http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34173139to be fair they are contributing £600m in donations, but when you consider germany will spend over 10 times that looking after the hundreds of thousands they have taken in next year, it really aint that much.
This is how the Gulf works - with a high turnover of low and high skilled labour, which allows the native Gulf Arab populations to maintain their dominant status without being overrun by Arabs from other countries, or South Asian labourers.
So the idea of thousands of foreigners coming in, without employment or any definite return date, is a deeply uncomfortable for Gulf states.
it really puts in to perspective david cameron's approach being maligned for only taking in 20,000 over 5 years from syria whereas the gulf countries where a substantial number of refugees should be going, refuse to take a soul as they aint interested in sharing any of their oil money.