UNRWA says funding cut of almost $300 million a ‘deeply regrettable decision’

US financial pressure seen as part of force exerted to accept ‘deal of century’ with Israel

Almost two-thirds back Palestinian Authority’s rejection of US as mediator, poll reveals

Kingdom already hosts 1.3m Syrians fleeing war, straining country’s slim resources

There is a $250m shortfall, largely because the US has cut the amount of aid it provides

UN agency UNRWA says it is ‘weeks away from painful cuts’ due to lack of funds

Coveney warns of dangers of political vacuum in Middle East and urges EU engagement

US says has credible information that Russia and Syria sought to ‘sanitise’ Douma gassing site

Unrwa sees €362m shortfall after Trump decision to limit US aid to Palestinians

‘Issue of Jerusalem is a holy issue – it is the key to war and peace in the region’

Emergency appeal by Unrwa after Trump administration says it will withhold $300m

Move to withhold €53m from UN agency may cause wide repercussions in region

Spokesman for Mahmoud Abbas says Jerusalem ‘not for sale, not for gold nor silver’

Failure to create a ‘political horizon’ can only increase Palestinian suffering and instability

Fatima Mansions redevelopment chief John Whyte oversees €324m construction project

Project seen as shining example for Syria’s ‘reconciliation’ programme

Conflict takes heavy toll as fear and crime grind down a dispersed people

Israeli official says Sinn Féin leader only wants to ‘hang out with Hamas’

Education advocate (17) says money will be channelled through UN relief agency

‘Syrian crisis has become the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era’