The United Arab Emirates reaffirmed their “full support” for Morocco’s sovereignty and legal rights over the entirety of the Sahara before the United Nations Committee of 24 (C-24).

During the annual C-24 meeting in New York, Majid Khamis Al Ali, the Emirati representative, declared, “The State of the United Arab Emirates renews its full support for the brotherly Kingdom of Morocco in the actions it undertakes to defend its legitimate rights and its just causes, including its sovereignty over the entire region of the Moroccan Sahara.”

The diplomat emphasized that this plan is a “important solution” that complies with the UN Charter and UN resolutions and respects Morocco’s territorial integrity. He also stated that his nation supports the Autonomy initiative that Morocco presented in 2007 and that the Security Council had deemed “serious and credible” in its resolutions.

He also emphasized the significance of the parties restarting the roundtable process and welcomed the hosting of the two roundtable meetings in Geneva in 2018 and 2019. The diplomat also praised Staffan de Mistura, the UN Secretary General’s personal representative to the Sahara, for his efforts and the three trips he made to the area in January, July, and September.

He added that the United Arab Emirates’ unwavering belief in Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, as with other nations, is reflected by the opening of a consulate general there by his nation, insisting that the territorial integrity of the Kingdom must not be attacked.

In keeping with this, the ambassador hailed the inauguration of the general consulates of 28 nations in the cities of Laâyoune and Dakhla.

The Emirati diplomat applauded Morocco’s ongoing efforts to enhance the living conditions of those who live in the Sahara and to strengthen the indices of human development in this area within the framework of the development plan unveiled by HM King Mohammed VI in 2015.

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As Europe scrambles to find alternatives to Russian energy sources, ADNOC Gas of the United Arab Emirates announced a $1 billion deal on Monday to supply liquefied natural gas to TotalEnergies of France.

According to a business statement, the liquefied natural gas supplied as part of the three-year supply agreement “will be delivered to various export markets around the world.”

The announcement made no specific mention of the amounts involved but stated that the arrangement is valued at between $1 billion and $1.2 billion.

The agreement was struck with the French multinational’s subsidiary TotalEnergies Gas and Power Limited.

ADNOC Gas is a division of the government-owned energy behemoth Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), which only started operating at the beginning of this year.

As Western nations scramble to secure energy deals globally to replace imports from sanction-hit Russia, the UAE has emerged as a crucial ally.

During the visit of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan to Paris in July, a contract “for cooperation in the area of energy supplies” was signed between Total Energies and ADNOC.

As part of a “energy security” agreement to replace Russian supplies, the UAE committed to provide natural gas and diesel to Germany in September.

According to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, the UAE produced 57 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas in 2021, or approximately 1.4% of the world’s total output.

According to the Statistical Review, the Emirates exported 8.8 billion cubic meters of LNG in the same year, or 1.7% of global LNG exports.

According to Bloomberg, the UAE wants to increase its LNG production capacity to 15 million tons per year in the upcoming years.

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Nadia Fattah, the Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance, and Abdullah Marri, the Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates, co-chaired the ministerial meeting of the committee’s first meeting on Thursday in Rabat.

In order to increase and deepen Morocco and the United Arab Emirates’ economic and technical cooperation, this meeting had the goal of establishing a joint economic committee between the two countries.

The Minister underscored Morocco’s aim to establish collaborative action mechanisms with the United Arab Emirates and to establish fruitful business ties in a variety of areas of mutual interest.

The UAE’s Minister of Economy praised the strong bonds of cooperation that already exist between his nation and the Kingdom of Morocco and emphasized his country’s interest in strengthening existing relations and looking into prospects for business partnership.

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UAE and Morocco have agreed to increase cooperation in priority areas such as trade, investment, finance, banking, food security, industry, innovation, technology, energy, renewable energy, logistics, infrastructure, tourism, culture, education, and health over the course of the next seven years.

The Joint Economic Committee meeting, which was held in Rabat and presided over by the ministers of both countries’ economies, came to this agreement.

The UAE delegation included representatives from various government agencies and private sectors.

The committee fits into the framework of the two countries’ leaders’ desire to improve and strengthen their nations’ economic and trade ties in order to support their respective future goals and objectives.

