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Gulf allies have requested financial support, US Treasury Secretary says

22 April 2026 at 21:04
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that a number of allies in the Gulf region and โ€‹in Asia have โ€Œrequested currency swap lines from the United States to help deal with energy shocks โ and other fallout from the Middle East war. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Dr Kristi Diwan, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute.

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  • More than $71 billion needed over next decade to rebuild Gaza: UN, EU Sharon GAFFNEY
    More than $71 billion will be needed over the next decade for recovery and reconstruction in war-ravaged Gaza, according to an EU-UN assessment published on Monday. In their final Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), the United Nations and the European Union said that more than two years of war in the Palestinian territory "has led to unprecedented loss of life and a catastrophic humanitarian crisis". FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Dr Deen Sharp, urban geographer and editor of
     

More than $71 billion needed over next decade to rebuild Gaza: UN, EU

21 April 2026 at 21:05
More than $71 billion will be needed over the next decade for recovery and reconstruction in war-ravaged Gaza, according to an EU-UN assessment published on Monday. In their final Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), the United Nations and the European Union said that more than two years of war in the Palestinian territory "has led to unprecedented loss of life and a catastrophic humanitarian crisis". FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Dr Deen Sharp, urban geographer and editor of "Open Gaza: Architectures of Hope".

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