1.Pakistan can never accept Israel until independence of Palestine: PM Imran
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2260124/pakistan-can-never-accept-israel-until-independence-of-palestine-pm
2.Pakistani army chief arrives in Saudi Arabia amid strained ties
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/pakistani-army-chief-arrives-saudi-arabia-strained-ties-200817111806534.html
3.Rafik Hariri tribunal: Guilty verdict over assassination of Lebanon ex-PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53601710
4.   Israeli planes bomb Gaza for seventh straight night
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/israeli-planes-target-gaza-seventh-straight-night-200818060902391.html
5.Pompeo says US expects to trigger snapback on Iran soon https://www.arabnews.com/node/1721721/middle-east
6.Saudi FM says no ties with Israel until peace with Palestinians
https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/saudi-fm-says-no-ties-with-israel-until-peace-with-palestinians-639205
7.Sudan in Talks to Formalize Ties With Israel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sudan-in-talks-to-formalize-ties-with-israel-11597782488
8.U.S. Oil Deal in Syria Angers the Kremlin
https://imrussia.org/en/analysis/3153-u-s-oil-deal-in-syria-angers-the-kremlin
9.Libya unity govt signs military accord with Qatar, Turkey
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1566751.html
10.What the UAE-Israel deal means for Iran’s security
https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/what-the-uae-israel-deal-means-for-iran-s-security-38999
11. The Nile Is Ours
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/ethiopian-renaissance-dam-egypt-sudan-nile.html
12.   Children forced to beg or work as hunger eclipses fear of Covid-19 in Yemen
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/aug/18/children-forced-to-beg-or-work-as-hunger-eclipses-fear-of-covid-19-in-yemen
13.Iranian Missiles Beat Enemy’s Air Defense: Minister
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/08/19/2330785/iranian-missiles-beat-enemy-s-air-defense-minister
14.Mediterranean crisis: Turkey warns Greece, slams ‘bully’ France
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/mediterranean-crisis-turkey-warns-greece-slams-bully-france-200814140628522.html
15.Egypt’s lawmakers approve maritime deal with Greece
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/egypts-lawmakers-approve-maritime-deal-with-greece/2020/08/18/2e8793ee-e172-11ea-82d8-5e55d47e90ca_story.html
16.Italy gives Tunisia €11m to stem migrant flow
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1721346/middle-east
17.Algerians increasingly nervous over their country’s cash shortage
https://www.theafricareport.com/37501/algerians-increasingly-nervous-over-their-countrys-cash-shortage/
18.African Union head raises alarm on possible military coup in Mali
https://thehill.com/ policy/international/africa/512573-african-union-head-raises-alarm-on-possible-military-coup-in-mali
19.   Ethiopia PM fires defence minister, a one-time ally, in major reshuffle
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-politics-idUSKCN25E23E
20.What an Iran-China pact means for Turkey
https://www.trtworld.com/opinion/what-an-iran-china-pact-means-for-turkey-38903
21.West Africa regional bloc closes borders with Mali after president detained
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mali-security-ecowas/west-africa-regional-bloc-closes-borders-with-mali-after-president-detained-idUSKCN25E2Y4