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US invites global powers to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
MOSCOW: The United States has extended invitations to Russia, Israel and Poland to join a proposed “Board of Peace”, an international body that aims to resolve conflicts and oversee post-war reconstruction in Gaza, as Washington continues efforts to build broad participation for the initiative. Read More: Trump wants nations to pay $1bn to stay on […]
US moves to ‘second phase’ of Gaza plan with new Board of Peace
The United States (US) has launched the second phase of President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace initiative, shifting attention from ceasefire management to demilitarisation, technocratic governance and reconstruction. Read More: Trump backs transitional Palestinian panel to govern Gaza US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced the move in a social media post on Friday, describing it as […]
Ali Shaath appointed to lead Gaza under US-backed plan
Ali Shaath, a Palestinian civil engineer and former deputy planning minister, has been appointed to administer Gaza under a US-backed initiative aimed at ending Israel’s conflict in the enclave. Shaath will chair a 15-member committee of Palestinian technocrats tasked with overseeing governance, reconstruction, and relief efforts. Read More: Ismail Haniya re-elected as Hamas leader Born in […]
EU chief heads to Syria amid post-Assad rebuilding
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Syria later this week, her first trip since Bashar al-Assad’s fall. The visit comes as international efforts to rebuild Syria gain momentum. She will also tour Jordan and Lebanon during her Middle East trip. Von der Leyen aims to support reconstruction initiatives and strengthen EU engagement […]
Sindh CM approves Rs 25bn for reconstruction of major roads
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday approved Rs25 billion for the reconstruction of 315 internal roads and streets, as well as 60 major roads, in the city. “The funds will not be an obstacle for providing relief to citizens suffering from dilapidated infrastructure and traffic congestion, but immediate reconstruction needs to be […]
World Bank backs US draft UN resolution for Gaza reconstruction
UNITED NATIONS – The World Bank has expressed support for language in a US-drafted UN Security Council resolution on Gaza, which would authorize a two-year mandate for a transitional governance body, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The resolution proposes the creation of a “Board of Peace” transitional administration with the authority to establish […]
Kyiv sending large delegation to recovery talks in Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland: Kyiv said Thursday that Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal would lead a delegation of around 100 people to Switzerland next week for an international meeting on rebuilding Ukraine. Ukraine is sending “a very high-level delegation”, Kyiv’s ambassador to Switzerland Artem Rybchenko told reporters in Bern, adding it would mark the largest delegation to leave […]
Pakistan says ready to provide optimum support to Gaza reconstruction
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would extend all possible support to the reconstruction efforts in Gaza, and cooperate with Palestine, said Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, special representative to the prime minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East. Talking to foreign media, he said that Prime Minister Imran Khan himself was in constant touch with the latest situation in […]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa releases Rs 18.4bn for houses’ reconstruction in tribal districts
In order to reconstruct over 57,000 damaged houses in the newly-mainstreamed five tribal districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has released 18.4 billion rupees for rehabilitation purposes. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Media Iftikhar Durrani took to Twitter to post a compensation chart in this regard. He believed over 15.389 billion rupees had been paid […]