Three other Arab countries -- Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates -- have also offered aid to the United States.
The hurricane wreaked devastation on the three southern states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama and caused thousands of deaths.
A US-based risk management company that specializes in disaster recovery said that the damage caused by the storm in Louisiana and Mississippi is likely to surpass 100 billion dollars.
WOW, this is amazing....
At first I though this was a joke.
you know, qatar has always sounded like a country that had it's act together.
Thank you, Qatar.
I hope the $100 million goes to the Salvation Army and not the Red Cross.
What a nice jesture. Thank you to the government of Qatar.
Where are all the Hollywood elite? If this happened in Cuba, they would be in our face 24/7.
Qatar, the 51st state.
That is awesome. He also let us base troops in Qatar for Operation Iraqi Freedom after the Fraudi Arabians told us to take a hike.
Keep the cash, send a tanker of gasoline!
Qatar outdid China
Damn. That's generous. Pretty smart investment to help get the place up and running too since New Orleans receives a good chunk of oil imports
$100 million is a lot of money.
Also, they can afford it. Production is 1 million barrels a day, so at $70 oil prices vs $35 a year ago, their income just rose about a billion a month, in one year's time.
WELL! Finally--fort of a USA level response from someone else!
I realize it's pocket change to some of them but still--100 mill is more than China, Russia et al combined.
Very generous of them!! To tell you the truth, I didn't honestly think anyone would offer to help. The list of those who will is surprisingly--and gratifyingly--long. Bless their hearts!
Thank you.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107901.html
Qatar permitted the international forces to use Qatar as a base during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. A border dispute erupted with Saudi Arabia that was settled in Dec. 1992. A territorial dispute with Bahrain over the Hawar Islands remains unresolved, however. In 1994, Qatar signed a defense pact with the U.S., becoming the third Gulf state to do so.
In June 1995, Crown Prince Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani deposed his father, primarily because the king was out of step with the country's economic reforms. The emir was not stripped of his title, and much of the power was already in his son's hands. The new emir lifted press censorship and instituted other liberal reforms, including democratic elections and women's suffrage (1999). In 2003 Crown Prince Jassim, who declared he had never wanted to be king, abdicated in favor of his younger brother, Prince Tamim.
During the 2003 war in Iraq, Qatar served as the headquarters for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
Qatar introduced its first constitution in June 2004; it is schedule to go into effect in 2005. It guarantees freedom of expression, assembly, and religion, and calls for a 45-seat parliament. Thirty of the seats will be filled in democratic elections; the emir will appoint the remaining seats.
Wow, thanks Qatar! You have my heartfelt thanks! Wow again!