Gaza reconstruction

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, ahead of the emergency Arab summit organised by Egypt, in Cairo, Egypt March 4, 2025. Photo: Palestinian President Office/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Arab states adopt Egyptian alternative to Trump's 'Gaza Riviera'

Trump's plan to displace Palestinians in a US takeover of the enclave received global condemnation last month and echoed long-standing Palestinian fears of being permanently driven from their...

A Palestinian carries a cooking gas cylinder, amid a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, February 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
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Arab nations oppose removing Palestinians from Gaza in letter to US

Palestinians visit Gaza Valley during a trip organised by the United Nations in central Gaza Strip, February 6, 2022. Picture taken February 6, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Middle East

From sewage dump to nature reserve, UN hopes to save Gaza Valley

Bulldozers sent by Egypt for Palestinians work at the site of Israeli air attacks in Gaza in June [File: Muhammad Salem/Reuters]
Middle East

Gaza reconstruction to start by October after $1bn pledged