CAMEA Bulletin – News from Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (October 31, 2024)

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Afghanistan
1. Afghanistan won’t allow its soil to be used against Pakistan, vows Taliban govt diplomat
https://www.geo.tv/latest/571578-afghanistan-wont-allow-its-soil-to-be-used-against-pakistan-vows-taliban-diplomat
2. Third Round of Qosh Tepa Canal Negotiations to be Held in Tashkent
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-191417
3. Afghan diplomat denies harbouring militants, calls for open trade borders with Pakistan
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2506074/afghan-diplomat-denies-harbouring-militants-calls-for-open-trade-borders-with-pakistan
4. UNAMA shares Afghan business leaders’ concerns with Pakistan
https://pajhwok.com/2024/10/29/unama-shares-afghan-business-leaders-concerns-with-pakistan/
5. Afghanistan’s morality ministry spreads ‘living things’ images ban
https://www.dawn.com/news/1868353
6. Afghanistan launches anti-polio campaign targeting 6.2 mln children

https://english.news.cn/20241030/6af637686d224554b8308bf36c5c8600/c.html

7. Afghan Taliban Spokesman Mullah Zabihullah Mujahid Praises Qatar’s Mediation With Italy: ‘Qatar Is The First Country That Has Cooperated A Lot In Afghanistan’s Negotiations And Freedom’
https://www.memri.org/jttm/afghan-taliban-spokesman-mullah-zabihullah-mujahid-praises-qatars-mediation-italy-qatar-first
8. Clashes with militants in northwest Pakistan kill 14 security force members
https://www.voanews.com/a/clashes-with-militants-in-northwest-pakistan-kill-14-security-force-members-/7838931.html
Middle East
9. Harris says there must be de-escalation in Middle East
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/harris-says-there-must-be-de-escalation-in-middle-east/
10. Middle East at ‘most dangerous juncture’, UN official says

https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2024/10/29/middle-east-at-most-dangerous-juncture-un-official-says/

11. Saudi Arabia starts work on massive gold ‘Kaaba’ style structure despite criticism
https://www.newarab.com/news/saudi-arabia-starts-work-huge-gold-kaaba-style-structure
12. The New Battle for the Middle East
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/new-battle-saudi-arabia-iran-sadjadpour
13. Israel’s strikes on Iran broke a 40-year taboo. Tehran faces tough choices about what to do next
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/29/middleeast/israels-strikes-on-iran-shattered-a-forty-year-taboo-mime-intl/index.html
14. Turkey strikes Iraq, Syria after attack on defence company near Ankara
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/24/turkey-strikes-iraq-syria-after-attack-on-defence-company-near-ankara
15. UAE president receives Russian security council secretary
https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2577268/middle-east
16. PM Shehbaz to embark on 2-day visit to Saudi Arabia for Future Investment Initiative

https://www.dawn.com/news/1868212

Africa
17. Pakistan’s Edtech Knowledge Platform Merges With Kenya’s Eneza Education

https://propakistani.pk/2024/10/30/pakistans-edtech-knowledge-platform-merges-with-kenyas-eneza-education/

18. Countering Terrorism: Pakistan, South Africa Joint Military Exercise Iqbal-I In Cherat

https://ptv.com.pk/ptvWorld/engNewsDetail/64756

19. Somalia expels Ethiopian diplomat

https://www.voanews.com/a/somalia-expels-ethiopian-diplomat-/7843888.html

20. Conflict condemns Sudan to huge displacement, rampant sexual violence: UN

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/29/conflict-condemns-sudan-to-huge-displacement-rampant-sexual-violence-un

21. Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/10/1155326

22. Africa’s Youngest Elected Leader Wants a New World Order

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/world/africa/president-senegal-bassirou-diomaye-faye.html

23. Boat carrying Egyptian migrants to Europe capsizes off Libyan coast, killing 12

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2577211/middle-east