The head of the UN's Development Programme Achim Steiner says that the Israel-Hamas war has put back development in Gaza by 60 years. Around two-thirds of all buildings in the Gaza Strip have been "entirely destroyed or damaged",

The Israel-Hamas war has put back development in Gaza by 60 years and mobilising the tens of billions of dollars needed for reconstruction will be an uphill task, the United Nations said. He said the physical reconstruction alone would cost "tens of billions of dollars",

NEW YORK, January, 23, 2024 (WAFA) – The Director-General of the International Organization for Migration, Amy Pope, stressed the need for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza so that the international community can deliver the necessary humanitarian aid to the population.

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani to discuss developments in West Asia, including in Gaza and Syria.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah said on Wednesday that it was a “responsibility of all of us in the region” to keep the ceasefire in Gaza on track. “I am hopeful Gaza ceasefire will hold,

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah, on Wednesday said the Middle East has an opportunity to shape a

“The Emirati minister spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday and said that the UAE was the US’s No. 1 commerce partner within the Gulf Cooperation Council, with a bilateral trade of $40 billion annually,” Arab News reported.

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, hoped that the Gaza ceasefire deal would represent a first step

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, met today with HE Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum 2025 meetings in Davos, Switzerland.

The Israel-Hamas war has put back development in Gaza by 60 years and mobilising the tens of billions of dollars needed for reconstruction will be an uphill task, the United Nations said.

In Spain, an ‘unprecedented’ housing tax on foreign-owned properties  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said last Wednesday that his government would issue a 100% housing tax on properties bought by residents from outside the European Union.

Russia reprimanded the head of the UN children's agency Unicef for not providing a "weighty argument for her refusal" to brief the Security Council on children in Gaza - a meeting requested by Russia.