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1. Providing all means of transportation such as buses and cargo planes.
2. Receiving of Kuwaiti families by Emirati families.
3. Opening guesthouses for Kuwaiti families travelling by land to the UAE, includ-
ing Al Kindi School Centre, Gulf Exhibitions Centre, Ajandin Centre, Al Jazeera
Sports Club Centre, Al Muhiriy Centre – Al Ain, Mussafah Centre.
4. Accommodating Kuwaiti families in fully furnished apartments and houses.
5. Exempting Kuwaiti brothers and sisters from all costs of medical treatment, wa-
ter, electricity…etc.
6. Establishing specialized centers for holding voluntary courses in all subjects.
7. Allowing Kuwaiti students to join UAE schools and providing uniform and sta-
tionery to them at all schools grades.
8. Granting tickets to Kuwaitis wishing to travel anywhere in the world whether for
medical treatment or to join their families abroad.
9. Distributing food supplies and basic needs to Kuwaiti families.
10. Organizing cultural and entertainment programs for Kuwaiti children, and arrang-
ing visits and events in coordination with UAE relevant centers.
11. Synergy between the UAE and Kuwaiti Peoples in holding mass peaceful dem-
onstrations condemning Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and urging the international
community to take action to liberate Kuwait.

Volunteering
At the time of the crisis, thousands of UAE citizens of all ages including school
and university students and employees, as well as UAE women volunteered to provide
first aid to Kuwaitis. Also, Kuwaitis living in the UAE had undergone training within
the UAE. Across the UAE, training centers received significant numbers of Kuwaitis
for military training programs, and the legitimate Kuwaiti government, represented by
the Kuwaiti Minister of Defense, attended the graduation ceremonies. This shows the
honorable role played by the UAE People in this initiative, and the founding leader was
proud of his volunteering sons. Sheikh Zayed delivered a speech, which was engraved
in the hearts of volunteers, urging these volunteers to exert all efforts to preserve the
dignity of the nation and saying that decent life without a home was without use.

Military Involvement
From the first day of the crisis, the UAE sent a battlegroup, which was reinforced by a
UAE infantry company previously deployed as part of Al Jazeera Shield Forces in Hafr
Al Baten. Thus, the UAE participated with a battalion (+) which was attached with GCC
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forces to the 10 Saudi Mechanized Brigade in the Eastern Sector under the command
of the joint forces. In the first days, this brigade managed to occupy the front line in the
land war.