Sheikh carves name, can be seen from space

[harpoon]

This is honoring ones one self, foolish act of lunacy

The same can be said about Taj Mahal, Humayun's Tomb, Pyramids, enormous statues of kings and presidents etc

 

[Al Bhatti]

Two threads on the same topic.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/121833-uae-sheikh-s-name-sand-visible-space.html

 

[Black Widow]

Should have instead given some food to those Somalians who are suffering from famine. Oh well his money he can do whatever he wants with it.

How much money I and you give for poor of India and pakistan???? Why don't I use some 70cc motoscooter and save money ?? Wy I am wasting money on using 500cc Motorcycle???

Which world are you living>??? Ppl use there money to enjoy there life ...

 

[madooxno9]

these arab goons wasting money on these loofer stnts,,in this money how many hospitals could be made in india or pakistan

Why Would A Saudi make hospital in Pakistan and India... it's their money let them do whatever they want....

this wastage will bring them down someday.... anyways.... who cares...

 

[Al Bhatti]

these arab goons wasting money on these loofer stnts,,in this money how many hospitals could be made in india or pakistan

When will we stop wishing for more aid from other countries?

Gulf states spend lavishly on such things which we see as useless but on the other hand Gulf states have helped us in the past and are continuing to do so irrespective of the value of the aids. No one can deny that.

And where is our money going?

Why don't we stand on our feet, why don't we start working to make Pakistan a modern country like the gulf states where the country is responsible for the education, health and well being of it's citizens?

When will we stop being dependent on aids?

 

[harpoon]

That's what these peoples are ..........they like self priseness..........They will spend money on such BS....but will never spend money on poors.

It is his money and he will do whatever that pleases him with that. its not as if he is stealing from his fellow citizens. As far as I know UAE is one of the most generous govts when it comes to helping their citizens.Free education, free housing, guarnteed jobs and no tax. What more you can ask for?

Those who criticize are just jealous.

 

[nomi007]

really shameful because peoples are dieing in Somalia and i many other poor countries and he is writing his name just for publicity
really shameful

 

[harpoon]

really shameful because peoples are dieing in Somalia and i many other poor countries and he is writing his name just for publicity
really shameful

How much you gave personally to Somalia?

 

[Al Bhatti]

Should have instead given some food to those Somalians who are suffering from famine. Oh well his money he can do whatever he wants with it.

Jul 13, 2011

UN seeks UAE aid for Somalia crisis

DUBAI // The United Nations will appeal to the Government today to help millions of people in the Horn of Africa facing starvation during the worst drought in six decades.

The UN refugee agency will formally ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to contribute to its global appeal for just over Dh500 million, launched last Friday to provide assistance to Somalis who are fleeing to neighbouring countries. Violence in the war-torn nation compounds the crisis.

"We will appeal to the UAE for direct intervention," said Brigitte Khair Mountain, head of office and senior adviser for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

"This is beyond a tragedy. The situation is escalating very quickly. It would be very timely if the UAE would donate," Ms Mountain said. The country had been "forthcoming" in its recent efforts to aid Libyan refugees, she said.

The organisation discussed the unfolding humanitarian tragedy with ministry officials this week, and sought their support verbally, after launching the global appeal.

Aid agencies working in the region have been overwhelmed by the crisis, which has also affected Ethiopia, Kenya, central and southern Somalia and Djibouti.

Somalia has been the worst hit. The UN estimates that a quarter of its 7.5 million people have been either internally displaced or are living outside the country as refugees.

Ms Mountain said as many as 60 children were dying each day. Their mothers, she said, had been reduced to "walking skeletons" as they sought refuge in neighbouring Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti.

The refugee agency will also seek assistance from the Red Crescent and the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation. UN officials said they also hoped Emiratis and other residents would step in to do their part, with Ramadan only a few weeks away.

The UAE ranks first among GCC nations with individual contributions in 2010 and this year. UAE donations were particularly strong during the Pakistan flood crisis. Exact figures are not available.

The Office for Co-ordination of Foreign Aid (OCFA) is gathering information about the UAE's humanitarian response to the crisis, said Sultan Al Shamsi, the agency's executive director. He urged donor organisations to record their activities with OCFA by sending emails to fsu@ocfa.gov.ae.

Humanity First Middle East, in International Humanitarian City in Dubai, will launch a three-month fundraising campaign on Friday to coincide with its global appeal, urging Emiratis and expatriates to donate.

"We are setting up three camps in North East Kenya," said Farooq Ahmad Khalid, the campaign's director. "Our immediate focus is on providing food, water and sanitation."

The campaign will run on community websites such as Dubizzle, and volunteers will also contact people by e-mail and telephone to raise money.

The World Food Programme (WFP), which has an emergency readiness and fast-intervention base for non-food items in Dubai, is also monitoring the situation.

"We are at all times equipped to dispatch emergency relief supplies including vehicles, and IT and telecommunications equipment and personnel," said Bill Campbell, the officer in charge at WFP Dubai. He estimated that the number of hungry people in the region would increase from its current six million to ten million.

The UAE Red Crescent also has been conducting emergency operations and co-ordinating relief programmes in Somalia since last year. Its programmes include water and food distribution to more than 50,000 people, drilling wells in six locations to provide stability to internally displaced people, and cash contributions to support the Kenyan Red Cross.

