Today, Thursday, the UAE embassy in Israel announced that it will host the inaugural session of the Abrahamic Agreement Festival and Games at Expo 2020 Dubai on the 29th of this month.
The Emirati ambassador to Israel, Mohammed Al Khaja, wrote on Twitter: "After hosting the Padel tennis match, the UAE is looking forward to hosting the Ibrahimi Agreement Games next week at Expo 2020 Dubai," and stamped the "Emirates in Israel" tag.
After hosting the #BadilTennis match, the #UAE is looking forward to hosting the #AbrahamaccordsGames games next week at @Expo2020Dubai# UAE_in_Israel pic.twitter.com/YkbsKqx9PU
— Mohamed Al Khaja (@AmbAlKhaja) March 24, 2022
And Israeli media reported that senior officials from the United States, Israel, the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco will participate in the all-day event, with the participation of top football players with top chefs from the countries that signed the Abrahamic agreements.
Today, the #Ibrahim_Games matches will start with the #Exchange_Tennis match between the teams of #UAE and #Israel.
Looking forward to great sportsmanship today.
pic.twitter.com/og6pRhD26l
— UAE Embassy in Israel (@UAEinIsrael) February 2, 2022
According to the same sources, ambassadors to Israel, including: US Ambassador Tom Naides, Emirati Mohammed Al Khaja, and Bahraini Khaled Al-Jalhama, will participate in the festival, as well as ministers from the governments of the participating countries.
Don't miss the Abraham Accords Games!
Join us at Expo 2020 Dubai for an exhibition match including football legends Kaka, Robert Pires, Jay Jay Okocha, and many more.#Expo2020 #Dubai #AbrahamAccordsGames pic.twitter.com/lZofgcvCpd
— Expo 2020 Dubai (@expo2020dubai) March 24, 2022
It is noteworthy that the celebrations will include a football exhibition match with the top players in these countries, and a cultural dinner prepared by the top chefs from these countries, and a declaration will be signed paving the way for future cooperation.
The Abraham Games opened with an exhibition tennis match between the UAE and Israel teams in Dubai on February 2, at the initiative of Ambassador Al Khaja, and the anthems of the two countries were played during the match.