With investments totaling more than 50 billion dirhams (14 billion dollars) by the end of 2021, the UAE will overtake Saudi Arabia as the largest Arab investor in Morocco and the second largest investor globally.

By the end of 2020, Moroccan investments in the UAE will total 289.9 million dirhams (or 79 million dollars). Moroccan investments in the UAE range over a number of economic sectors, whilst the UAE’s investments in Morocco are based on several areas of shared interest.

Morocco’s second-largest Arab trading partner in 2021 will be the UAE. The UAE minister examined a set of economic policies that had been put in place by the UAE to encourage investment and raise it to levels that were more competitive and flexible at the committee sessions.

The UAE government and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development were complimented by the Moroccan minister for their support of planned development initiatives in the Kingdom.

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Mohammed Sadiki, the Moroccan minister of agriculture, fisheries, rural development, and water and forests, and Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, the Emirati minister of economy, discussed ways to improve their countries’ bilateral agricultural investment cooperation on Thursday in Rabat.

After the meeting, Sadiki gave a press conference in which he praised the close ties of brotherhood between Morocco and the United Arab Emirates and emphasized the significance of expanding agricultural investment and technology transfer between the two nations, particularly to boost agricultural production.

The Minister also emphasized the necessity for both countries’ business sectors to work together more effectively in order to achieve a level of distinctive bilateral cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Morocco.

Al Marri emphasized that this gathering offers a chance to promote investment, investigate paths, and identify potential future investment opportunities in agriculture, agricultural technologies, and food sovereignty.

The Emirati official praised the solid and growing ties between the two nations and recalled the day’s earlier holding of the first ministerial meeting of the Moroccan-Emirati joint economic commission, which had as its main goals the expansion of the two nations’ trade and economic ties as well as the creation of mechanisms for cooperation.

The Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah, and Al Marri had a bilateral meeting prior to the first ministerial session of the Moroccan-Emirati joint economic commission, which was attended by senior officials from both ministries as well as some public institutions and private sector actors of both countries. The meeting culminated in the signing of a memorandum of understanding on economic and technical cooperation between the two parties.

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyane, the president of the United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday 29 March appointed his eldest son, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed, as the crown prince of Abu Dhabi.

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The president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyane, appointed Wednesday his eldest son Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed crown prince of Abu Dhabi, the richest of the seven emirates of the federation, announced Wednesday the state media.

The ruler of Abu Dhabi has traditionally been the federation’s president since it was founded in 1971. As a result, the new crown prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed is expected to become the next ruler of the Emirates.

The UAE president has also appointed Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyane as vice president of Abu Dhabi, and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyane, vice president of the Council of Ministers, minister of the presidential cabinet, as vice president of the state, the statement added.

The appointment of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyane was approved by the Federal Supreme Council.

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After the terrible earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month, Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first trip to the affluent Gulf state of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.

According to Assad’s office, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed Assad, who traveled with his wife Asma and a team of Syrian officials.

I welcomed President Bashar al-Assad of Syria to the UAE today, and we held constructive talks aimed at developing relations between our two countries. Our discussions also explored ways of enhancing cooperation to accelerate stability and progress in Syria and the region. pic.twitter.com/QlcIWomFDE

— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) March 19, 2023

The two “had good conversations aimed at improving relations between our two nations,” Sheikh Mohammed claimed in a tweet.

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The National Financial Information Authority in Morocco and the UAE Executive Office for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing have improved their cooperation in order to combat financial crimes.

During the MENAFATF 2023 Applications Workshop, where officials from 21 nations convened to exchange information and best practices, the two organizations signed a memorandum of understanding.

The goal of the memorandum of agreement is to improve bilateral collaboration between Morocco and the UAE in the fight against money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation finance. Director General of the Executive Office Hamed Al Zaabi thinks that the agreement will make it much easier for the two nations to work together.

To enhance regional and local understanding of financial crime threats, the collaboration will put a special emphasis on capacity building, awareness raising, and information sharing.

The deal intends to improve the business climate for trade and investment between the two nations and beyond, which will benefit the world economy.

A framework for cooperation will be established by the agreement, including the creation of a joint committee to oversee and implement its contents, coordinate various tasks, and promote communication between the two parties. The agreement, according to Dr. Jawhar Al Nafisi, Chairman of Morocco’s National Authority for Financial Information, has been praised for giving the partnership an institutional character that promotes greater organization, adaptability, and sustainability while also embodying a synthesis of interests.