Donations can be made direct to Humanity First Middle East's Dubai Islamic Bank account number 16-520-3006069-01, or at the international aid agency's website, www.humanityfirst.org.uk

UN seeks UAE aid for Somalia crisis - The National

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21 July 2011

UAE to send urgent relief aid
to drought-hit Horn of Africa

ABU DHABI - The UAE is to rush emergency relief aid to the Horn of Africa as per the directives of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to those affected by the continuing drought in the peninsula.

The UAE Red Crescent has completed preparations to begin urgent relief operations to help victims of the disaster that threatens millions of lives in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda.

The Horn of Africa, which often sees food crises, is witnessing the worst drought in 60 years.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) recently appealed for fast response to the drought in the region to provide agricultural emergency 
assistance.

The Red Crescent Authority’s relief programme comes as per the directives from Shaikh Khalifa and His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The relief operations will be followed up by Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region and Chairman of the RCA.

The authority has taken measures to speed up delivery of aid to those affected by food shortages caused by one of the worst famine in half a century in the Horn of Africa.

“The relief programme comes within the framework of the humanitarian responsibility undertaken by the country to alleviate human suffering wherever it takes place,” said Shaikh 
Hamdan.

UAE to send urgent relief aid
to drought-hit Horn of Africa

 

[Al Bhatti]

July 21, 2011

President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has instructed the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) to carry out emergency relief programme for drought and famine victims in African countries.

The UAE Red Crescent has completed preparations to begin urgent relief operations to help victims of the disaster that threatens millions of lives in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda.

The programme is also in line with the directives of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The programme will be launched with the support of General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. It will be closely monitored by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Western Region and Chairman of the RCA.

"The relief programme comes within the framework of the humanitarian responsibility undertaken by the country to alleviate human suffering wherever it takes place," Shaikh Hamdan said.

The Horn of Africa is witnessing the worst drought in 60 years. The Food and Agricultural Organisation recently appealed for speedy emergency assistance in the drought-hit region.

gulfnews : Red Crescent to provide drought aid in Africa


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July 25, 2011

Humanitarian bodies step up measures

Charity organisations in the UAE reviewed ways to enhance the UAE's role in addressing the famine in African countries

Humanitarian organisations in the UAE discussed Sunday plans to coordinate aid efforts and relief projects aimed at people affected by the drought in Somalia.

A meeting of representatives of charity organisations in the UAE reviewed ways to enhance the UAE's role in addressing the famine in African countries, in line with the directives of the UAE's wise leadership.

The meeting included UAE Red Crescent Authority, the Khalifa Bin Zayed Humanitarian Foundation, the Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment, the Zayed Bin Sultan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation and Office for Coordination of Foreign Aid.

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July 24, 2011

Foundation begins date distribution

The seasonal project aims to ease the suffering of poor families by providing some of their needs during the Holy month of Ramadan

The Khalifa Bin Zayed Humanitarian Foundation began its date distribution project in friendly and brotherly countries on the advent of the Holy month of Ramadan.

The foundation will distribute 160 tonnes of dates to beneficiaries in 11 countries in cooperation with UAE Embassies in those countries, as well as many charity foundations, hospitals, mosques, schools and Islamic Centres.

The seasonal project aims to ease the suffering of poor families by providing some of their needs during the Holy Month. The project will distribute dates to Arab countries and Muslim communities in foreign countries.

Out of the 160 tonnes of dates, 15 tonnes will be distributed in Egypt, Bangladesh, Belgium, and Germany, 10 tonnes in Lebanon, 20 tonnes in Pakistan, 40 tonnes in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, 10 in Uzbekistan, 13 in Switzerland, three tonnes in Portugal.

Last year, the Foundation shipped more than 123 tonnes of dates to various countries.

It is worth noting that the Foundation has expanded the reach of its Ramadan activities to cover 45 countries, benefiting almost 500,000 people by providing them with ready meals and food parcels.

This comes in line with the Foundation's objectives and responsibilities towards poor and needy people, as well as its global humanitarian initiatives to assist the poor and extend bridges of cooperation and generosity.

The Ramadan projects included Arab and brotherly countries such as Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia, Sudan, Algeria, Yemen, Somalia, Comoros Islands and Mauritania.

The Foundation also carried out projects in Africa, West Asian, and European countries, such as Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Turkey, Senegal, Nigeria, China, Tanzania, South Africa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Spain, Italy, France, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Argentina, Australia, among others.

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I am posting this for those who said why don't these countries help us.

We should ask our government where is the money from the aids all these years. And also when will we stop being dependent on foreign aids and be like others giving aids.

 

[Awesome]

All you people are just jealous... This is super cool! The Earth has been branded for the Aliens.

 

[JonAsad]

if i have money i will write my name too- but not upside done

and i will use plants and flowers as colors- All hail green earth--

 

[Al Bhatti]

it should be written in pakistan in the name of zardarii kuta hai hia

He does not deserve it. Why waste money to carve his name like that?

 

[darkinsky]

oh my god, thats my fuckking name hahahahahahhahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!

classic

 

[Spring Onion]

How much you gave personally to Somalia?

You should ask him how much he give for poor in his own country in the first place?