Special Envoy to Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
As its anniversary approaches, Dubai is in turmoil.
On the fuselage of planes, under the flags flying, all over the city and even on the site of the Universal Exhibition, which has a dedicated area, it is written "50".
The jubilee of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), founded on December 2, 1971, will be celebrated on Thursday with Emmanuel Macron as guest of honor.
With a few days in advance, last Friday, in Paris, the new ambassador to France, Hend al-Otaiba, celebrated his country at the Palais Brongniart.
Some 62,000 French people visited it in the first half of 2021, making up the third contingent of tourists behind Indians and Russians.
An essential windfall at a time when oil only constitutes 5% of Dubai's income.
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