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Washington has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s pledged $100 million investment in Syria to reconstruct parts of the civil war-hit country freed from the Islamic State group (ISIS). “This significant contribution is critical to stabilization and early recovery efforts and comes at Read more
The European Union has completed this week the biggest photovoltaic solar field in Gaza that will provide 0.5 Megawatts of electricity per day to fuel the Southern Gaza Desalination Plant. The EU-funded Southern Gaza Desalination Plant currently provides drinking water Read more
Seventy Democrat members of the House of Representatives have urged Trump’s administration to restore part of its aid to the UN Relief agency noting the money is necessary to alleviate suffering in the Gaza Strip. The initiative came from the Read more
Intense diplomatic efforts by the United Nations and Egypt have helped avoid another Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza that appeared just “minutes away” over the past weekend, a senior UN official said on Tuesday. “After intense efforts by the United Nations Read more
Gaza ruling movement Hamas is eager for new reconciliation talks with rival Fatah of the West Bank after the movement Chief Ismail Haniyeh Thursday approved Egypt’s new bid to end rivalry between the opposed factions. Haniyeh, according to his office, Read more
An Israeli court Sunday indicted a Turkish tourist on three charges including attempt to raise funds for the Palestinian group Hamas and smuggling hundreds of dollars to the Palestinian movement ruling Gaza Strip. The 27-year old Turkish woman Ebru Read more
Small businesses in West Bank and Gaza will benefit from the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union to enable Palestinian private sector create jobs and encourage entrepreneurship. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Read more
The Israeli air force launched Tuesday dozens of missiles on around 25 targets belonging to Hamas in the Gaza enclave over claims that the Islamist movement launched 50 projectiles against Israeli towns. The Israeli defense forces said fighter jets were Read more
The UN General Assembly condemned Israel’s use of excessive force against Palestinians who have lost over 120 people in recent clashes with Israeli forces near the border of Gaza. A draft resolution proposed by Algeria, Turkey and Palestinians garnered Read more
The US has vetoed a draft text providing for extending protection to Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The text proposed by Kuwait garnered 10 votes in favor, but the US vetoed the text, which it said failed to even mention Hamas, Read more