Qatar is donating $30 million to help people in Texas recover from Harvey, its ambassador said Thursday, as the Persian Gulf nation works to show it's a constructive global player amid a diplomatic crisis with its neighbors. It came the same day that the United Arab Emirates, one of Qatar's opponents in the Persian Gulf dispute, announced its own $10 million to help Harvey victims. Both donations were announced as the leader of Kuwait, which has been mediating the Qatar crisis, was in Washington discussing the dispute with President Donald Trump and other American officials. Qatar pledged the funds through the newly created Qatar Harvey Fund, which Ambassador Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani said would work with Texas Gov. Qatar opened a consulate in Texas in 1997 and also has ties to the state's natural gas industry.

Source: ABC News September 08, 2017 00:57 UTC