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Sheikh Zayed walks in a Rabat street with the late Moroccan monarch, King Hassan II, during a visit to Morocco in 1980. AFP
Sheikh Zayed walks in a Rabat street with the late Moroccan monarch, King Hassan II, during a visit to Morocco in 1980. AFP
The UAE and Morocco: twin brothers from the opposite ends of the Arab world
As the Moroccan festival in Abu Dhabi launches, we take a look at the close relationship between the two countries