$86mn collected during UAE's TV Gaza fundraiser

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$86mn collected during UAE's TV Gaza fundraiser

The nationwide fundraiser, aired through all TV and radio stations on Friday, was held under the slogan "Help them" while solidarity marches also took place simultaneously in four emirates.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) and Head of the Office of Coordination of Foreign Aid, thanked UAE residents for their generosity, saying that the donations received had exceeded expectations, news agency WAM reported.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/543133-86mn-collected-during-uaes-tv-gaza-fundraiser-

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