Environment
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Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Vision Falters as Costs and Technical Challenges Mount
DID Press: The Wall Street Journal has reported that Saudi Arabia’s ambitious NEOM megaproject has been significantly scaled back and faces major setbacks after soaring costs and technical challenges undermined some of its most ambitious plans. According to the U.S.…
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5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan, Tremors Felt in Mashhad
DID Press: A magnitude-5.2 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which recorded the quake at a depth of 188 km. Tremors were felt across several parts…
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Indonesia Earthquake Kills More Than 50, Thousands Evacuated
DID Press: At least 51 people have been killed and around 5,000 evacuated after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia. The earthquake struck on Saturday morning in East Nusa Tenggara province. Health officials said 36 people were seriously injured…
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Taliban Urges US to Reopen Kabul Embassy, Invest in Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has called on the United States to reopen its embassy in Kabul and invest in Afghanistan’s mining, dam-building and road construction projects — many of which were major targets of Taliban attacks…
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Iran-Afghanistan Agricultural Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges
DID Press: When we review Afghanistan’s official economic figures and statistics, one figure stands out above all: the 35 percent share of agriculture and livestock in Afghanistan’s gross domestic product. For the people of our country, this figure is not…
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Colombia Hit by Powerful 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake, 132 Killed
DID Press: A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, killing at least 132 people and injuring another 570, according to local reports. Following the earthquake, a red-level emergency alert was declared in 32 cities, while extensive damage was reported across…
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Afghanistan, Turkmenistan Agree to Accelerate TAPI, TAP and Railway Projects
DID Press: Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to accelerate the implementation of major energy, transit and connectivity projects, including the TAPI gas pipeline, TAP power transmission project, fiber-optic network and the Herat–Torghundi railway, following talks between senior officials in Torghundi,…
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UK Allocates £8 Million to Address Climate Change Impacts in Afghanistan
DID Press: United Kingdom has allocated £8 million to fund a project aimed at reducing the impacts of climate change and creating alternative livelihood opportunities for vulnerable communities in Afghanistan, the head of ActionAid Afghanistan said. Hans Johansen, head of…
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TAPI Pipeline Project Advances in Afghanistan With 116 km of Pipeline Laid
DID Press: Taliban’s Economic Deputy Prime Minister’s Office says 116 km of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline has so far been laid across Afghanistan, while another 135 km of the route has been prepared for installation. The office said the…
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Japan-Funded $2M Water Projects Agreement Signed for Nangarhar
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy has announced the signing of a $2 million agreement with Japan’s PMS Institute to implement water management projects in Spin Ghar district of Nangarhar province. Under the agreement, 10 check dams, three…
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