The story of Kuwaiti mega donations..''The real hidden hero..''
I work for Mr.Waleed al-Nusif for last 25 years, he also happens to be the Chief Editor of Al-Qabas one of the most influential newspaper of highest standing in Kuwait and in SA. This is the man who wrote famous editorial after Tsunami on poor Kuwait’s response to the victims of Tsunami...
Kuwait had only announced a few million $'s.There has been public criticism from inside the Gulf States that their contributions were not generous enough when the region's huge oil revenues are taken into account.
This was his work post-Tsunami,quoted by international press…
We have to give them more; we are rich
Waleed al-Nusif
Al-Qabas editor
news.bbc.co.uk
‘In Kuwait, the newspaper Al Qabas created controversy by calling on Kuwait's leadership to live up to its obligations. The special link between Kuwait and the stricken area is that Southern Asia supplies the super rich Gulf state with much of its domestic and manual labor force, and this -- Al Qabas argued -- was a good reason why Kuwait and its Gulf neighbors needed to be doing much more. "We have to give them more; we are rich," the paper's editor-in-chief, Waleed al-Nusif was quoted as saying in the New York Times Wednesday. "The price of oil doubled, so we have no excuse...They built Kuwait, and they raised our children."’
washtimes.com
"We have to give them more ... they built Kuwait, and they raised our children."
WALEED AL-NUSIF, editor in chief of the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas, on the need for Gulf states to donate more to tsunami relief efforts in South and Southeast Asia
time.com
After his prominent editorial and criticism the Kuwait’s cabinet increased the donation to 100 m US $’s for the Tsunami victims...
For Katrina..
On Sunday 4th Sept 2005 morning, Mr Waleed Al Nusif wrote this editorial under.. ‘The moment of loyalty’ asking Kuwait cabinet to help the US after Katrina crisis, this is 'lahztul wafa' he called it....
alqabas.com.kw
On same Sunday, after the cabinet meeting, the country of Kuwait pledged US$500 million in oil products and other aid to United States Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. It was the single largest donation given to help the victims of hurricane Katrina.
Once again for Pakistan, this is what happened.....
Last night once again Mr. Waleed wrote his editorial (10.10.2005) for Al- Qabas. He helped triggered once again another 100 m US $ response from Kuwaiti Cabinet for Pakistani earthquake affected. The link to the editorial last night…
alqabas.com.kw
And the response today after the cabinet meeting....
Kuwait, one of the world's largest oil producers, announced a 100-million-dollar aid package for Pakistan which was most hit by Saturday's quake, feared to have killed about 40,000 people.
Half of the amount will be offered in the form of relief assistance while the other 50 million dollars will be used to repair infrastructure damaged by the quake, according to a statement issued after a weekly cabinet meeting.
"The cabinet expressed its warmest condolences and sympathy with the families of the victims and those affected by the earthquake," it said.
The cabinet assigned Kuwait's Red Crescent Society to cooperate with international aid organizations in order to send the relief assistance to Pakistan.
It also asked the state-owned Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to oversee infrastructure repair projects in areas hit by the quake.
news.yahoo.com
The Pakistani nation would be ever grateful to Kuwait and Mr. Waleed for helping us in time of need.. I wanted you to know how people in Arab world are helping Pakistan in a very quite manner.
Iqbal Latif
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