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The General Command of Abu Dhabi Police in the UAE and the General Directorates of National Security and Territorial Surveillance (DGSN-DGST) of Morocco will begin implementing the initial phases of a bilateral program on Monday with the goal of fostering cooperation and knowledge sharing in the security sector.

According to a statement from DGSN, the implementation of a program aiming to increase the exchange of visits between security officials will be part of the framework of bilateral cooperation between the two security units in Morocco and the UAE. This will allow security officials to exchange experiences in various policing fields.

The execution of cooperative training programs for preventing crime, upholding the law, and enhancing the use of science and technology in the security sector is also covered under the collaboration agreement.

The DGST will provide training courses in a variety of subjects, including intelligence, as part of the programs. A number of security teams from the Abu Dhabi Police will benefit from the training. Combating terrorist groups and transient crime will be included in the courses.

A two-month theoretical training program in the area of judicial police and crime prevention will begin on Monday at the Royal Police Institute. Today is the beginning of the training phase.

The program will also include practical training with centralized and focused individuals connected to various security organizations in Morocco, such as the National Judicial Police Brigade and the National Laboratory of Scientific and Technical Police.

In order to “ensure the reinforcing of security of the two countries and the safety of their citizens,” the DGSN concluded its statement by highlighting how the partnership program reflects the shared willingness to tighten cooperation between Morocco and the UAE in a variety of fields, including security.

A few months after Abu Dhabi’s Staff Major General Pilot Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei’s visit to Morocco in October, the cooperation program was officially launched.

Al Mazrouei met with Abdellatif Hammouchi, the head of DGSN-DGST, during his visit. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the two nations’ current cooperation and aimed to increase it further in order to combat regional threats.

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This November 18, 2022, marks the 67th anniversary of Morocco’s declaration of independence. This day marks a significant turning point in Moroccan history and serves as a reminder of the enormous sacrifices made in support of the country’s unity and sovereignty.

The day also marks the return of late King Mohammed V from exile in 1955.

The Moroccan people commemorate, this 18th of November, 2022, the 67th anniversary of Independence Day, which constitutes a milestone in the history of Morocco and an occasion to evoke the great sacrifices that were made in order to defend the country’s unity and sovereignty. pic.twitter.com/WUxKU37JJs

— Moroccan Diplomacy 🇲🇦 (@Marocdiplo_EN) November 18, 2022

The Two Holy Mosque’s Custodian King Salman wishes the King of the Kingdom of Morocco a happy Independence Day along with HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque @KingSalman and HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulate King of the Kingdom of #Morocco on Independence Day. pic.twitter.com/KB3gShq8LQ

— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) November 18, 2022

Nell Stewart, Canada’s ambassador to Morocco has also posted on twitter wishing a happy independence day for Morocco.

Happy Independence Day Morocco! 🇲🇦 https://t.co/zJJPfxRHdG

— Nell Stewart (@NellStewart) November 18, 2022

The Philippines joins the Moroccan people in celebrating Morocco’s Independence Day.

The #Philippines joins the #Moroccan people in their commemoration of #Morocco’s #Independence Day. https://t.co/Pf2H4p66sw

— Philippine Embassy in Morocco (@PHLinMorocco) November 18, 2022

On the happy occasion of Morocco’s Independence Day, the Embassy of India in Rabat sends its warmest congratulations to the welcoming people of Morocco.

Embassy of India, Rabat conveys its best wishes to the friendly people of Morocco on the joyous occasion of Independence Day of Morocco! pic.twitter.com/dP7HfM9Ej5

— India in Morocco (@indembrabat) November 18, 2022

The British Embassy in Morocco also wishes all Moroccans a prosperous future as the nation marks the anniversary of its independence.

تتمنى السفارة البريطانية بالمغرب عيد استقلال مجيد للشعب المغربي.

On this momentous day, the British Embassy Morocco wishes a prosperous future to all Moroccans 🇲🇦 as the country commemorates the anniversary of its independence.#IndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/Y2608sx0nv

— UK in Morocco (@UKinMorocco) November 18, 2022

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