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  • Abu Dhabi Fund Invests $2.4 Billion in 82 Moroccan Development Projects
    29 April 2019, by Kamal

    The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has launched 82 investment projects in Morocco for a budget of around 9 billion dirhams.
    Since 1976, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development has been investing in key sectors of the Moroccan economy. To date, 82 projects have been launched, totaling an envelope of 9 billion dirhams, according to the official Emirati news agency.
    The close cooperation between the two states has enabled the launch of several investment projects covering various sectors (…)

  • Morocco and UAE Leaders Hold Cordial Phone Call Amid Diplomatic Tensions
    10 July 2019, by Bladi.net

    King Mohammed VI and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi recently spoke on the phone. The fraternal relations were at the center of the discussions, Mohamed Ben Zayed stressed on his Twitter account.
    On the agenda of the telephone exchanges were the fraternal relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ways to develop them, according to the Emirati prince’s Twitter account.
    In the context of the diplomatic crisis between the two countries, these telephone (…)

  • Pope Francis Joins Muslim Leaders for International Day of Human Fraternity
    5 February 2021, by Jérôme

    Two years after the signing of a document advocating human fraternity, Pope Francis, the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayyeb and the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, are taking part in the first International Day of Human Fraternity. The exchanges took place on Thursday, January 4 via videoconference.
    In order to promote ecumenism among other Christians and the dialogue of Christians with Jews and with other religions and even with non-believers, the Argentine Jesuit installed (…)

  • 12-Year-Old Prodigy Clinches Fifth World Kickboxing Title in Abu Dhabi
    14 November 2021, by Laila

    Amira Tahri, a 12-year-old Moroccan-origin kickboxer, has won her fifth world kickboxing championship title in Abu Dhabi.
    The girl, who lives in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, won the championship by defeating the French Shaina Moniek. She had already won her fourth world champion title against the same opponent in 2019.
    On Instagram, Amira expressed her joy at this new title. "I did it again," she wrote with a photo of her fifth victory.
    Amira Tahri, nicknamed "The Wondergirl", has (…)

  • UFC Fighter Ottman Azaitar Faces 26 Doping Tests After Abu Dhabi Protocol Breach
    11 November 2022, by Sylvanus

    Moroccan MMA champion Ottman Azaitar reveals he was subjected to 26 doping tests due to a bag left on the balcony of his hotel room at "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi in 2021. His next fight will take place tomorrow, Saturday, November 12, at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
    While boxers were prohibited from physically interacting with the outside world during their stay at "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi in 2021 as part of UFC 257, Ottman Azaitar and his team had helped someone from (…)

  • Morocco’s King Mohammed VI Departs Singapore for Abu Dhabi
    10 January 2024, by Said

    King Mohammed VI has left Singapore, where he had been for about two weeks, for another country.
    The plane of the Moroccan sovereign landed yesterday evening in Abu Dhabi, coming from Singapore, where he had been since December 25. Previously, he was in the Seychelles.
    It is therefore a return to Abu Dhabi for King Mohammed VI. The sovereign had made a visit to the United Arab Emirates at the beginning of the month, where important economic agreements had been signed. These agreements (…)