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‘Rebuilding a country the size of Syria means contracts worth billions of dollars,’ expert says

Renewed attention to reconstruction opportunities is colliding with unresolved sanctions exposure, weak institutions, damaged infrastructure, and uncertainty over Syria’s political future

Syrians gather to mark the anniversary of the 2011 uprising against the ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria March 15, 2026.
US President Donald Trump holds a signed resolution, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, February 19, 2026.

Trump's Board of Peace's official fund receives 'zero dollars' despite billions pledged - report

 A participant stands near a logo of the World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018

World Bank warns of 16% rise in commodity pricing over Hormuz closure

A woman walks on a street with shuttered doors in Tehran on Sunday.

A new Marshall Plan: Israel, Gulf States in a new Middle East development plan - opinion


Israel rises in World Bank's ease of doing business rankings

A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018

World Bank: Gaza economy is collapsing

“The economic deterioration in both Gaza and West Bank can no longer be counteracted by foreign aid, which has been in steady decline."

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) wear orange jumpsuits as they protest against job cuts, outside UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City September 19, 2018

Australia ends direct aid to PA due to stipends to terrorists and families

Any assistance provided “to those convicted of politically motivated violence is an affront to Australian values, and undermines the prospect of meaningful peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

An IDF soldier stands next to a blindfolded Palestinian prisoner

U.S. Supreme Court ends second Arab Bank case

Decision blocks suits for overseas terrorism against banks with US footprint

The headquarters of Arab Bank in Amman, Jordan

Even economic peace requires PA reform

Current donor efforts to prop up the Palestinian economy, while well intentioned and much needed, are no substitute for the internal participatory systems of transparency and accountability.

A STREET in Ramallah. The Palestinian economy is suffering.