How China Is Doing Business With The Taliban (Die Welt/WorldCrunch)
Taliban Make Millions From Passports Issued to Fleeing Afghans (VOA) ...getting a new passport remains mired in bribery and administrative corruption.
Biden Calls on European Leaders to Help "Deter and Constrain Iran's Destabilizing Regional Activities" (White House)
Iranian women’s rights activists face new online threats (Global Voices)
UN urges ‘immediate de-escalation’ in Libya (France 24)
Palestinian Textbooks Rife with Holocaust Denial - Itamar Eichner (Ynet News) Previous attempts to reach peace with Israel, such as the Oslo Accords, have been deliberately omitted from the new textbooks. The Holocaust was completely omitted from the history books that teach about World War II. The 1972 Munich Olympics massacre of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists is presented as an example of a legitimate Palestinian struggle. Dalal Mughrabi, who led the attack on an Israeli bus in 1978 that ended with the murder of 38 Israelis - including 13 children - is idolized as a role model in a 5th grade textbook.
Palestinian Tourists Arrive in Cyprus on First Direct Flight from Israel - Iole Damaskinos (Cyprus Mail)PA Threatens Palestinians Who Use Israel's Ramon Airport - Ahmad Abu Amer (Al-Monitor)
Turkey and the German Dream (Gatestone) Instead of negotiating a fair share of newly found oil and gas reserves in the Aegean Sea with Cyprus and Greece, Erdogan has opted for pseudo-nationalistic saber-rattling that drives away would-be investors.