Woman protests Taliban’s education ban with single word of God
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64129401

MIDDLE EAST

11. Damascus airport reopens after Israeli raid kills Syrian soldiers
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/2/israeli-raid-shuts-down-damascus-airport-says-syria-military
12. Saudi Arabia’s sports shopping spree
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2393990/saudi-arabias-sports-shopping-spree
13. Saudi Arabia leads chorus of condemnation following Israeli minister’s ‘provocative’ visit to Al-Aqsa
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2225961/middle-east
14. Jerusalem: Palestinian anger over far-right Israeli minister’s holy site visit
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64150409
15. ‘There are no dollars’: foreign currency crunch hits Egypt’s economy
https://www.ft.com/content/8d17fe6c-c1a5-420a-a200-b8e70d49a7bc
16. Iran vows to avenge Qassem Soleimani’s killing three years ago
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/3/three-years-on-iran-vows-revenge-for-qassem-soleimani
17. Bulgaria signs long-term agreement to use Turkish gas terminals
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/3/bulgaria-signs-long-term-gas-agreement-with-turkey
18. PM, UAE president vow to cement ties
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2394143/pm-uae-president-vow-to-cement-ties
19. Oil Money Can’t Buy Progress for Gulf’s Laggard State Kuwait
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-03/oil-rich-kuwait-falls-behind-saudi-uae-qatar-in-middle-east-spending-spree

AFRICA

21. South Africa, Mauritius and Seychelles top the 2022 UN e-government rankings for Africa
https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/south-africa-mauritius-and-seychelles-top-the-2022-un-e-government-rankings-for/1rv53g2
22. Kenya, South Sudan hold talks over rising border insecurity
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/north-eastern/article/2001464386/kenya-south-sudan-hold-talks-over-rising-border-insecurity
23. Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: Flights resume between Addis Ababa and Mekelle
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64110846
24. DR Congo floods leave more than 120 dead in Kinshasa
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-63967016