Afghanistan

1. Muttaqi Leads Delegation to China to Attend Trans-Himalaya Forum
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-185375
2. Afghanistan closes embassy in India citing lack of diplomatic support
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/1/afghanistan-embassy-closes-in-india-citing-lack-of-diplomatic-support
3. Pakistan announces big crackdown on migrants in the country illegally,

including 1.7 million Afghans
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-illegal-immigrants-afghans-crackdown-deadline-bb00216d688b1c70d1438d5c28f4031a

4. Kabul-Jalalabad Highway Reopened After Two Weeks
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-185380
5. Central Bank: Afghani Increases Against Dollar
https://tolonews.com/index.php/business-185369
6. NAI: Lack of Access to Information Increased By 32 Percent
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/attack-mediajournalists-185302
7. Pakistan Tightens Entry Rules for Afghan Travelers
https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-tightens-entry-rules-for-afghan-travelers/7294362.html
8. Taliban: 200 Anti-Pakistan Militants Arrested in Afghanistan
https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-arrest-200-anti-pakistan-militants-in-afghanistan/7286841.html
9. ‘Moscow Format’: Pakistan, regional countries call on Afghanistan to

‘dismantle’ militant groups
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2383071/pakistan

Middle East

10. Egypt’s President el-Sisi to run for third term, opposition decry pressure
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/3/egypts-president-el-sisi-to-run-for-third-term-opposition-decry-pressure
11. Saudi-Iran Asian Champions League game cancelled in row over Soleimani bust
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/2/saudi-iran-asian-champions-league-game-cancelled-in-row-over-soleimani-bust
12. Saudi Arabia-Israel deal outline agreed ‘sans key Palestine demand’

https://www.dawn.com/news/1778699

13. Yemen economy tanks as talks fail to restore truce: NGOs
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231003-yemen-economy-tanks-as-talks-fail-to-restore-truce-ngos
14. ​Ankara bomb blast: What’s Turkey’s troubled history with the PKK?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/3/ankara-blast-whats-turkeys-troubled-history-with-the-pkk
15. Biden thanks Qatar’s emir for rare Iran-US prisoner swap deal
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/3/biden-thanks-qatars-emir-for-rare-iran-us-prisoner-swap-deal
16. The UAE holds a major oil and gas conference just ahead of hosting UN climate talks in Dubai
https://apnews.com/article/uae-emirates-oil-conference-cop28-climate-7633ba2ae5f9ff3d234888548b4f5800
17. Bahrain’s economy grows 2% as non-oil sector expands
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2384786/business-economy

Africa

18. South Africa gives go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/south-african-minister-gives-green-light-totalenergies-drilling-off-cape-coast-2023-10-02/
19. Somali land rejects talk of unification with Somalia after Museveni comment
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/25/somaliland-rejects-talk-of-unification-with-somalia-after-museveni-comment
20. Sudan conflict ‘like planning for the apocalypse’, say aid workers
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/oct/03/sudan-conflict-like-planning-for-the-apocalypse-say-aid-workers
21. Kenyan President Welcomes UN Resolution on Haiti Intervention
https://www.voanews.com/a/kenyan-president-welcomes-un-resolution-on-haiti-intervention/7294975.html