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As Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nayan prepares to present his energy transition narrative to the world during COP28, Emmanuel Macron is hoping to use the event to deepen its financial relations with Abu Dhabi. That includes the creation of a joint "green" fund.
The architect of Abu Dhabi's sovereign cyber sector, Ali Al Mannaei, continues to keep a low profile while doing business. Still very much involved in Emirati defence networks, he is now consolidating all his security operations within his Al Hamra Group.
Though he has no official role, the discreet son of Emirati president Mohammed bin Zayed has been quietly gaining his stride within his father's innermost circle to reach the heart of his most sensitive diplomatic agenda.
Top French cultural and educational executives were among the guests at a Versailles state dinner given by the French president for Emirati leaders in a charm offensive that aimed to breathe new life into projects such as the Louvre Museum's and Sorbonne University's offshoots in the Emirates.
As Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's power structure begins to take shape, his son Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan seems likely to become the next crown prince of Abu Dhabi. While he is strongly rooted in the Emirati security arena, the national security chief is already gaining in status.
Abu Dhabi, whose President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan is visiting the Elysée Palace on 18 July, has already responded to Emmanuel Macron's calls to invest in France. This is an important step forward in the strategic issue of France's reindustrialisation, which the French leader has taken to the highest level.
Mohammed bin Zayed's election as UAE president rings in the epilogue of a power contest waged by Abu Dhabi's princes for months. A game of musical chairs, which is seeing Tahnoon bin Zayed competing against Khalid bin Mohammed to become crown prince, could lead to the ousting of Mansour bin Zayed in favour of Khaldoon Al Mubarak.
Masrour Barzani, head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, is openly spouting his outrage at Bagdad's new oil law, which will impede Kurdish production. He travels regularly to Abu Dhabi, a good place to maintain contact with his current and future investors.
As foreign defence groups watch on looking for opportunities and amid brewing dynastic tensions, Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan is now at the helm of most of Abu Dhabi's armed groups: the new ADQ, the defence conglomerate EDGE and new entities active in various strategic sectors such as AI specialist Group 42.
As at home in his brogues on a red carpet in New York's Upper East Side as in steel caps on an oil rig in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Emirati businessman Badr Jafar loves nothing more than singing the praises of his philanthropic endeavours and promoting the Middle-East youth.
Mohamed bin Zayed, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, has tasked an investment fund with equipping the Emirati army with observation and combat drones - whatever the cost.
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