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INDIA/KASHMIR – India arrests 75 in Kashmir after local elections (Al Jazeera)

The Indian government has arrested at least 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists to forestall political unrest after an alliance of Kashmir’s regional political...

AFGHANISTAN – Two Afghan police killed as Kabul hit by bomb blasts (Al Jazeera)

Two Afghan policemen were killed when three separate “sticky bombs” exploded in Kabul, the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital in recent weeks. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/26/two-afghan-police-killed-as-kabul-hit-by-bomb-blasts

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – Three UN peacekeepers killed in CAR ahead of Sunday’s elections (Al Jazeera)

Unidentified “armed combatants” have killed three peacekeepers from Burundi in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations said on Friday, hours after a...

GAZA STRIP – Israeli air attacks cause injuries, damage in Gaza Strip (Al Jazeera)

The Israeli military has carried out air raids targeting Hamas positions in the besieged Gaza Strip, injuring two people and causing damage, Palestinian media...

IRAN – Iran executes ethnic Baluch militant for shooting death of two IRGC guards (Al Arabiya)

Iran executed an ethnic Baluch militant on Saturday for the shooting death of two Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) guards five years ago, the...

AFGHANISTAN – Series of explosions in Afghanistan target police in Kabul; at least 2 dead (Al Arabiya)

A series of explosions hit the Afghan capital on Saturday morning, killing at least two police officers and wounding another two plus a civilian,...

TUNISIA – Is the status of women in Tunisian society endangered? (Antonius Verheijen, World Bank blogs)

Tunisia is frequently cited as being at the forefront of women's rights in the Arab world because of the unique status of Tunisian women. https://blogs.worldbank.org/arabvoices/status-women-tunisian-society-endangered

PANDEMIC/UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE – Will COVID-19 derail the quest for universal health coverage? (Wayne Irava, Ajay Tandon, World Babk blogs)

The world is facing both a health and an economic crisis due to COVID-19.  In addition to its direct impact on morbidity and mortality, the...

FERTILIZER PRICES – Fertilizer prices to rise moderately in 2021 (Wee Chian Koh, John Baffes, World Bank blogs)

Although fertilizer prices have been resilient amid the pandemic, they have followed different paths. Phosphate and urea prices surged in the second of half...

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