CAMEA Bulletin – News from Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (September 19, 2024)

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Afghanistan

1. Pakistan removes Durrani as special envoy to Afghanistan

https://pajhwok.com/2024/09/14/pakistan-removes-durrani-as-special-envoy-to-afghanistan/

2. Refugees’ crisis: Iran, Pakistan urged to exercise restraint
https://pajhwok.com/2024/09/17/refugees-crisis-iran-pakistan-urged-to-exercise-restraint/
3. Afghanistan to Start Work on $10 Billion TAPI Gas Pipeline

 /afghanistan-to-start-work-on-10-billion-tapi-gas-pipeline/ /afghanistan-to-start-work-on-10-billion-tapi-gas-pipeline/

4. Lack of safe drinking water frustrates Badghis students

https://pajhwok.com/2024/09/17/lack-of-safe-drinking-water-frustrates-badghis-students/

5. UN Report: Current Fiscal Year Sees Growth in Afghanistan’s Revenue

https://tolonews.com/index.php/business-190771

6. Taliban’s Attack on Girls’ Education Harming Afghanistan’s Future
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/17/talibans-attack-girls-education-harming-afghanistans-future
7. Afghanistan reopens its embassy in Oman, the Taliban say
https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2571763/world
8. IS-claimed attack kills 14 Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan

https://www.voanews.com/a/is-claimed-attack-kills-14-shiite-muslims-in-afghanistan/7782808.html

Middle East

9. Türkiye, Syria reconciliation can ensure Middle East stability, say experts

https://www.trtworld.com/turkiye/turkiye-syria-reconciliation-can-ensure-middle-east-stability-say-experts-18208914

10. Iran’s morality police will not ‘bother’ women, president says
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgnn3562yjo
11. Houthis, Hamas open offices in Baghdad: How Iran won over Iraq with 2,500 US troops in the country

https://www.firstpost.com/world/houthis-hamas-open-offices-in-baghdad-how-iran-won-over-iraq-with-2500-us-troops-in-the-country-13815770.html

12. Iraq set to announce date for US withdrawal

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/503817/Iraq-set-to-announce-date-for-US-withdrawal

13. Govt seeks to cut LNG imports from Qatar

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2496712/govt-seeks-to-cut-lng-imports-from-qatar

14. Türkiye urges UN states to support Palestine’s resolution in ‘pursuit of justice’
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/turkiye-urges-un-states-to-support-palestines-resolution-in-pursuit-of-justice/3332920
15. Saudi Arabia advances nuclear power project, set to host international conference in 2025
https://www.nation.com.pk/17-Sep-2024/saudi-arabia-working-on-first-nuclear-plant
16. Progress on MoUs signed with UAE reviewed

https://www.dawn.com/news/1858864

Africa

17. Al-Qaeda-linked group says it was behind Mali attack

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8d996x1r0o

18. Starvation in war-hit Sudan ‘almost everywhere’ – WHO

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgq8y2ykeyqo

19. Turkey to deploy frigates to guard energy exploration ship in Somalia

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-deploy-frigates-guard-energy-exploration-ship-somalia

20. Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed citizens left hungry by drought
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/16/climate/zimbabwe-cull-elephants-intl-scli/index.html
21. Uganda and Mozambique align strategies to expand trade and investment
https://medafricatimes.com/36407-uganda-and-mozambique-align-strategies-to-expand-trade-and-investment.html
22. Concerns mount over Senegal fiscal shortfalls ahead of election

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/concerns-mount-over-senegal-fiscal-shortfalls-ahead-election-2024-09-17/

23. Algeria’s Tebboune sworn in as president for 2nd term

https://english.news.cn/20240918/7e6bdb6cfa40486e908d9f7ea423b696/c.html