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 |
